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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Name:        wx/intl.h
-// Purpose:     Internationalization and localisation for wxWindows
+// Purpose:     Internationalization and localisation for wxWidgets
 // Author:      Vadim Zeitlin
 // Modified by: Michael N. Filippov <michael@idisys.iae.nsk.su>
 //              (2003/09/30 - plural forms support)
 #ifndef _WX_INTL_H_
 #define _WX_INTL_H_
 
-#if defined(__GNUG__) && !defined(NO_GCC_PRAGMA)
-    #pragma interface "intl.h"
-#endif
-
 #include "wx/defs.h"
 #include "wx/string.h"
+#include "wx/translation.h"
+
+// Make wxLayoutDirection enum available without need for wxUSE_INTL so wxWindow, wxApp
+// and other classes are not distrubed by wxUSE_INTL
+
+enum wxLayoutDirection
+{
+    wxLayout_Default,
+    wxLayout_LeftToRight,
+    wxLayout_RightToLeft
+};
 
 #if wxUSE_INTL
 
 #include "wx/fontenc.h"
+#include "wx/language.h"
 
 // ============================================================================
 // global decls
 // macros
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// gettext() style macros (notice that xgettext should be invoked with 
-// --keyword="_" --keyword="ngettext:1,2" options
-// to extract the strings from the sources)
-#ifndef WXINTL_NO_GETTEXT_MACRO
-    #define _(s)                  wxGetTranslation(_T(s))
-    #define ngettext(s1, s2, n)   wxGetTranslation(_T(s1), _T(s2), n)
-#endif
-
-// another one which just marks the strings for extraction, but doesn't
-// perform the translation (use -kwxTRANSLATE with xgettext!)
-#define wxTRANSLATE(str) _T(str)
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // forward decls
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxLocale;
-class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxMsgCatalog;
-class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxLanguageInfoArray;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxLocale;
+class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxLanguageInfoArray;
 
 // ============================================================================
 // locale support
 // ============================================================================
 
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// wxLanguage: defines all supported languages
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-// --- --- --- generated code begins here --- --- ---
-
-// This enum is generated by misc/languages/genlang.py
-// When making changes, please put them into misc/languages/langtabl.txt
-enum wxLanguage
-{
-    // user's default/preffered language as got from OS:
-    wxLANGUAGE_DEFAULT,
-    // unknown language, if wxLocale::GetSystemLanguage fails:
-    wxLANGUAGE_UNKNOWN,
-
-    wxLANGUAGE_ABKHAZIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_AFAR,
-    wxLANGUAGE_AFRIKAANS,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ALBANIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_AMHARIC,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ARABIC,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ARABIC_ALGERIA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ARABIC_BAHRAIN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ARABIC_EGYPT,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ARABIC_IRAQ,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ARABIC_JORDAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ARABIC_KUWAIT,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ARABIC_LEBANON,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ARABIC_LIBYA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ARABIC_MOROCCO,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ARABIC_OMAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ARABIC_QATAR,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ARABIC_SAUDI_ARABIA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ARABIC_SUDAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ARABIC_SYRIA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ARABIC_TUNISIA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ARABIC_UAE,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ARABIC_YEMEN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ARMENIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ASSAMESE,
-    wxLANGUAGE_AYMARA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_AZERI,
-    wxLANGUAGE_AZERI_CYRILLIC,
-    wxLANGUAGE_AZERI_LATIN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_BASHKIR,
-    wxLANGUAGE_BASQUE,
-    wxLANGUAGE_BELARUSIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_BENGALI,
-    wxLANGUAGE_BHUTANI,
-    wxLANGUAGE_BIHARI,
-    wxLANGUAGE_BISLAMA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_BRETON,
-    wxLANGUAGE_BULGARIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_BURMESE,
-    wxLANGUAGE_CAMBODIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_CATALAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_CHINESE,
-    wxLANGUAGE_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED,
-    wxLANGUAGE_CHINESE_TRADITIONAL,
-    wxLANGUAGE_CHINESE_HONGKONG,
-    wxLANGUAGE_CHINESE_MACAU,
-    wxLANGUAGE_CHINESE_SINGAPORE,
-    wxLANGUAGE_CHINESE_TAIWAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_CORSICAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_CROATIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_CZECH,
-    wxLANGUAGE_DANISH,
-    wxLANGUAGE_DUTCH,
-    wxLANGUAGE_DUTCH_BELGIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ENGLISH,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ENGLISH_UK,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ENGLISH_US,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ENGLISH_AUSTRALIA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ENGLISH_BELIZE,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ENGLISH_BOTSWANA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ENGLISH_CANADA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ENGLISH_CARIBBEAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ENGLISH_DENMARK,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ENGLISH_EIRE,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ENGLISH_JAMAICA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ENGLISH_NEW_ZEALAND,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ENGLISH_PHILIPPINES,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ENGLISH_SOUTH_AFRICA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ENGLISH_TRINIDAD,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ENGLISH_ZIMBABWE,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ESPERANTO,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ESTONIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_FAEROESE,
-    wxLANGUAGE_FARSI,
-    wxLANGUAGE_FIJI,
-    wxLANGUAGE_FINNISH,
-    wxLANGUAGE_FRENCH,
-    wxLANGUAGE_FRENCH_BELGIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_FRENCH_CANADIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_FRENCH_LUXEMBOURG,
-    wxLANGUAGE_FRENCH_MONACO,
-    wxLANGUAGE_FRENCH_SWISS,
-    wxLANGUAGE_FRISIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_GALICIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_GEORGIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_GERMAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_GERMAN_AUSTRIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_GERMAN_BELGIUM,
-    wxLANGUAGE_GERMAN_LIECHTENSTEIN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_GERMAN_LUXEMBOURG,
-    wxLANGUAGE_GERMAN_SWISS,
-    wxLANGUAGE_GREEK,
-    wxLANGUAGE_GREENLANDIC,
-    wxLANGUAGE_GUARANI,
-    wxLANGUAGE_GUJARATI,
-    wxLANGUAGE_HAUSA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_HEBREW,
-    wxLANGUAGE_HINDI,
-    wxLANGUAGE_HUNGARIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ICELANDIC,
-    wxLANGUAGE_INDONESIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_INTERLINGUA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_INTERLINGUE,
-    wxLANGUAGE_INUKTITUT,
-    wxLANGUAGE_INUPIAK,
-    wxLANGUAGE_IRISH,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ITALIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ITALIAN_SWISS,
-    wxLANGUAGE_JAPANESE,
-    wxLANGUAGE_JAVANESE,
-    wxLANGUAGE_KANNADA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_KASHMIRI,
-    wxLANGUAGE_KASHMIRI_INDIA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_KAZAKH,
-    wxLANGUAGE_KERNEWEK,
-    wxLANGUAGE_KINYARWANDA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_KIRGHIZ,
-    wxLANGUAGE_KIRUNDI,
-    wxLANGUAGE_KONKANI,
-    wxLANGUAGE_KOREAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_KURDISH,
-    wxLANGUAGE_LAOTHIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_LATIN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_LATVIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_LINGALA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_LITHUANIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_MACEDONIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_MALAGASY,
-    wxLANGUAGE_MALAY,
-    wxLANGUAGE_MALAYALAM,
-    wxLANGUAGE_MALAY_BRUNEI_DARUSSALAM,
-    wxLANGUAGE_MALAY_MALAYSIA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_MALTESE,
-    wxLANGUAGE_MANIPURI,
-    wxLANGUAGE_MAORI,
-    wxLANGUAGE_MARATHI,
-    wxLANGUAGE_MOLDAVIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_MONGOLIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_NAURU,
-    wxLANGUAGE_NEPALI,
-    wxLANGUAGE_NEPALI_INDIA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_NORWEGIAN_BOKMAL,
-    wxLANGUAGE_NORWEGIAN_NYNORSK,
-    wxLANGUAGE_OCCITAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ORIYA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_OROMO,
-    wxLANGUAGE_PASHTO,
-    wxLANGUAGE_POLISH,
-    wxLANGUAGE_PORTUGUESE,
-    wxLANGUAGE_PORTUGUESE_BRAZILIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_PUNJABI,
-    wxLANGUAGE_QUECHUA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_RHAETO_ROMANCE,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ROMANIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_RUSSIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_RUSSIAN_UKRAINE,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SAMOAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SANGHO,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SANSKRIT,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SCOTS_GAELIC,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SERBIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SERBIAN_CYRILLIC,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SERBIAN_LATIN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SERBO_CROATIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SESOTHO,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SETSWANA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SHONA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SINDHI,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SINHALESE,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SISWATI,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SLOVAK,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SLOVENIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SOMALI,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SPANISH,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SPANISH_ARGENTINA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SPANISH_BOLIVIA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SPANISH_CHILE,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SPANISH_COLOMBIA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SPANISH_COSTA_RICA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SPANISH_DOMINICAN_REPUBLIC,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SPANISH_ECUADOR,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SPANISH_EL_SALVADOR,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SPANISH_GUATEMALA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SPANISH_HONDURAS,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SPANISH_MEXICAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SPANISH_MODERN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SPANISH_NICARAGUA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SPANISH_PANAMA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SPANISH_PARAGUAY,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SPANISH_PERU,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SPANISH_PUERTO_RICO,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SPANISH_URUGUAY,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SPANISH_US,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SPANISH_VENEZUELA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SUNDANESE,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SWAHILI,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SWEDISH,
-    wxLANGUAGE_SWEDISH_FINLAND,
-    wxLANGUAGE_TAGALOG,
-    wxLANGUAGE_TAJIK,
-    wxLANGUAGE_TAMIL,
-    wxLANGUAGE_TATAR,
-    wxLANGUAGE_TELUGU,
-    wxLANGUAGE_THAI,
-    wxLANGUAGE_TIBETAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_TIGRINYA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_TONGA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_TSONGA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_TURKISH,
-    wxLANGUAGE_TURKMEN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_TWI,
-    wxLANGUAGE_UIGHUR,
-    wxLANGUAGE_UKRAINIAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_URDU,
-    wxLANGUAGE_URDU_INDIA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_URDU_PAKISTAN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_UZBEK,
-    wxLANGUAGE_UZBEK_CYRILLIC,
-    wxLANGUAGE_UZBEK_LATIN,
-    wxLANGUAGE_VIETNAMESE,
-    wxLANGUAGE_VOLAPUK,
-    wxLANGUAGE_WELSH,
-    wxLANGUAGE_WOLOF,
-    wxLANGUAGE_XHOSA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_YIDDISH,
-    wxLANGUAGE_YORUBA,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ZHUANG,
-    wxLANGUAGE_ZULU,
-
-    // for custom, user-defined languages:
-    wxLANGUAGE_USER_DEFINED
-};
-
-// --- --- --- generated code ends here --- --- ---
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxLanguageInfo: encapsulates wxLanguage to OS native lang.desc.
 //                 translation information
@@ -315,13 +60,30 @@ struct WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxLanguageInfo
 {
     int Language;                   // wxLanguage id
     wxString CanonicalName;         // Canonical name, e.g. fr_FR
-#ifdef __WIN32__
+#ifdef __WINDOWS__
     wxUint32 WinLang,               // Win32 language identifiers
              WinSublang;
-#endif // __WIN32__
+#endif // __WINDOWS__
     wxString Description;           // human-readable name of the language
+    wxLayoutDirection LayoutDirection;
+
+#ifdef __WINDOWS__
+    // return the LCID corresponding to this language
+    wxUint32 GetLCID() const;
+#endif // __WINDOWS__
+
+    // return the locale name corresponding to this language usable with
+    // setlocale() on the current system
+    wxString GetLocaleName() const;
 };
 
+// for Unix systems GetLocaleName() is trivial so implement it inline here, for
+// MSW it's implemented in intl.cpp
+#ifndef __WINDOWS__
+inline wxString wxLanguageInfo::GetLocaleName() const { return CanonicalName; }
+#endif // !__WINDOWS__
+
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxLocaleCategory: the category of locale settings
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -337,6 +99,10 @@ enum wxLocaleCategory
     // monetary value
     wxLOCALE_CAT_MONEY,
 
+    // default category for wxLocaleInfo values which only apply to a single
+    // category (e.g. wxLOCALE_SHORT_DATE_FMT)
+    wxLOCALE_CAT_DEFAULT,
+
     wxLOCALE_CAT_MAX
 };
 
@@ -346,11 +112,21 @@ enum wxLocaleCategory
 
 enum wxLocaleInfo
 {
-    // the thounsands separator
+    // the thousands separator (for wxLOCALE_CAT_NUMBER or MONEY)
     wxLOCALE_THOUSANDS_SEP,
 
-    // the character used as decimal point
-    wxLOCALE_DECIMAL_POINT
+    // the character used as decimal point (for wxLOCALE_CAT_NUMBER or MONEY)
+    wxLOCALE_DECIMAL_POINT,
+
+    // the stftime()-formats used for short/long date and time representations
+    // (under some platforms short and long date formats are the same)
+    //
+    // NB: these elements should appear in this order, code in GetInfo() relies
+    //     on it
+    wxLOCALE_SHORT_DATE_FMT,
+    wxLOCALE_LONG_DATE_FMT,
+    wxLOCALE_DATE_TIME_FMT,
+    wxLOCALE_TIME_FMT
 
 };
 
@@ -361,8 +137,12 @@ enum wxLocaleInfo
 
 enum wxLocaleInitFlags
 {
-    wxLOCALE_LOAD_DEFAULT  = 0x0001,     // load wxwin.mo?
-    wxLOCALE_CONV_ENCODING = 0x0002      // convert encoding on the fly?
+    wxLOCALE_DONT_LOAD_DEFAULT = 0x0000,     // don't load wxwin.mo
+    wxLOCALE_LOAD_DEFAULT      = 0x0001      // load wxwin.mo?
+#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8
+   ,wxLOCALE_CONV_ENCODING     = 0x0002      // no longer used, simply remove
+                                             // it from the existing code
+#endif
 };
 
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxLocale
@@ -372,36 +152,53 @@ public:
     // -----------
 
         // call Init() if you use this ctor
-    wxLocale();
+    wxLocale() { DoCommonInit(); }
+
         // the ctor has a side effect of changing current locale
-    wxLocale(const wxChar *szName,                               // name (for messages)
-             const wxChar *szShort = (const wxChar *) NULL,      // dir prefix (for msg files)
-             const wxChar *szLocale = (const wxChar *) NULL,     // locale (for setlocale)
-             bool bLoadDefault = TRUE,                           // preload wxstd.mo?
-             bool bConvertEncoding = FALSE)                      // convert Win<->Unix if neccessary?
+    wxLocale(const wxString& name,                               // name (for messages)
+             const wxString& shortName = wxEmptyString,      // dir prefix (for msg files)
+             const wxString& locale = wxEmptyString,     // locale (for setlocale)
+             bool bLoadDefault = true                            // preload wxstd.mo?
+#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8
+             ,bool bConvertEncoding = true                      // convert Win<->Unix if necessary?
+#endif
+             )
         {
-            Init(szName, szShort, szLocale, bLoadDefault, bConvertEncoding);
+            DoCommonInit();
+
+#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8
+            Init(name, shortName, locale, bLoadDefault, bConvertEncoding);
+#else
+            Init(name, shortName, locale, bLoadDefault);
+#endif
         }
 
     wxLocale(int language, // wxLanguage id or custom language
-             int flags = wxLOCALE_LOAD_DEFAULT | wxLOCALE_CONV_ENCODING)
-        { Init(language, flags); }
+             int flags = wxLOCALE_LOAD_DEFAULT)
+        {
+            DoCommonInit();
+
+            Init(language, flags);
+        }
 
-        // the same as a function (returns TRUE on success)
-    bool Init(const wxChar *szName,
-              const wxChar *szShort = (const wxChar *) NULL,
-              const wxChar *szLocale = (const wxChar *) NULL,
-              bool bLoadDefault = TRUE,
-              bool bConvertEncoding = FALSE);
+        // the same as a function (returns true on success)
+    bool Init(const wxString& name,
+              const wxString& shortName = wxEmptyString,
+              const wxString& locale = wxEmptyString,
+              bool bLoadDefault = true
+#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8
+              ,bool bConvertEncoding = true
+#endif
+              );
 
-        // same as second ctor (returns TRUE on success)
+        // same as second ctor (returns true on success)
     bool Init(int language = wxLANGUAGE_DEFAULT,
-              int flags = wxLOCALE_LOAD_DEFAULT | wxLOCALE_CONV_ENCODING);
+              int flags = wxLOCALE_LOAD_DEFAULT);
 
         // restores old locale
-    ~wxLocale();
+    virtual ~wxLocale();
 
-    // Try to get user's (or OS's) prefered language setting.
+    // Try to get user's (or OS's) preferred language setting.
     // Return wxLANGUAGE_UNKNOWN if language-guessing algorithm failed
     static int GetSystemLanguage();
 
@@ -415,13 +212,14 @@ public:
 
     // get the values of the given locale-dependent datum: the current locale
     // is used, the US default value is returned if everything else fails
-    static wxString GetInfo(wxLocaleInfo index, wxLocaleCategory cat);
+    static wxString GetInfo(wxLocaleInfo index,
+                            wxLocaleCategory cat = wxLOCALE_CAT_DEFAULT);
 
-    // return TRUE if the locale was set successfully
+    // return true if the locale was set successfully
     bool IsOk() const { return m_pszOldLocale != NULL; }
 
     // returns locale name
-    const wxChar *GetLocale() const { return m_strLocale; }
+    const wxString& GetLocale() const { return m_strLocale; }
 
     // return current locale wxLanguage value
     int GetLanguage() const { return m_language; }
@@ -439,7 +237,8 @@ public:
     // (in this order).
     //
     // This only applies to subsequent invocations of AddCatalog()!
-    static void AddCatalogLookupPathPrefix(const wxString& prefix);
+    static void AddCatalogLookupPathPrefix(const wxString& prefix)
+        { wxFileTranslationsLoader::AddCatalogLookupPathPrefix(prefix); }
 
     // add a catalog: it's searched for in standard places (current directory
     // first, system one after), but the you may prepend additional directories to
@@ -448,10 +247,16 @@ public:
     // The loaded catalog will be used for message lookup by GetString().
     //
     // Returns 'true' if it was successfully loaded
-    bool AddCatalog(const wxChar *szDomain);
+    bool AddCatalog(const wxString& domain);
+    bool AddCatalog(const wxString& domain, wxLanguage msgIdLanguage);
+    bool AddCatalog(const wxString& domain,
+                    wxLanguage msgIdLanguage, const wxString& msgIdCharset);
+
+    // check if the given locale is provided by OS and C run time
+    static bool IsAvailable(int lang);
 
     // check if the given catalog is loaded
-    bool IsLoaded(const wxChar *szDomain) const;
+    bool IsLoaded(const wxString& domain) const;
 
     // Retrieve the language info struct for the given language
     //
@@ -462,6 +267,10 @@ public:
     // is not in database
     static wxString GetLanguageName(int lang);
 
+    // Returns ISO code ("canonical name") of language or empty string if the
+    // language is not in database
+    static wxString GetLanguageCanonicalName(int lang);
+
     // Find the language for the given locale string which may be either a
     // canonical ISO 2 letter language code ("xx"), a language code followed by
     // the country code ("xx_XX") or a Windows full language name ("Xxxxx...")
@@ -485,17 +294,33 @@ public:
     //
     // domains are searched in the last to first order, i.e. catalogs
     // added later override those added before.
-    const wxChar *GetString(const wxChar *szOrigString,
-                            const wxChar *szDomain = (const wxChar *) NULL) const;
+    const wxString& GetString(const wxString& origString,
+                              const wxString& domain = wxEmptyString) const
+    {
+        return wxGetTranslation(origString, domain);
+    }
     // plural form version of the same:
-    const wxChar *GetString(const wxChar *szOrigString,
-                            const wxChar *szOrigString2,
-                            size_t n,
-                            const wxChar *szDomain = (const wxChar *) NULL) const;
+    const wxString& GetString(const wxString& origString,
+                              const wxString& origString2,
+                              unsigned n,
+                              const wxString& domain = wxEmptyString) const
+    {
+        return wxGetTranslation(origString, origString2, n, domain);
+    }
+
+    // this is hack to work around a problem with wxGetTranslation() which
+    // returns const wxString& and not wxString, so when it returns untranslated
+    // string, it needs to have a copy of it somewhere
+    static const wxString& GetUntranslatedString(const wxString& str)
+        { return wxTranslations::GetUntranslatedString(str); }
 
     // Returns the current short name for the locale
     const wxString& GetName() const { return m_strShort; }
 
+    // return the contents of .po file header
+    wxString GetHeaderValue(const wxString& header,
+                            const wxString& domain = wxEmptyString) const;
+
     // These two methods are for internal use only. First one creates
     // ms_languagesDB if it doesn't already exist, second one destroys
     // it.
@@ -503,27 +328,31 @@ public:
     static void DestroyLanguagesDB();
 
 private:
-    // find catalog by name in a linked list, return NULL if !found
-    wxMsgCatalog  *FindCatalog(const wxChar *szDomain) const;
+    bool DoInit(const wxString& name,
+                const wxString& shortName,
+                const wxString& locale);
 
     // copy default table of languages from global static array to
     // m_langugagesInfo, called by InitLanguagesDB
     static void InitLanguagesDB();
 
+    // initialize the member fields to default values
+    void DoCommonInit();
+
     wxString       m_strLocale,       // this locale name
                    m_strShort;        // short name for the locale
     int            m_language;        // this locale wxLanguage value
 
-    const wxChar  *m_pszOldLocale;    // previous locale from setlocale()
+    const char  *m_pszOldLocale;      // previous locale from setlocale()
     wxLocale      *m_pOldLocale;      // previous wxLocale
 
-    wxMsgCatalog  *m_pMsgCat;         // pointer to linked list of catalogs
+    bool           m_initialized;
 
-    bool           m_bConvertEncoding;
+    wxTranslations m_translations;
 
     static wxLanguageInfoArray *ms_languagesDB;
 
-    DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxLocale)
+    wxDECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxLocale);
 };
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -533,56 +362,6 @@ private:
 // get the current locale object (note that it may be NULL!)
 extern WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxLocale* wxGetLocale();
 
-// get the translation of the string in the current locale
-inline const wxChar *wxGetTranslation(const wxChar *sz)
-{
-    wxLocale *pLoc = wxGetLocale();
-    if (pLoc)
-        return pLoc->GetString(sz);
-    else
-        return sz;
-}
-inline const wxChar *wxGetTranslation(const wxChar *sz1, const wxChar *sz2,
-                                      size_t n)
-{
-    wxLocale *pLoc = wxGetLocale();
-    if (pLoc)
-        return pLoc->GetString(sz1, sz2, n);
-    else
-        return n == 1 ? sz1 : sz2;
-}
-
-#else // !wxUSE_INTL
-
-// the macros should still be defined - otherwise compilation would fail
-
-#if !defined(WXINTL_NO_GETTEXT_MACRO)
-    #if !defined(_)
-        #define _(s)                 (_T(s))
-    #endif
-    #if !defined(ngettext)
-        #define ngettext(s1, s2, n)  ((n) == 1 ? _T(s1) : _T(s2))
-    #endif
-#endif
-
-#define wxTRANSLATE(str) _T(str)
-
-// Note: use of 'inline' here can cause this symbol not to be found when compiled with gcc
-//const wxChar *wxGetTranslation(const wxChar *sz);
-#define wxGetTranslation(sz) (sz)
-
-#endif // wxUSE_INTL/!wxUSE_INTL
-
-// define this one just in case it occurs somewhere (instead of preferred
-// wxTRANSLATE) too
-#if !defined(WXINTL_NO_GETTEXT_MACRO)
-    #if !defined(gettext_noop)
-        #define gettext_noop(str) _T(str)
-    #endif
-    #if !defined(N_)
-        #define N_(s)             _T(s)
-    #endif
-#endif
+#endif // wxUSE_INTL
 
 #endif // _WX_INTL_H_
-