All, Our application will require initially English and Spanish user interfaces. There may be little or no database data that must be translated, but that is a bit up in the air. The UI instructional text as well as error messages will definately require translation. I have looked at the gettext article, the new globalization plugin, and the localization plugin. Each appears to have some strengths / weaknesses. Since this is critical to the app and any strategy has potentially far-reaching concequences, I''m looking for input from those who have tried any/all of these solutions. Anyone using these approaches? Pros/cons/gotchas? Any other approaches I might need to consider? TIA, Keith -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.