jben/jben_globals.py

   1 #!/usr/bin/env python
   2 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
   3
   4 # Project: J-Ben, Python front-end
   5 # File: jben_global.py
   6 # Author: Paul Goins
   7 # Created on: 25 Nov 2008
   8
   9 from __future__ import absolute_import
  10
  11 import os
  12 import gettext
  13 gettext.install("jben")
  14
  15 VERSION_STR = "1.9.2"
  16 """This is the current version of J-Ben."""
  17
  18 # These were "constants" under the C++ interface.
  19 # However, since J-Ben has an alternate Japanese name (Ｊ勉),
  20 # and since my name can be written in katakana, or the copyright
  21 # date written in other numbering systems (heisei-based, etc.),
  22 # I'm now using gettext on these "constants".
  23 PROGRAM_NAME = _("J-Ben/python")
  24 """The name of this edition of J-Ben."""
  25 AUTHOR_NAME = _("Paul Goins")
  26 """The name of the author."""
  27 COPYRIGHT_DATE = _("2007, 2008, 2009, 2010")
  28 """Copyright date."""
  29
  30
  31 JB_DATADIR = None
  32 """
  33 This represents the default data directory for J-Ben.  For UNIX-type systems,
  34 this typically is "/usr/local/share/jben" or "/usr/share/jben".  For Windows
  35 systems, it should be "..".  (Note the /; J-Ben will convert /'s to \'s as
  36 necessary.)
  37
  38 If JB_DATADIR is None, then J-Ben will try to search all these locations for
  39 the data folder.  This can be overridden by specifying a specific value here.
  40 """
  41
  42 if JB_DATADIR is None:
  43     if os.name == "nt":
  44         JB_DATADIR = ".."
  45     else:
  46         if os.path.isdir("/usr/local/share/jben"):
  47             JB_DATADIR = "/usr/local/share/jben"
  48         elif os.path.isdir("/usr/share/jben"):
  49             JB_DATADIR = "/usr/share/jben"
  50         else:
  51             JB_DATADIR = ".." # Fallback; this may be used on future Linux-based
  52             #                   mobile installs.
  53         pass
  54
  55 if os.name == "nt":
  56     CFG_FOLDER = "J-Ben Settings"
  57     HOME_ENV = "APPDATA"
  58 else:
  59     CFG_FOLDER = ".jben.d"
  60     HOME_ENV = "HOME"