Rails 2.3.5 model name translation problem in error messages

Question

Hi Rails'ers,

I encountered some problem while trying to translate my model's names and attributes in a Rails 2.3.5 app.

I have the following model:

class BillingPlan < ActiveRecord::Base

  validates_presence_of :billing_option_id

  belongs_to :order
  belongs_to :user
  belongs_to :billing_option
end

When validation fails, my models attributes are translated correctly, but the modelname itself is not. I use the following translation skeleton in de.yml

de:
  activerecord:
    models:
      shipping_plan: "Versandart"
      billing_plan: "Rechnungsart"
    attributes:
      shipping_plan:
        shipping_option_id: "Versandoption"
      billing_plan:
        billing_option_id: "Rechnungsoption"

Basis for my translation file is: http://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/blob/master/rails/locale/de.yml

Can anyone help?

Thx in advance J.

Answer 1

try to check your translations for active record models, look at the i18n documentation, 5.1.3 section on the Rails Guides (http://guides.rubyonrails.org/i18n.html)

by default rails uses this, you should create one for your de i18n:

en:
  activerecord:
    errors:
      template:
        header:
          one:   "1 error prohibited this {{model}} from being saved"
          other: "{{count}} errors prohibited this {{model}} from being saved"
        body:    "There were problems with the following fields:"