Localisation

Question

Hi guys,
The framework seems to follow(recommend) the approach of one JBoResourceBundle for each Entity object for each language.
I have a requirement where it would be nice to have all the localised content is memory (something like a hashmap for each language for example). That content will include localised names for column headers, cell values and other text.
But I was also told to see if that can be accomplished by using the JboResourceBundle approach the system currently provides. (This is mainly for the column headers)
Some Questions:
1) The JboResourceBundle has a public function called getContents() which seems to call getMergedArray() from the super class which probably merges the array of the current Bundle with whatever the array of the superclass might be.
a) Is the array of the superclass ever populated with something
b) The getContents will return an Object[][]. Is that called only once (for the framework to get the Object[][])
and then shared by all instances of the same Entity (ie is getContents() ever called again. I noticed that it gets called only once but I would like to confirm that.
c) Is it possible to have all Entities share the same set of Bundles for all languages? ie change the xml descriptor of the entity where it points to the default JboResourceBundle.
d) In conjuntion with point (b), if the Resources Bundles can be shared will they actually be loaded in memory at least x times where x is the no of entities using them? If that is the case then it is not adequate.
e)I even thought to extend JboResource to MyJboResource and have it read the same ResourceBundles (Declared as static) from the harddisk. Then extend the entity Bundle classes from MyJboResource instead of the default JboResource. But that will probably not work if a separate copy of the array is returned by getContents() for each entity.
2) Is it possible to fool the framework as to which locale the Browser has requested (ie I would like to override the Browser preferences by a preference set by the user inside his profile in the application.
UIX seems to be claiming it can do that but I am not using UIX
I did see one of my preferred approaches to life being offered as a solution by Steven M., namely using XML/XSL to read some description and create .java files, but for this scenario this is probably not adequate since I would also want to change this on the fly for example.
That's all I can think of now - i have some more but I can post them later.
Thanks and hopefully i can get some answers - if i don't make sense it won't be the first time according to some others ;)
Panos.

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Another one
What exactly is the relationship between Bundles on Entities and bundles on views - will the Bundles used by views take priority over the ones by the entities?
Thanks.