Creating a multi-language ActionScript 3.0 site

Question

I am aware of the built-in 'Strings' panel within the Flash IDE, however is this the best way to go about creating a multi-lingual AS3 site/application nowadays?

Are there any recommended 3rd party APIs/frameworks available? Ideally I'd like to be able to change language on the fly and support as many character sets as possible, I will also be dealing with both static and dynamic text content.

I would also like to achieve this without using Flex.

Any suggestions would be appreciated - thanks.

Answer 1

If you're open to using Flex, Flex 3 has the ability to create resource bundles for each locale. - there's more info here: http://www.herrodius.com/blog/123

If not, I usually just end up creating giant xml files with all the text content, and a fonts.swf, but I guess this isn't much different from using the Strings panel.