In a model class, the following will not work:
  validates_presence_of :first_name, :message => l(:err_no_first_name)
  validates_presence_of :last_name, :message => l(:err_no_last_name)

A self.l() function must also exist in the localization module which allows the following to work:
  validates_presence_of :first_name, :message => Localization::l(:err_no_first_name)
  validates_presence_of :last_name, :message => Localization::l(:err_no_last_name)

But the above is long and horrible so the patch allows the for the following:
  validates_presence_of :first_name, :lmsg => :err_no_first_name
  validates_presence_of :last_name, :lmsg => :err_no_last_name

Date: 2005-09-01 01:57
Sender: David Barri

Oops, forgot a line. Here's a new patch.