A) There is a option to generate code for concurrent multi-locale messages. However this code can be used at best in a web-application that is also using a servlet for the view. In reality multi-locale messages are usually done from a JSP inside some kind of framework using taglibs..

The multi-locale messages may be therefore of use in

1. a total servlet coded web-application

2. some rare desktop application which needs to show messages concurrently in multiple locales.

As of now I am keeping the multi-locale messages option enabled inspite of its limited usage.

Be that as it may be the option to generate code for the default locale for desktop applications justifies this tool.

On a related note there is a "Message objects" option in addition to "Messages" when generating the code. Message objects can be used to construct java objects that can later be converted to the actual messages by invoking their getMessage() methods. This feature can be used if a controller servlet is forwarding some message object in say request scope to the jsp page. It can also be of use in some other situations. 

B) This version of the plugin is platform dependent and will work properly only on Windows platforms because of a font that it uses for showing unicode  for preview. This will cease to be a limitation later. Its been tested on WindowsXP

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