How to link to a node so that the locale stays the same?

Here's a small module which will solve your problem (I had it too) Perhaps it can be integrated with localizer.

1) paste this code into a file called localizer-link.info

name = Localizer Link
description = provides a menu callback to load a localized page from a given path
dependencies = localizer localizernode
package = Localizer
version = "1.0dev"

2.) paste this code into a file named localizer-link.module

<?php

/**
 * implementation of hook_menu, registers a menu-callback localized, which will jump to the localized page
 */
function localizer_link_menu($may_cache) {
  
  $items = array();
  if ($may_cache) {
    $items[] = array(
      'path' => 'localized',
      'title' => t('load a localized node'),
      'callback' => 'localizer_link_load',
      'access' => user_access('access localizer'),
      'type' => MENU_CALLBACK);
  
  }
  return $items;
}


/**
 * gets the localized path of a gien path and redirects to the localized page (if any)
 */
function localizer_link_load() {
  $args = func_get_args();
  $path = implode('/', $args);
  $target = localizernode_get_localizedpath($path, localizer_get_uilocale());
  drupal_goto($target);
}

3.) create a folder in your modules-directory called localizer_link
4.) copy the two created files there
5.) got to admin/build/modules and enable the localizer link module

To insert links into your posts use "/localized/node/1234" instead of "/node/1234"

if node 1234 has a translation for the current chosen locale, then you'll be redirected to the translated node instead.

Note: this works also for path-aliases, say:
node 1234 has an alias "mysuperalias"
then localized/mysuperalias will jump to the translated node.

Another note: this works vice-versa, say node 1235 is a translation of node 1234 then localized/1235 will jump to 1234 if needed.

Hope that helps,
Stephan

Yes, this is a very good idea.

I have only to decide if putting these features under localizernode sub module
or under localizer main module.

It will be added, in every case.

Many thanks.

Dont work for me :(

Followed your procedure as you described and it doesnt work. It show error404.

I use normal linking <a href="/localized/node/124">asdf</a> is it ok, or I missed something about linking in drupal?

It should be :
asdf

Note the href : remove the first slash.

Has this been added to localizer yet?

Does this work with clean urls off?

Cheers,
Keven

I just tested my script with clean urls set to off and it works just fine.

<a href="?q=/localized/node/124">bla</a>

Note the "?q="

cheers,
Stephan