k2 extra fields translation issue - php

Question

i have an issue that is going to destroy my mind ... i am not a PHP developer so i can not find any way to solve it...
I am using K2 (v 2.6.2 updated from 2.5.7) for CCK (with alotof custom templates) and Joomfish (2.1.7) deployed on a Joomla 1.5.26 installation.
I was using the following code (in my templates) in order to fetch my individual k2 extra fields by name (K2 2.5.7):
$extraFld = array();
if ( $this->item->extra_fields ) {
foreach ( $this->item->extra_fields as $key=>$extraField ) {
$extraFld[ $extraField->name ] = $extraField->value;
}
}
and then i was fetching it like this:
echo "<li class=\"dinning-cuisine\"><span>" . JText::_('Cuisine') . "</span><br />" . $extraFld['Cuisine'] . "</li>\n";
But since version 2.6.2 there is the option to directly fetch an extra field name & val:
$this->item-extraFields->ALIASNAME->name
$this->item-extraFields->ALIASNAME->value
as described in K2 2.6.2 What is new documentation.
The problem is the following:
I have a bi-lingual site in Greek (default) and English locales.
I create an extra field in Default locale "Πεδίο 1" with alias name 'field1'
If i try to translate it the only option i have is to translate its name to lets say 'Extra Field 1' (different than its alias) ...
Then in my custom template if i try to fetch it like:
$this->item->extraFields->field1->value
only the Greek locale works. In English locale i receive a NULL value!
Any relevant experiences and solutions ?

Answer 1

Try doing this:
String:
JText::_('CUISINE') //should always be Capital letters
Translation (language file):
CUISINE=Cuisine
I'm not sure which file you are using to translate the string, however seeing as you are adding this code to your template index.php, add the translation string to en-GB.tpl_tamplatename.ini

Answer 2

After quite alot of tests i think that in a multilingual web site, retrieving individual extra field values using their alias name does not work. At least not for Joomla 1.5 ...
The code supposed to be working is:
$this->item-extraFields->ALIASNAME->value
I have a web site with default language 'Greek' and secondary language 'English'.
I have an extra field named in Greek 'Πεδίο 1' with Alias 'field1'.
I have translated this extra field (using Joomfish) in English to 'Field 1'...
If i try to fetch its value using:
$this->item-extraFields->field1->value
the code is working only for default language 'Greek' BUT NOT for English.