Index: branches/5.2.x/core/kernel/utility/formatters/multilang_formatter.php
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r14588 -r14596
--- branches/5.2.x/core/kernel/utility/formatters/multilang_formatter.php	(.../multilang_formatter.php)	(revision 14588)
+++ branches/5.2.x/core/kernel/utility/formatters/multilang_formatter.php	(.../multilang_formatter.php)	(revision 14596)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 /**
-* @version	$Id: multilang_formatter.php 14588 2011-09-24 12:59:39Z alex $
+* @version	$Id: multilang_formatter.php 14596 2011-09-29 15:46:43Z alex $
 * @package	In-Portal
 * @copyright	Copyright (C) 1997 - 2009 Intechnic. All rights reserved.
 * @license      GNU/GPL
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 
 		$lang_field_name = $this->LangFieldName($field_name);
 
-		//substitude title field
+		//substitute title field
 		$title_field = $this->Application->getUnitOption($object->Prefix, 'TitleField');
 		if ($title_field == $field_name) {
 			$this->Application->setUnitOption($object->Prefix, 'TitleField', $lang_field_name);
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 		$fields = $this->Application->getUnitOption($object->Prefix, 'Fields', Array ());
 		$virtual_fields = $this->Application->getUnitOption($object->Prefix, 'VirtualFields', Array ());
 
-		// substitude real field
+		// substitute real field
 		if (array_key_exists($field_name, $fields)) {
 			$tmp_field_options = $fields[$field_name];
 			$tmp_field_options['master_field'] = $field_name;
@@ -116,9 +116,10 @@
 			$object->SetFieldOptions($field_name, $object_fields[$field_name], true);
 		}
 		elseif (array_key_exists($field_name, $virtual_fields)) {
-			// substitude virtual field
-			$calculated_fields = $this->Application->getUnitOption($object->Prefix, 'CalculatedFields');
+			// substitute virtual field
+			$calculated_fields = $this->Application->getUnitOption($object->Prefix, 'CalculatedFields', Array ());
 			$calculated_field_special = array_key_exists($object->Special, $calculated_fields) ? $object->Special : (array_key_exists('', $calculated_fields) ? '' : false);
+			/* @var $calculated_fields Array */
 
 			$tmp_field_options = $virtual_fields[$field_name];
 			$tmp_field_options['master_field'] = $field_name;
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@
 				$virtual_fields[$translated_field] = $tmp_field_options;
 				$object->SetFieldOptions($translated_field, $tmp_field_options, true);
 
-				// substitude calculated fields associated with given virtual field
+				// substitute calculated fields associated with given virtual field
 				foreach ($calculated_fields as $special => $special_fields) {
 					if (!array_key_exists($field_name, $special_fields)) {
 						continue;
@@ -178,8 +179,10 @@
 			$object->SetFieldOptions($field_name, $virtual_field_options, true);
 		}
 
-		//substitude grid fields
-		$grids = $this->Application->getUnitOption($object->Prefix, 'Grids', Array());
+		// substitute grid fields
+		$grids = $this->Application->getUnitOption($object->Prefix, 'Grids', Array ());
+		/* @var $grids Array */
+
 		foreach ($grids as $name => $grid) {
 			if ( getArrayValue($grid, 'Fields', $field_name) ) {
 				// used by column picker to track column position
@@ -207,8 +210,10 @@
 		}
 		$this->Application->setUnitOption($object->Prefix, 'Grids', $grids);
 
-		//substitude default sortings
-		$sortings = $this->Application->getUnitOption($object->Prefix, 'ListSortings', Array());
+		// substitute default sortings
+		$sortings = $this->Application->getUnitOption($object->Prefix, 'ListSortings', Array ());
+		/* @var $sortings Array */
+
 		foreach ($sortings as $special => $the_sortings) {
 			if (isset($the_sortings['ForcedSorting'])) {
 				kUtil::array_rename_key($sortings[$special]['ForcedSorting'], $field_name, $lang_field_name);
@@ -219,7 +224,7 @@
 		}
 		$this->Application->setUnitOption($object->Prefix, 'ListSortings', $sortings);
 
-		//TODO: substitude possible language-fields sortings after changing language
+		// TODO: substitute possible language-fields sortings after changing language
 		$fields[$field_name]['options_processed'] = $field_options['options_processed'] = true;
 		$this->Application->setUnitOption($object->Prefix, 'Fields', $fields);
 		$this->Application->setUnitOption($object->Prefix, 'VirtualFields', $virtual_fields);
@@ -250,8 +255,9 @@
 		$lang = $this->Application->GetVar('m_lang');
 		$def_lang = $this->Application->GetDefaultLanguageId();
 
-		if (!$this->Application->GetVar('allow_translation') && ($lang != $def_lang) && getArrayValue($options, 'required')) {
+		if ( !$this->Application->GetVar('allow_translation') && ($lang != $def_lang) && $object->isRequired($field) ) {
 			$def_lang_field = 'l' . $def_lang . '_' . $master_field;
+			
 			if ( !$object->ValidateRequired($def_lang_field, $options) ) {
 				$object->SetError($master_field, 'primary_lang_required');
 
@@ -263,11 +269,11 @@
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Formats field value
+	 * Formats value of a given field
 	 *
 	 * @param string $value
 	 * @param string $field_name
-	 * @param kDBItem $object
+	 * @param kDBItem|kDBList $object
 	 * @param string $format
 	 * @return string
 	 */
@@ -302,9 +308,10 @@
 	 * @param mixed $value
 	 * @param string $field_name
 	 * @param kDBItem $object
-	 * @return string
+	 * @return mixed
+	 * @access public
 	 */
-	function Parse($value, $field_name, &$object)
+	public function Parse($value, $field_name, &$object)
 	{
 		if ($value == '') return NULL;