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Re: Internationalization of the part library?
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lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw
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Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:40:23 GMT
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Willy Tschager wrote:
> could you please work out a standard for the
> internationalization of the part names.
I don't think it is really the task of the LSC to define a
standard for internationalization (i18n) of part names, but
here is a sketch of how I believe it should be handled:
+ The names found in LDraw files (parts and models) are
considered to be in the "POSIX" locale.
+ LDraw.org publishes a ".pot" file (translation template)
containing the names of all the parts files available
from LDraw.org (both official and unofficial).
+ Translators can submit translations (as ".po" files) back
to LDraw.org for distribution to users and developers.
+ Developers of applications using the LDraw.org parts
library are encouraged to use the translations of the
parts names available from LDraw.org to make the parts
names available to the users in their preferred
languages.
Putting the translations in the parts files would mean that
the parts library would have to be updated, every time
somebody added a translation of the name of a part to one
more language.
Using the (GNU) Gettext approach of keeping translations in
separate files is in my opinion preferable.
Jacob
--
»But you have to be a bit wary of a ship that collects
snowflakes.« -- Diziet Sma
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