Subject: Re: how should we localize locale names?
From: Michael D. Pritchett (mpritchett@attglobal.net)
Date: Sun Mar 11 2001 - 00:45:04 CST
>
> On Sun, 11 Mar 2001, Sam TH wrote:
>
> > I think the TODO icons actively make AbiWord less useful and harder to
> > use, and that therefore are not a good idea. People who are likely to
> > be willing to translate will notice the fallback text as well.
>
> I see your point, but I don't completely agree. I think that people
> seeing the fallback text are just as likely to think that AbiWord hasn't
> been correctly internationalized as they are to think that that
> particular string needs to be translated.
>
> -Tom
>
My $0.02 from left field. I believe that CVS builds should maintain the
TODO icons as a nag to us developers. When building a release version, for
general public consumption, apply the patch first to default English icons
if not language available..
Cheers!
Michael D. Pritchett
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