[josm-dev] JOSM Translations

[Marcin Floryan]

On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 08:25:29AM +0200, Dirk Stöcker wrote:

> > translation of the core and the translation of the plugins should be
> > decoupled. That's why I put the i18n of the OpenStreetBugs plugin into
> > the plugin jar and didn't use the (for java) unusual gettext mechanism.
> 
> This has already been discussed. Gettext is an established system for 
> translations whereas the Java way has a lot of drawbacks.

I do agree - gettext approach is better not least because it provides
better tools for translators.

> The management overhead to separate the plugin and core translations is 
> nothing I would accept.

Even if this meant just two translations - one for core and one for all
plugins? I can see where this gets more complicated but than plugins
change much more frequently than core does.
 
> What I would accept is moving the translations as they are now into the 
> core and abandon the language plugins. That means JOSM core would include 
> translations of plugins which may not be loaded, but that is a minor issue 
> in my eyes.

If this is a general consensus then is there anyone taking up this task?
I am willing to volunteer for this one.

Regards,
Marcin
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