[josm-dev] JOSM Translations

[Dirk Stöcker]

Hello,

>> When you create the infrastructure to have the translation stuff in main
>> core - Fine. Thought we also need a way to interlink the language plugin
>> SVN structure as it is now with the new system, as I would not like to
>> move translation into JOSM core SVN (restricted write access, you know).
>
> I have done and tested the changes listed below. The results is that
> there is no longer need for any translation plugins and i18n is
> integrated into josm-core. There is also an appropriate link between the
> two SVN repositories.
>
> The pending changes are:
>
> 1.) The plugins/lang directory is removed
> (http://svn.openstreetmap.org/applications/editors/josm/plugins/lang)
> 2.) A new directory "i18n" is created
> (http://svn.openstreetmap.org/applications/editors/josm/i18n)
> 3.) The new directory contains all .po files and necessary build scripts
> 4.) As a result of build in that directory a new .jar file is created
>    and copied to the core/lib directory
> (http://josm.openstreetmap.de/svn/trunk/lib/josm-translation.jar)
> 5.) The core build process is modified to include the new jar file
> 6.) The MainApplications.java is modified to init the I18n.i18n

Sounds good to me. Thought I do not know how automatic build will handle 
that. Frederik?

> Now translations will be shown appropriately to the users' default
> locale and can still be overridden with the --language parameter. It
> would be easy as well to add language selection to properties.

An option in the JOSM configuration is required also. Having 
much discusson on merkaartor mailinglist I'm pretty sure it is 
required :-)

Ciao
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