Re: how should we localize locale names?

[Michael D. Pritchett]

>
> 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