Rodrigo Moya from the Gnumeric and Gnome-DB projects has written such a thing already, and it might be nice if we can collaborate with him, or at least learn from his successes and mistakes.
It's in GNOME's cvs, I think under the gnome-office module. Gnumeric makes use of the plugin descriptor files, as a good example. Dom --- F J Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 27 Dec 2002, Kenneth J. Davis wrote: > > Does anyone (especially those familiar with our > current localization work) > > have any ideas or suggestions how to implement > localization of plugins? > > I have been intending for some time now to implement > an xml companion file > for plugins. This file would contain system-level > preferences for the > plugin, a description of the plugin, the plugin's > dependencies (e.g. > other plugins and abiword version), command-line > options and help for > same, and so on. Strings localization would fit in > nicely with these. > > I haven't decided on a format for the file yet. > Location on UNIX should be > parallel with the plugin itself, on MacOSX it will > be part of the plugin > bundle... > > All ideas welcome... > > Ciao, Frank > > Francis James Franklin > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > `Medium atomic weights are available: Gold, Lead, > Copper, Jet, Diamond, > Radium, Sapphire, Silver and Steel. > `Sapphire and Steel have been assigned...' > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
