Hi again,
I am a bit puzzled about this project. A lot of bundles seem to use a tool
named jilkit. At least thats the impression I get when looking at:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/harmony/enhanced/classlib/trunk/modules/swing/src/main/java/common/org/apache/harmony/x/swing/internal/nls/Messages.java?revision=500804&view=markup
which after a bit of googling (msgtool) led me to jilkit but no further...
Are we supposed to replace that mechanism?
Some other thoughts anyway:
Eclipse already has a feature externalize Strings.
http://help.eclipse.org/help32/topic/org.eclipse.jdt.doc.user/reference/ref-wizard-externalize-strings.htm
If EPL is compatible that would most likely make a good starting point.
I also dont know which Strings should be localized and which not. Of
course if it changes the semantics of the program it should not, but what
about the text in Exceptions? Those are usually only read by developers,
not as much by end users so the time it takes to translate them may be in
excess to the use of it.
I think this task needs more elaboration.
Thanks in advance for replies,
Stefan
