On Wednesday 14 December 2005 14:14, Eike Rathke wrote:
> Hi Hristo,
Hi Eike
> On Tue, Dec 13, 2005 at 16:04:43 +0200, Hristo Simenov Hristov wrote:
> > Someone proposed the table with letter to be made localizable but I do
> > not know is it possible and how to do it.
>
> That would involve much more work, it needed to define a new API and add
> locale data structures. And it wouldn't solve much, since selecting
> unique and persistant identifiers that are also pleasant to the user
> still would have to be done.
You are right
> > I do not know how to take the localized
> > strings. I supose this I can look in other localization string how is it
> > done. Is there a variable or object from which to get the current locale?
>
> That wouldn't help. The list of supported numbering types is offered
> regardless of the current locale, all types are listed and selectable,
> if CJK and/or CTL aren't excluded per configuration. Furthermore, you
> normally don't want your document change its numbering style just
> because it is loaded in another locale. And making it dependent on the
> UI language, having a string resource localization, would be even worse.
You are right once again.
> > It is not very good way to connect it with the locale but I do not see
> > other way.
>
> I suggest to create identifiers that contain the difference in usage,
> for example, if xx uses J and yy doesn't:
>
> xx: A,B,C,...
> yy: A,B,C,...,I,K,...
This is good idea.

> Similar if they use different characters, like in the Cyrillic case.
> Since the identifiers have to be persistant, once chosen, because
> they're also used in the file format, it should be carefully evaluated
> which different numberings are possible and needed before finalizing
> anything.
I'll post new mail for other Cyrillic languages.

regards
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