Damon Chaplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > We discussed this a while back. Where does gettext say the language in the
> > > source code should be English? I couldn't find that.
> >
> > It's on the gnu standards document.
> > Internationalization
> > ====================
> >
> > GNU has a library called GNU gettext that makes it easy to translate
> > the messages in a program into various languages. You should use this
> > library in every program. Use English for the messages as they appear
> > in the program, and let gettext provide the way to translate them into
> > other languages.
>
> OK. It's standard for GNU programs, but not everyone develops GNU apps.
It's just a bad idea to use anything but English for the
source language for translations. If multiple source languages
exist, then translation doesn't require O(n) of knowledge,
it requires O(nxm) of knowledge.
Sure, using the local language for the source language could
be an option, but the default should to be to use English.
Regards,
Owen
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
with the line "unsubscribe glade-devel" in the body of the message.
