I have two not well thought out ideas for projects. This is the first: On 03/26/2013 04:36 AM, Janko Mivšek wrote: > Title: > Create a package that integrates the Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR) into Squeak/Pharo
> Level: (beginner, intermediate, advanced) > Beginner? > Possible mentor: (if already known) > > Possible second mentor: (if already known) > I could help out (or not) but may be someone better to lead. > Description > See: http://cldr.unicode.org/ The CLDR is a maintained set of locale specific information for use in programs. Creating a package that integrates it into Squeak & Pharo would help with i18n and l10n for the platforms. It would be preferable to be able to load a limited number of locales rather than the whole thing into every image. We would probably benefit from having a Fuel based data repo somewhere that can access the updated and interpreted standards. > Technical Details > The CLDR is constantly edited and updated and published as a spec and set of XML files. Those files would need to be regularly downloaded and parsed to create a publicly available > Benefits to the Student > Work with international standards, web services, wider knowledge of the affects of the actions of politicians and history. umm. > Benefits to the Community Being able to properly interpret, compare, and format currencies, dates, times, inside their images.
