Hi,
From: "Jason R. Mastaler"
Subject: Re: Problem w/ Japanese in Templates?
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 17:56:22 -0600
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> > One thing I suspect may be related is the relatively low level of
> > popularity of Python in Japan (which I've heard may be changing).
>
> Though from a user's perspective (not a developers), this shouldn't
> really matter. One doesn't need to know/use Python in order to use
> TMDA. Most TMDA users do not in fact.
I agree that strictly from a user's perspective it should not matter.
However, for a user to use TMDA, it requires that someone install it
somewhere -- and that means Python must be installed somewhere.
I believe that since Python hasn't been that popular here and it
hadn't historically handled Japanese that well (by now a cycle?), less
has been written in Japanese (e.g. books, net discussions, etc.) than
some of the alternatives, so since there are alternatives that process
Japanese better [1], I don't think it should come as a surprise that
it gets installed or used less often [2].
So, I think the popularity of Python is likely to have some impact on
whether any given user gets a chance to use TMDA.
Does that make sense?
[1] Or used to anyway -- I hear Python's support has improved.
[2] It's probably obvious, but just in case -- I believe most Japanese
who live in Japan are only comfortable w/ one language...and that
language is not English (-;
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