Several times now I have encountered Strings in uDig that indicated that
they are externalized (they have //$NON-NLS-1$ after them) but infact
they are not (and they should be! they appear in the UI!).
Because this is very problematic (and will prevent us from ever fully
internationalizing the GUI, I have added a warning to the Project Guide,
under Eclipse Preferences.
http://udig.refractions.net/confluence/display/UDIG/Eclipse+Preferences
The problem is that it that this method of internationalization is
problematic. It is easy in Eclipse to hit ctrl-1 and enter to make the
warning go away. If the String is moved at some later point, the comment
doesn't automatically follow it. (I can't imagine what would happen if
we Jalopy'd the code!)
So, to developers: PLEASE disable this warning if you do not intend to
externalize your strings. (No one will complain if you don't - someone
will just come along and do it for you when it comes time to
internationalize)
:)
Richard
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