Hi,
On Sat, 14 Jul 2001 00:27, Marcus Crafter wrote:
> Hi Neeme,
>
> Hope all is well!
>
> I've had an interesting discussion with a fellow cocoon developer
> about the format of the message catalogue files. He made an
> interesting point below. I'm interested in your opinion as well.
>
> > Response:
> > > Marcus Crafter wrote:
> > >
> > > ....
> > >
> > > 2. Format of the catalogue files - what should it be ? Currently I
> > > have specified a prototypical format. Basically it's:
> > >
> > > <?xml version="1.0"?>
> > > <messages>
> > > <key>text</key>
> > > </messages>
> > >
> > > Anyone have any further thoughts there ?
> >
> > Speaking frankly, I prefer something like the old format (not necessary
> > the tag names, but the structure):
> >
> > <messages locale="en">
> > <message key="Key_value">The key translations</message>
> > </messages>
> >
> > This format can be formalized with a schema or a DTD and you can check
> > the correctness of the dictionary/catalogue before using. Also, I think,
> > that this format can be easily transformed to another one because the
> > structure is definite. In your version of dictionary the DTD depends on
> > the content of the page and it's not very convenient and cannot be
> > controlled.
>
> What are your thoughts ? suggestions ?
I don't use the code but I do like the change from what I understand ;)
One thing though. When we move excalibur to new CVS can we promote i18n stuff
out of scratchpad? It seems like a good idea but as I don't use it ...
Cheers,
Pete
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