Hi all, This i18n discussion has been bouncing around in my head for a while, so I felt it's time to chime in.
First off, it is very important to keep this discussion rolling. Most, if not all, of the developers/committers will readily admit that DSpace i18n processes are currently a bit "broken". The main issue here is not that we don't want to fix them. Rather, it's that we are a bit "stuck" in how to improve the processes for the translators while keeping development moving forward. So, these discussions are extremely helpful! To this end, I've attempted to summarize what I've read in this thread into a new Proposal page on our wiki: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/i18n+Improvements+Proposal It's highly possible that I've misrepresented a major point (or missed something along the way). So, I'd recommend others read through this, enhance it, and add your own comments or suggestions. You can add brainstorms directly to the Wiki page (with your name after it), or express them on this list (and we can eventually 'capture it' on the wiki page later as needed) The goal of this wiki page is *not* to take discussion away from this listserv. Rather, it's to provide a summary of this discussion, so that we can begin brainstorming from that summary and look towards developing (or trying out) possible solutions to each of these frustrations. I've added some brainstorms of my own to the wiki page itself on many of these key points/frustrations that have been expressed by Christian & helix84. I definitely don't claim to have the "answers" here though. These are merely brainstorms. All in all, I feel strongly that we need to find ways to ease the job of translators, simplify the "installation" of i18n files, and avoid complicating development processes. This may be a delicate "balancing act", but it is an important one. - Tim ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
