- From: Arthur Barstow <art.barstow@nokia.com>
- Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:06:31 -0400
- To: Marcos Caceres <marcosc@opera.com>, public-webapps <public-webapps@w3.org>
On Mar 19, 2009, at 12:06 PM, ext Marcos Caceres wrote: > On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 4:52 PM, Andrew Welch > <andrew.j.welch@gmail.com> wrote: >>> That's exactly what I was talking about when I said "even thought >>> the XML i18n >>> guidelines say it's bad practice,'. >> >> Ahh very sorry, I just saw the email after that containing the code >> sample, and gmail collapses the quoted parts.... my bad. >> >> >>> However, Addison Phillips, the >>> Chair of i18n core, said the following in the formal feedback >>> representing the i18n WG's LC comments for the spec [1]: >>> >>> "Section 7.4 (Widget) The various language bearing elements such as >>> <name>, <description>, etc. are of the zero-or-one type. However, it >>> is typically better to allow any number of these elements to occur, >>> provided that none share the same xml:lang. This allows for >>> localization (which is part of the point in allowing xml:lang on the >>> element)." >>> >>> So we have been blessed by them to do this... umm.... this somewhat >>> questionable, yet problem solving thing :) >>> >>> [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2009JanMar/ >>> 0259.html >> >> That's interesting, because xml:lang seems pretty redundant >> otherwise! > > Alright, lets see a show of hands for this approach! Who supports us > just having a single config.xml with a bunch of repeated elements, but > with different xml:langs? > > Advantages here are: > * we only need to make very small modifications to the parsing > model. > * no more searching for config docs in locale folders > * no multiple parsing of config files > > Disadvantages: > * large, and, if not careful, hard to maintain config files My experience working with localizers is that separating their data (concerns) into separate files was a good model and eliminates potential issues with a localizer accidentally removing or changing some other part of the config file. Marcos - what part(s) of the old/current model - i.e. where there is a root config file plus a config file may also be installed in a locale-specific directory and the locale-specific config file would only contain those parts that are localized - are not properly specified (i.e. needs more spec work)? All - my take of positions here is as follows. Please let us know if this data is not correct and if you have not indicated your preference, please do so ASAP (before the March 26 Voice Conference): Only one "root" config file: Jere, Marcos A "root" config file plus one per locale directory: Benoit, Josh -Regards, Art Barstow
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