Leo at 00:26, 16 August 2006

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[[Category:Projects]]
[[Category:Internationalization]]
[[Category:Internationalization SA project]]
[[Image:ebabylon.png|right|frame| Our Eiffel Tower of Babylon]]

=Overview=

''"Many [people] would simply love seeing their computer screen showing a lot less of English, and far more of their own language."'' -- gettext doc

Our aim is not only to provide a framework to ease the translation of Eiffel-written applications, allowing the user to chose his/her preferred language at runtime, but also to let the developer access information and formats based on users' locale.

==What is internationalisation?==

The first thing that comes to mind is translation. But internationalisation isn't restricted to enabling translation: it includes making it possible to localise notations (time, date, numbers), measures, paper size, and much more.

==What should we achieve?==
*Applications should be able to load localized strings at runtime and be provided with localized format strings (e.g date format).
*Developers can use tools that automagically extract strings from source code and can try to get them translated in a file to distribute along with the application.
*Users will still be unhappy and get depressed ''but in their own language'', which we can all agree is a significant step forward.

=Milestones=

==M2: May 5 ==
* [[Internationalization/feasibility|feasibility]]: look at string classes (unicode and not) and how strings are used in EiffelStudio (creation, composition) ''(Ivano, Carlo, Leo, Hong)''
* [[Internationalization/file_format|file format]]: compare existing file formats for dictionaries ''(Etienne, Andreas)''
* [[Internationalization/tool_evaluation|tool evaluation]]: list and compare existing translation tools ''(Christian, Martino)''

==M3: June 13 ==
* write an initial .po to start translating and have a .mo for testing ''(Leo, Carlo)''
* [[Internationalization/mo parser|mo parser]]: extract translated strings from .mo files ''([[User:etienner|Etienne]], [[User:Trosim|Martino]])''
* [[Internationalization/translation function|translation function]]: map hard-coded strings to translated strings ''(Martino)''
** find a solution with templates
** globality: how to implement, the object should be shared between all modules (see [[Internationalization/class_structure|class structure]])
** find out how to use plurals (see [[Internationalization/plural_forms|plural forms]])
* Test unicode support in Vision2. [See test application in the [https://eiffelsoftware.origo.ethz.ch/svn/es/branches/soft-arch/Src/library/i18n/example/ SVN repository]]
* compile a [[Internationalization/l10n_features|list of basic features]] to provide (e.g. date/time format, system locale) ''[deferred]''

==M4: June 28 ==
* internationalization of EiffelStudio: surround strings with our functions
* [[Internationalization/translation|translation]] of EiffelStudio in some languages, for demo purposes (Italian, German, Chinese, ...) (see [http://slhk.ath.cx/projects/estudio/ pootle])
* [[Internationalization/code_parser|code parser]]: extract strings to be translated from source code and generate .pot file ''(Leo)''
* language selection: add an entry in the preferences system
* create a function to detect current environment language and settings (aka [[Internationalization/locale|locale]])

==M5: July ?? ==
* Refactoring of whole library
* Use our library for EiffelStudio
* Clean up Wiki and improve Developer manual
* Add support for other aspects of localisation - dates, number format etc. ''(possibly we can defer this a bit)''
** Compile a [[Internationalization/l10n_features | list of basic features]] to provide (e.g. date/time format, system locale) ''(deferred from M3)''

= Possible future developments =

* collaborate with the [[ESWizard]] team. Create wizards for programs with translation facilities.

= Documentation =

* [[Internationalization/requirements_specification|Requirements specification]]
* [[Internationalization/developer_manual|Developer manual]]
* [[Internationalization/obstacles|Obstacles]]: why can't achieve all of our goals

= l10n: completed and on the work =

{| border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="5" align="center"
!'''Language'''
!'''Status'''
|-
|Arabic
|Active
|-
|Chinese
|Active
|-
|Italian
|Active
|-
|Rhaeto-Romanic
|Active - Ready for use
|}

=Relevant Links=
[http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/intro-i18n/ Introduction to i18n]

==What other people have done==
[http://doc.trolltech.com/4.1/i18n.html internationalisation with QT]

[http://oss.erdfunkstelle.de/kde-i18n/tiki-index.php?page=miniHowtoGui howto for internationalisation of KDE programs ]

[http://l10n.kde.org/docs/translation-howto/ another KDE howto (doesn't Gnome do any internationalisation?)]

=Team=

Everyone interested in this project is welcome to [http://origo.ethz.ch/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/es-i18n join our mailinglist] es-i18n@origo.ethz.ch

* Project Leader: [[User:Carlo|Carlo Vanini]]
* [[User:leo| Leo Fellmann]]
* [[User:kiwi| Ivano Somaini]]
* [[User:murbi|Andreas Murbach]]
* [[User:etienner|Etienne Reichenbach]]
* [[User:hong |Hong Zhang]]
* [[User:cconti | Christian Conti]]
* [[User:Trosim |Martino Trosi]]
* [[User:Schoelle| Bernd Schoeller]]

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 ==M4: June 28 ==
 * internationalization of EiffelStudio: surround strings with our functions
-* [[Internationalization/translation|translation]] of EiffelStudio in some languages, for demo purposes (Italian, German, Chinese, ...) (see [http://slhk.ath.cx/projects/estudio/ pootle])
+* [[Internationalization/translation|translation]] of EiffelStudio in some languages, for demo purposes (Italian, German, Chinese, ...) (see [http://slhk.ath.cx/projects/estudio/ pootle] ''Note: this is dead now -Leo'')
 * [[Internationalization/code_parser|code parser]]: extract strings to be translated from source code and generate .pot file ''(Leo)''
 * language selection: add an entry in the preferences system
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 * [[Internationalization/requirements_specification|Requirements specification]]
-* [[Internationalization/developer_manual|Developer manual]]
+* [[Internationalization/SA_developer_manual|Developer manual]]
 * [[Internationalization/obstacles|Obstacles]]: why can't achieve all of our goals

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