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| − | * [[Internationalization/ | + | * [[Internationalization/User_guide|User guide]]: how to use the i18n library |
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* [[Internationalization/obstacles|Obstacles]]: setbacks we have encountered | * [[Internationalization/obstacles|Obstacles]]: setbacks we have encountered | ||
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* [[User:leo| Leo Fellmann]] | * [[User:leo| Leo Fellmann]] | ||
* [[User:etienner|Etienne Reichenbach]] | * [[User:etienner|Etienne Reichenbach]] | ||
| − | * [[User: | + | * [[User:Mingmei|Hong Zhang]] |
| − | * [[User:Trosim |Martino Trosi]] | + | * [[User:Trosim|Martino Trosi]] |
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* [[User:cconti | Christian Conti]] | * [[User:cconti | Christian Conti]] | ||
* [[User:Trosim |Martino Trosi]] | * [[User:Trosim |Martino Trosi]] | ||
* [[User:Schoelle| Bernd Schoeller]] | * [[User:Schoelle| Bernd Schoeller]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:07, 17 October 2006
Contents
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.
Brief history
Orginally the internationalisation (i18n) project was started as a required project for an ETH Software Architecture course. The result was less then perfect; pages referring to this first version have been given an 'SA' prefix. Some members of this SA project team decided to rewrite the library as a semester project. Pages on the wiki not prefixed with 'SA' are either applicable to both or to the semester project.
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.
Specific goals of the semester project
The new i18n library should provide translation as well as date, time, value and currency formatting. It should run on at least windows (with and without .NET) and linux.
Status
As of 16 October 2006 we have all features working and almost all tested. Some difficulty exists with the windows installation procedure. The linux version works without problems.
Documentation
- User guide: how to use the i18n library
- Developer guide: developer manual for the i18n library
- Obstacles: setbacks we have encountered
Relevant Links
What other people have done
howto for internationalisation of KDE programs
another KDE howto (doesn't Gnome do any internationalisation?)
Team
Everyone interested in this project is welcome to join our mailinglist es-i18n@origo.ethz.ch
Semester project
