Re: Gnome Internationalization: A proposal

[Edward Mbugua Kamau <emkamau afrocenter com>]

On Thu, 2002-03-21 at 11:19, Thaweesak Taekratok wrote:
> I have been planning to do the same with KDE
> translation for Thai language.  I just don't have time
> to do it yet.  I think you can choose either C or php
> with mysql database.  The key issue is how you want
> people to access those translate strings.  If someone
> check out that string, do you want to lock that string
> from others to translate or you would allow to others
> to translate the same string then compare or using
> poll later.
 

I'm thinking the language team will essentially choose from multiple
translationsof the same string. Once they choose that string is marked
as translated and is no longer available to translate. Before they
choose, the string can be translated many times by different people. All
those translations will be available to any translator. Plus of course
there should be a database of terms with their accepted translations.

Check out the site laespiral.ord/ddts perhaps what they have there can
be adapted to fit this need. As I have more time I will look into that.

Edward Kamau


 Also, to improve consistency, you need to
> create a databse for common terminology and translated
> word.  Users who are not so sure how to translate or
> spell a particular word could search to see if someone
> alread define it. 
> 
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