Re: database format et al.

[Keld Jørn Simonsen <keld dkuug dk>]

On Sun, Nov 05, 2000 at 04:16:08PM +0100, Fatih Demir wrote:
> As we're trying to get a message database format based
>  on xml for gtranslator ( and  I hope, also for KBabel),
>   it's time to ask you who'll have to fill this.
> 
> They're different possibilities for the structure of the 
>  databases:
>  
> 1) A lang.xml file with the message/translation pair with multiple
>     translation possiblities and a central index.xml which leads to the
>      message databases for the languages.
> 2) A central ?database.xml? file which includes the strings and the possible
>     translaiton into the languages following to it in this sole file.

I would like if we avoid using XML as it is not an open standard.
You can only contribute to XML and have a say if yo pay USD 25.000 a year.
Everything else in Gnome uses open standards.

Kind regards
Keld