On Sat, 13 Dec 2003, Billy Biggs wrote:
> Bruce Sass ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>
> > The above is just the tip of the iceberg with respect to i18n, I had
> > roughly the same size savings when I was removing translations from
> > KDE2 files---KDE3 has more files, more translations per file, and I
> > haven't looked at Gnome.
>
> Bruce,
>
> I can't figure out your position on i18n. Do you think that:
>
> 1. Debian should only provide english
no
> 2. Menu entries should be english only
no
> 3. Packages should individually only include one language
no
> 4. Packages should include all languages, but only install files
> pertinent to the local language
s/local language/languages the sysadmin wants installed/
ideally,
installing then removing unwanted files is probably more practicable though.
> 5. Something else
I don't think so
> I am just curious because I find your opinion puzzling. None of this
> has anything to do with .desktop vs menufile. If i18n support were
> added to menufile it would be the same.
I prefer the .desktop format, but just switching to it will
immediately drag in the translations... is this not the best time to
address the issue?
- Bruce
