> I recently added this bug report: > http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=347110 > to intltool. After discussing this with Danilo at GUADEC, I finally > saw an option for this problem to get fixed, at least with a > workaround in intltool, since gtk+/libglade/glade seems to never get > this fixed. > > However, it seems I am fighting an uphill battle, to say the least, > and as recently shown by the comment in the intltool bug report. Very > few developers know about the issue, and it seems even fewer consider > this to be a problem, and out of those that may actually understand > why I think it is a problem, noone considers it prioritized. Even > more, I have had to explain the reasons why I think it is a problem > over and over for the last years, since it usually is people who are > not familiar with how translators usually work, let alone know what a > translation memory is or how it's used, that keep asking why it's a > problem at all. Sadly, it is often the same people that have the best > chance of actually fixing this, should they see the problem. Which, of > course, they are not. > > So I guess my question is: Am I an insane, stubborn, person, that > keeps fighting this battle, although in reality everyone knows it's > not a problem? Am I a drooling maniac that should get put into a cage > because I keep ranting for years about a problem that only affects > translators, when we should be catering for the end user, and end > world hunger, and all of those more important goals? Or put into clear > text: Does anyone consider this to be a problem, or are you just happy > the way it is?
No, this could - fix crashes in non-English locales, that are not at first repeatable by English-speaking developers. - reduce memory consumption. You just need to explain it once more time to Rodney, by answering his questions. Don't give up. Murray Cumming [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.murrayc.com www.openismus.com _______________________________________________ gnome-i18n mailing list gnome-i18n@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-i18n
