>>>>> "Lars" == Lars Gullik Bjønnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Lars> This is a scheme for allowing us to translate the names of
Lars> styles in the layout-dropdown.
Lars> in lib/layouts I have added two files:
Lars> extract_style.sh layout-l10n
Lars> the layout-l10n is generated by the extract_style.sh, this
Lars> script extracts all the style names, sorts them, and make them
Lars> unique. And write them out on this format:
Lars> N_("Abstract")
Lars> This file (layout-l10n) is addet to the POTFILES.in in po/
Lars, this is certainly a good thing to do, but I'm wondering whether
we could separate the i18n messages in separate areas. For example,
lyx.po would contain messages for LyX kernel, lyx-xforms.po for the
xforms front end, and lyx-layouts.po for the layouts.
It seems to me that this will be needed at least for the GUI parts,
and that it will be more convenient.
Lars> I have not yet done anything to make LyX actually draw the
Lars> translated strings, but I will look into that too.
Yes, it should be easy.
Lars> btw. This was the easy solution I mentioned about half a year
Lars> ago when this was discussed.
And I think it is the right one.
Lars> Translation of the layout files also raises another question:
Lars> currently some of the layout files are written in another
Lars> language that english. Perhaps we should demand that all layout
Lars> files be written in english? and rather have the translation/po
Lars> files take care of it? (otoh what need have I of writing a
Lars> letter in italian style, when I don't speak italian...)
Layouts can be written in any language, provided you know that users
of that class know the language...
JMarc
