On 14 Sep 2014, at 12:59, Marcus Denker <marcus.den...@inria.fr> wrote:
> > On 13 Sep 2014, at 20:51, stepharo <steph...@free.fr> wrote: > >> So I'm checking and when we load Gettext, >> System-Localization only contains >> ISOLanguageDefinition >> Locale >> >> Locale is used by LanguageEnvironment, LocalID, TimeZone, Unicode >> >> When we will clean leadingChar some of these will go away. >> >> So not all the package System-Localisation can be moved out the image to got >> in a newer version of getText >> > > > Localization is very basic functionality that should be provided by the > platform itself. > We are in the situation that we are in only because people see Pharo as > something “to build on top”. > > This way everyone does their own I18N stuff, while the right thing would be > to have *one* that is good and > part or Pharo itself. > > Just think about it: Pharo itself should have translated menus. So we need > *something* in the system anyway. > Why then not make it good and make it the one that everyone is using? > > Marcus +1