Re: When SGML formatting fixes hit translators

2002-03-05 Thread Junichi Uekawa
Rob Bradford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cum veritate scripsit: > > Please think of us for a moment before submitting such patches (and > > reformatting large paragraphs after deleting a word). I am sure that > > robster had all the best intentions and were not at all aware of this > > side effect when s

Re: When SGML formatting fixes hit translators

2002-03-05 Thread Rob Bradford
> Please think of us for a moment before submitting such patches (and > reformatting large paragraphs after deleting a word). I am sure that > robster had all the best intentions and were not at all aware of this > side effect when submitting the patch. Of course the SGML source should > not be al

Re: When SGML formatting fixes hit translators

2002-03-04 Thread Claus Hindsgaul
> Well, I'm not sure it makes sense for translators to follow re-filling > of text, since word lengths are not consistent. Why not just use > 'diff -b'? Or is there something I'm missing? Agreed, it does not make sence at all to obey the original line wraps. Thanks for the tip. I tried inserti

Re: When SGML formatting fixes hit translators

2002-03-03 Thread Colin Walters
On Sun, 2002-03-03 at 13:50, Claus Hindsgaul wrote: > Please think of us for a moment before submitting such patches (and > reformatting large paragraphs after deleting a word). I am sure that > robster had all the best intentions and were not at all aware of this > side effect when submitting the

Re: When SGML formatting fixes hit translators

2002-03-03 Thread Philip Blundell
On Sun, 2002-03-03 at 18:50, Claus Hindsgaul wrote: > - Debian 3.0 is much more secure that previous releases. Looks like that that is a typo. p. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

When SGML formatting fixes hit translators

2002-03-03 Thread Claus Hindsgaul
Hi, Just a sigh from a translator of the b-f documentation... The release-notes.SGML CVS version 1.86 was another beautification of the SGML code:"Fixed some formatting problems that seemed to have creeped in." by robster. The same happened some time back in January. E.g. paragraphs were indent