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Re: [stellation-res] String Internationalization
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On Sat, 2002-11-30 at 12:06, Jonathan Gossage wrote:
> I have produced a first draft of the requirements for a tool to help with
> the automated management of strings in program text where
> internationalization is required. This document deliberately does not
> address design issues at present. It simply deals with requirements.
>
> I would like to get feedback if possible on the feelings of the team
> regarding the scope and appropriateness of the proposed functionality.
>
> Regards
>
> Jonathan
Hi,
The proposal looks good.
I would add the following:
There should be an option to export/import strings to/from standard
formats used in translation tools, such as TMX or XLIFF.
I doubt that professional translators would use Eclipse for their job.
Localization is a complex task and it's important to use the right tool
for this. A well equipped translator should have a good "translation
memory database", that is, a database with text already translated and
ready for reuse. Tools like Trados provide this and this feature is
heavily used.
I could write a tool for converting strings in resource bundles to XML
using TMX or XLIFF formats.
Rodolfo
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Rodolfo M.Raya <rmraya@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Maxprograms
