[MPlayer-dev-eng] New translation system

Michael Niedermayer michaelni at gmx.at
Mon Dec 4 02:51:02 CET 2006


Hi

On Sun, Dec 03, 2006 at 07:50:59PM +0100, Roberto Togni wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 03:05:47 +0200
> Uoti Urpala <uoti.urpala at pp1.inet.fi> wrote:
> 
> > The most important reason to replace the current translation system is
> > that the language must be chosen at compile time. This makes the
> > translations very impractical for binary distributions, eliminating much
> > of the potential audience for translated versions.
> > 
> 
> Probably we have different reasons, but I also agree that the
> current system may be better.
> Please note that my comments are from a developer point of view (even
> if I mantained the Italian messages for some time); translators may have
> different priorities.

btw, speaking of translators, they probably should participate in the
selection/design of a translation system ...


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