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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: l10n and i18n
From:       "Thomas Diehl" <thd () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-10-06 20:40:05
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On Sat, 6 Oct 2001 13:30:34 +0200, Hasso Tepper wrote:

>In KDE thaere is kdebase/l10n directory where is data about different 
>countries number and date formats etc. kde-i18n module contains translations.
>No problem for me but ... 
>
>In http://l10n.openoffice.org you can read:
>
>The i18n framework offers functionality which is needed to internationalize 
>applications (Numberformats, Calendar, Locale data)
>
>The l10n module offers several localization tools which support extraction of 
>strings and context information out of source code. Also merging back 
>localized strings is supported.
>
>So ... ? I'm confused ...

No need to be confused. The KDE way of speaking about i18n and l10n is
just the other way around compared to how everybody else is using these
expressions. Just keep this in mind when talking to anybody "outside"
;-) 

Regards,

Thomas



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KDE translation: http://i18n.kde.org/
Deutsche KDE-Uebersetzung: http://i18n.kde.org/teams/de/

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