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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: Holiday data files
From:       Sveinn_ķ_Felli <sveinki () nett ! is>
Date:       2010-05-31 8:18:38
Message-ID: 20100531081957.16148.qmail () ktown ! kde ! org
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Hi John,

I found some errors in the Icelandic data file, also some 
more acceptable holiday names and there are also some dates 
missing which are not actual holidays but should be 
mentioned (similar to Halloween or First Wright brothers 
flight).
Working on corrections right now.

But, some of the dates function with lunar cycles, say first 
friday on/after first new moon (22nd of january 2010, 19th 
january 2007). How would you handle these ?

Some other dates are set according to a complex calculation, 
based on lunar cycles and other rules, not unrelated to Old 
Easter (Julian calendar) calculations. Todays calculations 
are valid between 1000-2199 AD and have been published as a 
list of dates/years.
How could we treat these ? Would there be a chance to have a 
lookup table with dates ? An .ics file maybe ?

Best regards,

Sveinn ķ Felli

Žann lau 29.maķ 2010 11:29, skrifaši John Layt:
> Hi,
>
> In SC 4.5 I've made some changes to the KHolidays library, adding new
> features, and cleaning up the existing data files and tagging them with
> language codes and other metadata (available from svn now or packages from
> beta 2 onwards).
>
> New features:
> * Support for defining holidays with non-Gregorian calendars, such as Hebrew
> and Hijri (civil not lunar).
> * Proper support for regions like States and Provinces
> * Support for more complex calculations, including substitute days and a noop
>
> For example, I have now been able to add new holiday files for Iran and
> Israel, but they are just a cut-and-paste from the English Wikipedia so I
> could be making horrible mistakes.
>
> That's where you guys come in :-)
>
> 1) Have a look at all the holiday files for your country and/or language at
>
>       http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdepimlibs/kholidays/holidays/plan2/
>
> 2) Find a reliable source, preferably the official government one, for your
> holiday rules and add this to the file.  If you could find an accurate English
> version as well would help me (Wikipedia should do, if not just watch out for
> sites with restrictive licences)
>
> 3) Check that the holidays listed are still correct.  If running from svn,
> then try using the plasma calendar or KOrganizer to check that the holidays
> displayed are correct for the next 5 years.
>
> 4) Check that my initial sort into categories is correct in preparation for
> this feature in SC 4.6.
>
> 5) Add comment lines with translations into en_US for every holiday name to
> make maintenance easier for me :-)
>
> If you hit any problems, such as holidays with complex rules you can't figure
> out, let me know and I'll find a solution.
>
> If you think having an English version of your holiday file available to users
> would be useful, let me know and I'll add it.
>
> If your country/language isn't currently included, please send me the details.
> For example, we have a Thailand file but only in English, not Thai.
>
> Cheers!
>
> John.


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