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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: Language of HTML file names
From:       Stephan Kulow <coolo () kde ! org>
Date:       1999-11-14 19:40:36
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Eric Bischoff wrote:
> 
> > What about leaving the filenames in english at all and making links in the
> > users language?
> 
> The links text will be in the user's language in any case. But the idea was to
> have "human-readable filenames" instead of the "x012.html" filenames that are
> generated as a default by docbook tools. English is more human-readable than
> "x" letter + a number, but what is the closer to the end user's understanding is
> his/her own native language.
> 
> I leave the decision free to the various team leaders' choice. Just take care of
> the potential problem of links from applications. Such links are rare, and
> those applications making direct links to help pages usually only make links to
> the main "index.html" files. Thus the potential problems are scarse, and can be
> solved through the "i18n()" method. My personal opinion goes to "let's
> translate them", but do as you want.
> 
Don't translate them. Why should it? is index.html "human-readable"? I
don't think
so. So rather use english or even cryptic filenames.

Greetings, Stephan

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