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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: Translated IDs ?
From:       Eric Bischoff <ebisch () cybercable ! tm ! fr>
Date:       1999-11-21 11:06:20
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Le Fri, 19 Nov 1999, Thomas Diehl a écrit :
> On Sam, 20 Nov 1999 Eric Bischoff wrote:
> 
> > "Use English IDs for chapters and sections only when an application
> requires us to, and when its programmer does not want to use the
> i18n() function when calling documentation. Otherwise translate the
> IDs." > 
> > Anyone agrees ?
> 
> Not yet. -- How would we know in which cases "an application requires
> us" to translate the IDs and in which cases it doesn't?

You're perfectly right.

The more I think about the problem, the more I have the impression that it
would be a big mistake to use English IDs, either partially or completely.

Is it THAT complicated to have the invoqueHTMLHelp() function call transparently
i18n() ? And have it NOT add the .html extension automatically ?

Application : InvokeHTMLHelp("introduction.html");
.po file (Italian) : introduzione.html
.docbook file (Italian) : <chapter ID ="introduzione">

To me, it sounds the simplest and the more user-friendly way to go.

Eric
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