Re: database format et al.

["Kenneth Christiansen" <kenneth gnu org>]

I like that there is one for each language. Also, I want 
information on where the translation comes from, if one
translation is not good

like:

<resource package="nautilus" index="1"\>
<resource package="gnumeric" index="2"\>
<resource package="gtk" index="3"\>
...
<resource package="gnome-libs" index="8"\>

<message string="Press OK">
<translation resource="1,6,8">Tryk på OK</translation>
<translation resource="2-5,7">Tryk på ok</translation>
...
</message>

This way it will become a good resource for consistency
Then you could get gtranslator to tell you things like: 

--
"Tryk på OK" is not the most used translation for
"Press OK". Maybe you should instead use "Tryk på ok"

To do so, press OK or press Cancel to skip
--

Good luck, Kenneth

----- 
> As we're trying to get a message database format based
>  on xml for gtranslator ( and  I hope, also for KBabel),
>   it's time to ask you who'll have to fill this.
> 
> They're different possibilities for the structure of the 
>  databases:
>  
> 1) A lang.xml file with the message/translation pair with multiple
>     translation possiblities and a central index.xml which leads to the
>      message databases for the languages.
> 2) A central ?database.xml? file which includes the strings and the possible
>     translaiton into the languages following to it in this sole file.
> 
> Examples:
> --------
> 
> 1) index.xml(tr is needed) -> tr.xml -> the usual xml-stuff with such a
>     structure.
> 
>     <msgid name="String1">
>     <msgstr>Metin1</msgstr>
> <msgstr>MetinBir</msgstr>
>     </msgid>
>     ...
> 
> 2) database.xml
> 
>     <string>String1>
>     <description>Blabla</description>
>     <language name="tr">
> <author name="me">
> <translation>Bla Metin1</translation>
> </author>
>     </language>
> 
> So, what do you prefer?!
> -- 
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