Re: API proposal: Glib::compose()

["Jonathon Jongsma" <jonathon jongsma gmail com>]

On 1/19/07, Daniel Elstner <daniel kitta googlemail com> wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> here's another API suggestion to ponder:  Glib::compose(), a small set
> of overloaded utility functions to aid with message translation.  People
> have been using custom-made variations of this for a while now.  If I
> remember correctly, someone on this list even made a small library for
> that purpose.

you're probably remembering this library: http://people.iola.dk/olau/compose/

> So, what's the verdict?  Should this go into glibmm?  Would you prefer
> something more sophisticated, similar to the compose mini-libraries
> already floating around the net?

I would definitely be in favor of providing something in glibmm to
make this easier.  I don't have any strong opinions at the moment
about what the best strategy is, however.

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jonner