[Xerte-dev] Re: Desktop files developments - ready for testing

[Tom Reijnders]

Yes,

Ultimately, there will be one set. It is NOT needed, but VERY confusing 
if we don't do that. I am willing to make sure we merge in the changes.

Furthermore, Jonathan, do you mind if I change the way you handled the 
'You scored 2 out of 4' issue. For a translator it is MUCH easier to 
have to translate 'You answered $C out of $T'. In the code you would 
have to substitute $C and $T, and you have to explain users NOT to 
change the $C and $T, but it is much more flexible and cleaner than the 
way you do it now in my humble opinion.

I appreciate all your hard work, and this will give the Xerte 
development by the community an enormous boost (I am convinced of that). 
Given the fact that you/we CANNOT change the identifiers used in the xwd 
(because that would absolutely break the current XOT LO's, the 
translation is far for trivial.  You really have to know what you can 
change and what NOT to touch. Your document explains that clearly. Also, 
if we're not careful, we will re-introduce a maintenance nightmare, if 
the xwd's of a translation get out of synch with the English ones.

My proposal is to have an helper website that will take the English 
XWD's as master, and build a translation database from those. Than the 
XWD's for the other languages will be generated from the English XWD and 
the translation database. If all goes well, I've got something working 
by the end of the day...

Regards,

Tom



Op 19-3-2012 10:40, Julian Tenney schreef:
>
> How are we going to merge the files in pageWizards\models with 
> \templates\pageTemplates\models? We will end up with one set of models?
>
> Alistair was here on Friday and we did a few accessibility tweaks, 
> also I've been checking some occasional fixes / new bits and pieces 
> into \templates\pageTemplates\models, so there are possibly changes in 
> the main set thata ren't reflected in your own?
>
> *From:*xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk 
> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Kemp 
> Johnathan
> *Sent:* 17 March 2012 19:19
> *To:* Xerte Developers Discussion List
> *Subject:* [Xerte-dev] Desktop files developments - ready for testing
>
> I have now committed to the svn the new model and xwd files that have 
> support for internationalisation and the generation of a single 
> template.xwd file from a set of individual page xwd files. This 
> includes new thumb images were required. I have also provide draft new 
> versions of the project files pagetemplate.rlo complete with new xml 
> and xwd files to provide a variety of project layout / colour change 
> options. There are a number of new pages including 7 connector pages, 
> an inventory page and an index changer page (desktop projects only);
>
> I have updated the Project State of Play.rtf file to reflect what I 
> believe is now the current situation.
>
> As far as I can tell the only changes that will be required to be made 
> to a few of the xwd files is the addition of the name of the icon once 
> one has been added to the Xerte engine. Other than that they should be 
> stable enough for translation to begin. In the svn I have added in the 
> page wizards section a supporting documents folder which contains a 
> brief guide to support the translation of xwd files into other 
> languages. It is in both Open Office and pdf format, so that others 
> can translate the document if they wish.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Johnathan
>
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