Re: debconf temlate encoding
Hi Osamu!
Osamu Aoki <osamu@debian.org>:
> On Sat, Nov 13, 2004 at 07:27:31PM +0200, Erik Schanze wrote:
> > Package: ipmasq
> > Severity: wishlist
> > tags: l10n, patch
>
> Thanks but I have question.
>
> "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
> -"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15\n"
> +"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
> "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
> +"X-Generator: KBabel 1.3.1\n"
> +"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n != 1);\n"
>
> Are we moving to UTF-8 for sarge?
>
AFAIK most parts (especially deconf) are UTF-8 ready, so lets do this
also for debconf templates.
> Is there any guideline for which encoding to use for po files for
> debconf.
>
I have read on a Debian web-site (or posting?) about using UTF-8 on every
new (or updated) template, but sorry, I have no URL or "official statement"
for you.
Generally it's a good idea to do i18n with UTF-8.
> Hmmm.... since installer uses UTF-8, maybe we should use UTF-8. But
> then do I have to change old po files? Probably not but I am too lazy
> to investigate :-)
>
I think we should convert every template at its next change.
Kindly regards,
Erik
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