Re: [debian-knoppix] Knoppix Start Localized
> On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 11:31:07PM -0800, D russel wrote:
> >
> > --- Fred - Knoppix-Fr <fred.knoppixfr@free.fr> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello everyone
> > >
> > > I just wanted to let you know that for the remaster
> > > of Knoppix called Evinux
> > > (http://evinux.org in French), I have modified some
> > > of the script that enable
> > > knoppix to boot to write localized messages instead
> > > of english ones.
> > >
> > > So I send you all the files if modified in next
> > > mails.
> > >
> > > Hope it could be usefull to some of you.
> >
> > Have these scripts not already locale support?
>
> Kind of, with a "case $LANGUAGE in ... esac" construct.
Yes, I have noticed that. But I think that using gettext is much more easy to
have translators... They do not have to look in the script and they can use
tools like kbabel. That's why we thought it could be interesting. Moreover, for
the knoppix-installer script do use gettext so it would be great to have the
same on knoppix tools
> Originally, I wanted
> to keep all the system messages (autoconfig, init scripts) just in english.
> Few
> people read them anyways, and those who do are more familiar with the english
> meaning of system messages than with a sometimes funny sounding german or
> french translation ("gebrochene Pfeife"...).
Not sure about that. For me yes English messages do mean something but it's not
the case (at least in France where lots of people do not hear a word about
English at all ;) ) And for the interactive setup it is easier to have question
in it's own language. As for the message saying you need more memory to run
XWindow (this message is either in English or in German)
> > Although it seems like a good idea, will Klaus merge
> > them with the original ones?
>
> At the moment not very likely, sorry, because localized messages don't really
> make the scripts more efficient, and it is difficult to keep all langages in
> sync in case of changes.
Where is the problem ? with gettext, if the localized message does not exist,
the English one appears. So I think it's much more efficient than the CASE
"$LANGUAGE"...
> But thanks for your effort and idea, maybe we can use it in some of the
> Knoppix
> derivates later, too.
I agree, I think it could be more accurate on some localized derivate.
--
Frédéric AUPEPIN
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