Re: [Bashburn-info] bbmenu is now modified

[Nick W. <ni...@uk...>]

On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:40:14 -0400 (EDT)
"Steven W. Orr" <st...@sy...> wrote:

> On Wednesday, Sep 10th 2008 at 02:54 -0000, quoth Nick Warne:
> 
> =>On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 19:39:43 -0400 (EDT)
> =>"Steven W. Orr" <st...@sy...> wrote:
> =>
> =>> to operate the same way as bbconfmenu. Nick, I don't know what the
> =>> problem was that you had previously described. I saw it so I  know
> =>> you're not hallucinating, but when I made the change to bbmenu,
> the =>> problem seemed to have been eliminated.
> =>> 
> =>> PLEASE let me know if you find any problems.
> =>
> =>Indeed, the earlier issue now seems fixed;  The advanced menu with
> no =>help text is still apparent, though.  But...
> 
> I have just one word: Oops. It's fixed. :-)
> 
> =>In advanced menu, if you change something, 'revert changes' doesn't
> =>work, and IF you use 'revert changes', 'apply defaults' then
> =>doesn't work either.  NOT using 'revert changes', all other options
> =>appear to work fine, though.  I haven't tested this on the main
> menu.
> 
> Also fixed. Thanks.

OK, now this works, we are back to the garbage in the main menu after
changing and reverting two values.

> =>Also a cosmetic change.  Why have 'Configure BashBurn' and Advanced
> =>bashBurn config.'?
> =>
> =>We know it is BashBurn... surely just 'Configuration' and Advanced
> =>Configuartion' is required here?
> 
> Sure.

I just meant:

5) Configuration
6) Advanced Configuration

> 
> As the changes to bb start to wind down, there are new text strings 
> creeping in and old ones that might want to change. They should be
> handled in less of an ad hoc manner; If I change a string now, I'm
> afraid it'll just leave the other languages out of sync.
> 
> Which brings up a new topic... The way that we're handling the
> different language problems right now works but it feels somewhat
> unwieldy. We have strings in lang/English/somefile.lang and then we
> have copies of the file in lang/!English/somefile.lang . Some of the
> files are mostly translated. (Good job BTW.) Some languages are there
> in good shape, but if a string changes, I don't see a system for
> *knowing* that the other languages have to be followed up. Also, we
> have a lot of strings that are duplicated, and changing one instance
> begs the questions whether followup can be managed.
> 
> So here's the $64 question: Does anyone here have any experience with 
> gettext/msgfmt/po files/pot files/ etc? Should we keep going the way
> we are? I ask this with no prior experience using pot files.


Ummm.  I have never dealt  with po files (being English, I never had
the cause to, really), but am aware of them and the general way they
work. Good time to learn, I guess :-)

Nick
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