Re: [Gaim-i18n] Translatable strftime() format strings?

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=D0=94=D0=B0=D0=BD=D0=B0=D1=81 =D1=83 19:23, Ambrose Li =D0=BD=D0=B0=D0=BF=
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> In short, "strftime already uses locale settings" makes the following
> faulty/questionable assumptions:
>
> - System's locale translations are always correct (often wrong in CJK
>   locales)

It's not only about "correctness".  %c, %x and %X are simply not
enough of standard formats, and POSIX locale system doesn't provide
enough localisable formats anyway (i.e. we can make cases for
SHORT_TIME, TIME, LONG_TIME, SHORT_DATE, DATE, LONG_DATE, and most of
the combinations of these).=20

That's one of reasons that we've started off Giulia[1] project in
Gnome.=20

[1] http://live.gnome.org/LocaleProject

> - Year always follows month (in CJK languages month follows year)

Yes, this is one of reasons why "%B %Y" *MUST* stay translatable
(including that there might be some additional mark-up needed, such as
"%B, %Y", etc.).

> - Time always follows date (valid in CJK, but I would tend to believe
>   this to be questionable)

Yes, that to.


So, please, keep these localisable.  strftime is far from a solution
to all the date localisation problems.

Cheers,
Danilo