Re: [rox-devel] proposed AppInfo.xml changes (was Re: i18n, xml thoughts)

[Wilbert B. <wi...@os...>]

Op Wed, 20 Feb 2002 11:26:24 +0000
krabbelde Thomas Leonard <ta...@ec...>:

> On Wed, Feb 20, 2002 at 11:59:55AM +0100, Wilbert Berendsen wrote:
> > 
> > Here's my full idea, please comment/ignore:
> > 
> > <?xml version="1.0"?>
> > <AppInfo>
> >   <!-- there can be multiple summary items, for each language -->
> >   <Summary>A graphical file manager</Summary>
> >   <Summary xml:lang="nl">Een grafisch bestandsbeheer
> >   programma</Summary><Summary xml:lang="fr">....</Summary>
> > 
> >   <!-- there can only be one about section -->
> >   <About>
> >     <!-- the entries in about may be, but need not be translated -->
> >     <Purpose>Manage files</Purpose>
> >     <Purpose xml:lang="nl">Beheer uw bestanden</Purpose>
> >     <Purpose xml:lang="in_TE.rcal">D:*(F^#-%%&amp;dF-0d :-)</Purpose>
> 
> You need to have multiple About sections, one for each language.
> This way, the current version of the filer uses only the first section
> it finds, and so will just display in the default language. The new
> version will find the correct section for your language.

I thought of that too, but it is a bit pointless to have things as
homepage, version etc. duplicated for every language.

> If we do it your way, the current filer will display every field in
> every language, which isn't good for backwards compatibility ;-)

I agree with that.  But is the current AppInfo.xml format already in
wide use? (is there already an established spec for it?)  Would there
be users that run *newer* apps with the new AppInfo.xml scheme while
having an onder version of ROX?

I mean, the newer AppInfo.xml layout would first be supported by a new
ROX, so people having new AppInfo.xml files most likely will also have a
new ROX.  Of course the new ROX should also support the old (current)
AppInfo.xml format(which would not be difficult.)



But having multiple about sections is also possible.  A consistent
behaviour would then be also having multiple <AppMenu> sections, with the
old (current) Item format:

 <Appmenu>
   <Item label="blah" option="-bla"/>
   <Item label="foo" option="-foo"/>
 </Appmenu>
 <Appmenu xml:lang="nl">
   <Item label="blaat" option="-bla"/>
   ....
   
etc.  This would not break current filers.


Thanks for sharing your thoughts,

Bye,

Wilbert



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Wilbert Berendsen (http://www.xs4all.nl/~wbsoft/)