[haiku-development] Re: Localization of file names?
- From: Stephan Assmus <superstippi@xxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:16:26 +0100
On 2010-02-28 at 14:07:59 [+0100], Michael Pfeiffer
<michael.w.pfeiffer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Am 28.02.2010 um 13:45 schrieb Stephan Assmus:
>
> >> For printer driver and transport add-ons they could also provide an
> >> interface to query their display name. IMO though this is a common
> >> problem
> >> and should be solved on the OS level.
> >
> > Maybe I am missing something, but what would "HP DeskJet" be called in
> > German? and what about "Postscript" or "USB"? These are all names that
> > don't
> > get translated. Can you clarify what exactly you want to be translated?
>
> Just try to add a new printer with the Printers preflet and you will see
> there are some drivers / transport add-ons where a translation is needed.
> Like: "Preview" printer driver, "Save to File" transport add-on.
Ok. But isn't the name already exported by the add-on? What about a USB
printer add-on, wouldn't it return the name from the USB device? Then the
translation can optionally be handled by the add-on.
Best regards,
-Stephan
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