[WG: I18N & L10N] Sakai 3 Internationalization Forum

[Beth Kirschner]

I'd like to thank everyone who was able to come to today's Sakai 3  
internationalization forum. We reviewed "the good, the bad & the ugly"  
of internationalization in both Sakai 2.7 and Sakai 3.0. Since Sakai  
3.0 represents an opportunity to get it right the first time, I'm  
sharing the internationalization goals we discussed that we'd like to  
promote for Sakai 3:0. This is a working list, so please comment and  
add to this list as appropriate (also posted it at http://confluence.sakaiproject.org//x/cg4QB) 
:

* High visibility of I18N problems and solutions within Sakai 3 UI  
developer community
* Encapsulation of all user text (other than content) within the user  
interface
* Support for unicode and right-to-left languages
* Support for (dynamic) user language/locale preferences
* Support for user timezone preferences
* Support for localized dates, times, and numbers (input and output)
* Support for localized mixing of static & dynamic content that  
respects subject/verb/object ordering
* Support for localized person names
* Support for coordinated language/locale preferences between Sakai 2  
and Sakai 3 hybrid installations
* Support for run-time translation updates
* Support for an easy-to-use, centralized translation server
* Support for validation of localization of widgets
* Support for global translations that can be leveraged by multiple  
widgets (such that translations are not duplicated amongst widgets)

In order to achieve these goals, several ideas were suggested:

* Create reference implementations of widgets that demonstrate above  
goals
* Take a look at the dynamic, database backed translations developed  
by rSmart (tech demo's Wednesday evening)
* Create a "debug language/locale" similar to Sakai 2.7 and unit tests  
for verifying correct widget localization
* Leverage http://translatewiki.net/wiki/Main_Page as a centralized  
translation server
* Seek funding, in the form of grants or mini-grants to help achieve  
these goals
* Migrate all widgets to use jquery.i18n.properties plugin (http://codingwithcoffee.com/?p=272 
)

On Jun 4, 2010, at 9:34 AM, Beth Kirschner wrote:

> I'd like to cordially invite all current and prospective Sakai 3
> developers, designers and members of our internationalization
> community to a forum on Sakai 3 Internationalization at the upcoming
> Sakai conference in Denver. The session will provide an overview of
> internationalization to date, enumerate the many challenges for Sakai
> 3 internationalization, and facilitate a discussion on how to move
> forward. I hope to see you there!
>
>    Time: Tuesday, June 15 at 1:30 pm CDT
>    Place: Chasm Creek B (discussion setup)
>
> Thanks!
> - Beth
>
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