[Phpmyadmin-devel] Setup script translation

[Marc Delisle]

Isaac Bennetch a écrit :
> Hi,
> 
> On Sep 4, 2008, at 8:54 AM, Marc Delisle 
> <Marc.Delisle at cegepsherbrooke.qc.ca> wrote:
> 
>> Piotr Przybylski a écrit :
>>> I had several reasons for using separate files:
>>> - I don't expect seeing setup script fully translated anytime soon,
>>> hence it uses separate files
>>> - I didn't want to add 29 KB of text which is used usually only once,
>>> when installing PMA for the first time
>>
>> In fact, at installation time it might be important to reassure
>> first-time users in their own language.
> 
> Quite true, i agree that localization is important - but what is the 
> performance cost of loading every time an extra 29KB of language strings 
> that are only rarely used? I don't know - and it could be trivial 
> compared to the hassle of maintaining ./lang and ./scripts/setup_lang/ 
> seperately. I only propose it in case the extra performance hit is 
> significant, which I doubt.
> 
> ~Isaac
> 
>>>
>>> If my reasons aren't a problem for you I can make necessary changes
>>> and files can be merged.

I don't believe the cost is significant; besides, the same question
could be asked about any page we load (when you are on the Search page
you only need those messages) because some are less frequently used that
others.

It's also easier to manipulate just one file, for our translators.

Marc