[Uml-devel] German translation -> to all Sauerkrauts ;-)

[Luis De la Parra Blum]

> >>Feature request: it would be nice if one could use the English terms
> >>although the default language is configured to be German.
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> >this is not possible.
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> There would be a method: what it there now is a translation to 'de',
> default (in source) is 'en-US' and the version with UML names in English
> but GUI in German could be something like 'de-UML'. That would meant an
> entire new .po file.

ok, it *could* be possible... if someone really wants to get away with that he 
could even make up a new language "de-en", but this is would not be the right 
thing to do.
the "en-US" means "english for USA".
for spanish, there are "es-ES" (spanish for Spain) and "es-MX" (spanish for 
Mexico). I mean, if I see a UI in es-ES I can understand it, but somthings 
just sound.. well..... funny, because we use different words for some things 
in Mexico.  the same with "color" vS. "colour" in USA vS Rest-of-the-world 
english.

so, that's why there is a language *AND* a country code.
making something like "de-UML" would be against all rules (since there is no 
country called UML)... as I said, of course it is doable, but I say we 
shouldnt even think about it. either we transalte the UML names or we dont.

... or, the only one option that could be valid is to have "german for 
Germany" and "german for Austria" and in one tranlate the names and in other 
not..  here you would at least have the excuse of saying "I thought in 
Austria they use the English names"  =))

salud!

luis.