Re: LYNX-DEV LYMessages_en.h translation

[T.E.Dickey]

> > gettext uses an index (i.e., numbers) for each message, and relates it 
> > to an external file.  That would be relatively simple to migrate to with 
>  
> Just so the record is straight, I have no beef with "gettext" adding to 
> the size of the distribution  -- because it is a valid solution. 
I'm ok with it - it's not what I was focused on in Lynx, but it's worth
doing (perhaps someone will make a patch so it gets done...)
  
> Remember that the whole LYMessage_??.h mechanism was set up by Fote as 
> a *temporary* way to at least get some of the status line strings available 
> to change.  Before that there was NOTHING, short of hardcoding. 
true - I'm not entirely happy with vile's messages & sometime will abstract
them into a list (same problem).
  
> Did my "lpansi" patch make it in, and the whole /utils subdirectory get 
> removed?  (Sorry, I leave in less than an hour, and probably will be out 
> of touch for three weeks or so.) 
I have that on my to-do list, yes (still am doing paperwork, but plan to spend
most of one of the remaining 4 days on lynx).
  
> > I don't see any reason to put them in the main distribution (just make them 
> > available as an add-on package). 
>  
> I'm glad to hear this, because once "gettext" is implemented the present ??.h 
> files won't be needed. 
right - just lots of little data files.
  
> __Henry  


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