Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 14:52:25 -0700 (PDT)
From: Feilen Haksan <feilen1000@gmail.com>
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Subject: [lojban] Making a jbo locale file and package for installation, need
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I've decided to scrape together a Lojban localization file, to match the 
one used and distributed for Esperanto, to make it so that open source 
software that takes advantage of locales can easily be translated.

However I've run into a couple things that I think would be best to consult 
on first. Here's a (mostly comments) version of what I have so far:

http://pastebin.com/WX3mTMeZ

Anything with %% is to point out something specific.

*Date/Time:*

Monday-Friday can use the planetary Lojban equivalents, or the 
numerical equivalents. Which would be preferable?

Each month has a lujvo and cmene equivalent, again, which would be best?

What do we want for 3-letter abbreviations?

What date format do we use, or do we just inherit it from somewhere else?

*Numbers:*
*
*
There's no way I can make it output digits as letters, unfortunately. I can 
control decimal points, thousands seperators, and a couple of others. 
Should we leave them as-is?

On currency, do we have a symbol we wish to use? Would it make sense to use 
EUR? Do we want +/-, just -, or even {ma'u|ni'u}?

*LC_MESSAGES:*
*
*
Only really one thing here, what letters are yes, what letters are no?

*Phone/address:*
*
*
Does it really need any change, and if so, where?


Most of what's in the file above is still what it was when I got it, almost 
everything has multiple ways to go about doing them, many more regional 
than language influenced.

In 2010 David Gowers made a simple Lojban locale which pulled most of its 
information from en_AU (and in fact that's pretty much all we need!) but 
making a definitive jbo package to match the Esperanto one would probably 
be more beneficial overall.

Also he mentioned an Arch package. Unfortunately he hasn't been around the 
list for a while :<  

Any/all suggestions are welcome!

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I've decided to scrape together a Lojban localization file, to match the on=
e used and distributed for Esperanto, to make it so that open source softwa=
re that takes advantage of locales can easily be translated.<div><br></div>=
<div>However I've run into a couple things that I think would be best to co=
nsult on first. Here's a (mostly comments) version of what I have so far:</=
div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://pastebin.com/WX3mTMeZ">http://pas=
tebin.com/WX3mTMeZ</a></div><div><br></div><div>Anything with %% is to poin=
t out something specific.</div><div><br></div><div><i>Date/Time:</i></div><=
div><br></div><div>Monday-Friday can use the planetary Lojban&nbsp;equivale=
nts, or the numerical&nbsp;equivalents. Which would be preferable?</div><di=
v><br></div><div>Each month has a lujvo and cmene&nbsp;equivalent, again, w=
hich would be best?</div><div><br></div><div>What do we want for 3-letter a=
bbreviations?</div><div><br></div><div>What date format do we use, or do we=
 just inherit it from somewhere else?</div><div><br></div><div><i>Numbers:<=
/i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div>There's no way I can make it output dig=
its as letters, unfortunately. I can control decimal points, thousands sepe=
rators, and a couple of others. Should we leave them as-is?</div><div><br><=
/div><div>On currency, do we have a symbol we wish to use? Would it make se=
nse to use EUR? Do we want +/-, just -, or even {ma'u|ni'u}?</div><div><br>=
</div><div><i>LC_MESSAGES:</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div>Only really =
one thing here, what letters are yes, what letters are no?</div><div><br></=
div><div><i>Phone/address:</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div>Does it real=
ly need any change, and if so, where?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><d=
iv><br></div><div>Most of what's in the file above is still what it was whe=
n I got it, almost everything has multiple ways to go about doing them, man=
y more regional than language influenced.</div><div><br></div><div>In 2010 =
David Gowers made a simple Lojban locale which pulled most of its informati=
on from en_AU (and in fact that's pretty much all we need!) but making a de=
finitive jbo package to match the Esperanto one would probably be more bene=
ficial overall.</div><div><br></div><div>Also he mentioned an Arch package.=
 Unfortunately he hasn't been around the list for a while :&lt; &nbsp;</div=
><div><br></div><div>Any/all suggestions are welcome!</div>

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