[Sputnik-list] Translation table format

[Dado Sutter]

Hello there,
   The current (trunk) Sputnik locale table has the following formats:

For terms in english supposed to be identical do the entry ID:

Edit = {
   ru = "Редактировать",
   pt = "Editar",
}

or

For terms in english explicitly declared as the default/english version:

by_author1 = { "by $author1",
   ru = "от $author1",
   pt = "por $author1",
}


In order to avoid different fields usage or obscure default assumptions, I
would like to suggest a clearer syntax like:

msg_id = {
    en = "text for english version",
    ru = "text for ru version",
    pt = "text for portuguese version",
   .........
}

If the default language really needs to be taken from the locale table (and
not from a config option elsewhere), something like the following syntax
might be better:

msg_id = (
   default = "default text to be shown if no locale defined",
   .......... or
   def = "default text to be shown if no locale defined",
   ..........
}

I personally prefere the former format.



We might also change the Brazilian Portuguese locale Key to br, instead of
pt, to distinguish from an eventual future Portugal / African Portuguese.

I have finished the first pass on the (portuguese) translation page and
we'll be refining it, maybe in an on-line Sputnik version (so everyone can
contribute) in the next days.

Tkssssssss
Dado Sutter
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