Emacs error

Dave Pawson davep at dpawson.co.uk
Tue Sep 7 17:14:59 UTC 2004


On Tue, 2004-09-07 at 00:47, Karsten Wade wrote:

> 
> * Until we learn otherwise, we need to practice a given set of rules
> (outlined in the Doc Guide) to keep editing and translating feasible. 
> These rules include whitespace (and indenting) practices.

I'm asking you to question why its important, outside the requirements
of specific docbook elements (those which respect ws in presentation).

> 
> * Those who are interested should a) research XML diff tools, and b)
> bring this up with the translation team (fedora-i18n-list) to find out
> what they want to and are able to do.  I just joined that list, and am
> prepared to discuss toolchains.
> 
> So, while I'm all for Local Variables and letting people indent and use
> whitespace as they wish, until we *know* that our documents can be
> internationalized with available tools, we must stick with what works,
> regardless of our personal preferences.

How will indentation impact i18N (even in the tiniest way) Karsten?


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