[rfc][icedtea-web] localizable files and icedtea-web about page

[Jacob Wisor]

On 09/11/2014 05:41 PM, Jie Kang wrote:
> String header = getFormatter().getBold("Features of NetX: ") + getFormatter().getNewLine();
>
> "Features of NetX: "   This string should probably be localized

Yep, and it should also get reworded to: "NetX features". ;-)

> +ITWintroL1={0}provides a Free Software web browser plugin running applets written in the Java programming language and an implementation of Java Web Start, originally based on the NetX project.
>
> Do you think the "Free Software" should be changed to "Free Open Source Software"?

No, free software is a super set of open source software. There does exist open 
source software which is not free (in the sense of freedom, not free of charge) 
software. IcedTea-Web is free software. ;-)

> +ITWintroL3={0} also includes a plugin to {1} within web browsers.
>
> For this message I see in the english man page:
> icedtea-web also includes a plugin to http://www.java.com/en/download/testjava.jsp within web browsers.
>
> Is this replacement of {1} with http://... supposed to happen? It doesn't really make sense to me.

Yep, looks broken.

> In the english man page for Description I see:
> Features of NetX:
>
>         Modular     Easily add JNLP capabilities to an application.
>
>         Saves Memory
>                     Launch programs in a shared JVM.
>
>         Fast startup
>                     Runs applications from a cache for fast starting.
>
>         Security    Run any application in a sandbox or log its activities.
>
>         Auto-Update Applications can auto-update without special code.
>
>         Network Deployment
>                     Deploy to the internet, not with installers.
>
> Can you make the format consistent by making the text part always on a new line? E.g:
>     Security    Run any application in a sandbox or log its activities.
> becomes
>     Security
>         Run any application in a sandbox or log its activities.

Oh, yes please.

> Also the text here (from english man page) has very weird spacing:
>
> Visit    the    http://icedtea.classpath.org/wiki/Main_Page   or   specifically   the   http://icedtea.class‐
>         path.org/wiki/IcedTea-Web pages for more information.
>         Help with common issues with  IcedTea-Web  can  be  found  http://icedtea.classpath.org/wiki/IcedTea-Web#Com‐
>         mon_Issues .
>
> I think this has to do with the formatting? I am not sure.

I agree here too. :-)

Reagrds,
Jacob