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

[Jiri Vanek]

On 09/11/2014 05:55 PM, Jacob Wisor wrote:
> 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


Hi Jacob!

As most fo the nits were agreed by Jie taht they are out of scope or should be addressed as separate 
changeset, I will push. ok?



J