Re: [boost] [locale] Review. Internationalization library?

Subject: Re: [boost] [locale] Review. Internationalization library?
From: Artyom (artyomtnk_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-04-16 08:46:53

----- Original Message ----
> From: Vicente BOTET <vicente.botet_at_[hidden]>
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Sent: Sat, April 16, 2011 9:02:47 AM
> Subject: [boost] [locale] Review. Internationalization library?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> from the name of the library Boost.Locale and the 
> section "What is  Boost.Locale?" I didn't get enough 
> information about the motivation and the  scope of the library.
> I think that maybe be this is due to the fact that the  dependency
> to ICU hides a lot of features the library provides.
> I think that a  direct link to what ICU is is a must,
> but I would expect a little bit more than
> "On the other hand, there is a great, well debugged,
> high quality, widely used  ICU library that gives all of the goodies" in this 
>section.

I had completely rewritten this section.

See: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel/217866

> 
> From my  side if the library was named Boost.Internationalization
> I'm sure I would had  take a look long time ago. Do you think that this 
>renaming
> (or a shorter one)  will cover the whole library or there are parts of the 
>library
> that don't fall  in the internationalization domain? 

Actually there are 3 terms:

- Internationalization (i18n)- the preparation of the software to support
  different cultures
- Localization (l10n) - adopting the software for specific culture.
- Globalization - 118n+l10n (not really used outside Microsoft terminology)

This way or other I'd prefer not to rename the library as there already
users all around and I don't think it would benefit from it much. 
Especially that locale is quite short name.

> 
> As the review period has been  extended, I will try to review at least the  
>documentation.

Thanks.

Artyom