Monday, 24 May 2004

Do not assume that acronyms apply for all locales

As we wrote in Java Internationalization, do not assume that acronyms apply for all locales.
"In other cases, the acronym might be different when it is translated for a given locale. For example, the English acronym NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is known as OTAN (l'Organisation du Traité de l'Atlantique Nord) in French and NAVO (Noord Atlantische Verdrags Organisatie) in Dutch."

Also be aware of abbreviations. i18n, the abbreviation for internationalization is i19g (Internationalisierung) in German!

Posted by david at 4:13 PM in Internationalization
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"Devil has my ear today, I'll never hear a word you say."

Weak and powerless - A Perfect Circle
Posted by david at 4:01 PM in Quotable Quotes
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Why isn't fruit on the bottom yogurt pre-mixed?

OK, aside from the obvious, "Well, then it wouldn't be fruit on the bottom!", I'm wondering this afternoon about why all yogurt isn't pre-mixed? Is it that yogurt that is pre-mixed will spoil quicker than non-mixed yogurt? Is it that it would require changes to the yogurt manufacturing process that would be cost prohibitive? There are manufacturers who have pre-mixed yogurt, but I haven't done a cost comparison. I guess I'm also wondering, who doesn't mix their yogurt if they buy the fruit on the bottom yogurt?

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Posted by david at 3:33 PM in My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
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RE: Blog software breakdown for blojsom

So, here's our blog software breakdown for blojsom.

blojsom
Current version2.15
Home URLblojsom
Trial URLNone
LicenseBSD
CostFree
Minimum server requirementsJava 1.4, Servlet 2.3/JSP 1.2-compliant application server (e.g. Tomcat 4.x or Tomcat 5.x)
LocalizationUS English
MultilingualYes
Data storageData File: Flat files (entries) and directories (categories)
Maximum weblogsUnlimited
Multiple sitesNo
Post orderingdescending (default)
ascending (using chronological plugin)
alphabetical (change template to order entries this way or develop a plugin to sort entries alphabetically)
category (change template to order entries this way or develop a plugin to sort entries by category)
CategoriesSingle (see how to on multiple categories)
Sub-categoriesYes
KeywordsYes (use meta plugin)
Default post fields2 (command-line editing)
9 (administration console)
Maximum post fields2 (command-line editing)
9 (administration console)
Post editorTextarea (with live preview) in conjunction with Plugins (Textile, Markdown, Wiki)
Draft modeYes (use preview plugin)
Post API supportBlogger, MetaWeblog, Atom
Post moderationNo
Post pingsYes (can be configured per blog or per post)
RSS output0.92, 2.0, 1.0 (RDF)
Atom output0.3
Comment spamIP banning
Duplicate comments not allowed
Disable comments per blog
Disable comments per entry
IP address-based comment throttling
Disable comments after a certain # of days
All of these apply to trackbacks as well
Comment RSSYes
Template storageFlat file
Template taggingTemplates can be developed using JSP, Velocity, FreeMarker, or Groovy so the template tags will differ per presentation technology
Edit templates onlineYes
Template expertNo
Edit templates offlineYes
Template conditionalsTemplates can be developed using JSP, Velocity, FreeMarker, or Groovy so the template conditional logic will differ per presentation technology
Open registrationToggle (via list of users who can add users to the system)
User securityAuthorized users per blog
TrackbackYes
PingbackNo
RSS aggregatorNo
ForumNo
File editorNo
CSS editorSimple (include CSS in template or as uploadable resource)
PluginsConfig
Plugin directoryYes (available plugins)
Visitor logsNo
Referrer logsYes (configurable per flavor)
Imports fromMovableType, Roller
User profilesSimple (include in template)
SEF URLsVia URLRewrite or mod_rewrite
ThumbnailsNo
Category imagesYes
Skin switchYes (change template online)
Cross-postNo
LinkrollYes (setup a link blog and use a dynamic include from one blog to the linkblog)
Password postsNo
Blog by e-mailYes (use moblog plugin)
User communityMailing list
Documentationblojsom wiki
Sample sitesSites running blojsom
Posted by david at 12:55 PM in blojsom ... all blojsom
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