RE: [sdd] 2.13.3 AND 2.13.2

["Robert Dickau" <rdickau@macrovision.com>]

Hmmm. I take 2.13.2 plus reworded 2.13.3 just to say, "the install operator should be able to choose which locale to display...", differing only in the endings "...irrespective of the target environment's locale [2.13.2]" and "...and even if the target's locale isn't specifically supported by the solution [2.13.3]".

 

(Also, Debra's comments document has a note from Feb. 23 on 2.13.3 that reads, "The author should be able to preclude this", and we need to be sure the requirement addresses this concern.)

 

 

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From: Patton, John H [mailto:John.Patton@ca.com]
Sent: Friday, 03 March 2006 1:44 pm
To: Robert Dickau; sdd@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: RE: [sdd] 2.13.3 AND 2.13.2

Actually, the more I look at this, the more I'm thinking that 2.13.2 is not necessary.  That should be handled during runtime or by the tooling.  Does anyone else agree with me on that?

 

2.13.3 (modified rewrite with Rob's suggestions)

The SDD specification must support defining a default or fallback locale to be used in hosting environments where localized content is unavailable or has not been defined for the hosting environment's locale.

 

Cheers,

 

/john patton/

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From: Robert Dickau [mailto:rdickau@macrovision.com]
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 1:27 PM
To: Patton, John H; sdd@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: RE: [sdd] 2.13.3

This rewording is much clearer. I now read the requirement to mean that one (the install operator?) can specify "fall back to Esperanto content when the hosting environment's locale isn't specifically included".

 

Predictably, I'd prefer "must support definition of a default locale" to "support defining a default locale"; and would a phrase like "fallback locale" be more appropriate than "default locale" to emphasize the intent of the requirement?

 

(Looking at it, though, it doesn't seem much different from the previous req 2.13.2, which states the install operator should be able to view content in other than the target's locale.)

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From: Patton, John H [mailto:John.Patton@ca.com]
Sent: Friday, 03 March 2006 11:33 am
To: sdd@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: [sdd] 2.13.3

I believe this meets the spirit of the original.

 

Suggestion:

2.13.3

The SDD specification must support defining a default locale to be used in hosting environments where localized content is unavailable or has not been defined for the hosting environment's locale.

 

Original:

2.13.3 The SDD specification must support the ability for the author to define the localized content which should run properly on all locale-specific versions of supported operating systems.

 

Thoughts?

 

/john patton/

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