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Bug #622718
Comment #10

Comment 10 for bug 622718

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Seif Lotfy (seif) wrote on 2010-08-24: Re: [Bug 622718] Re: XML application problems

#10

Yeah we will iterate over the XML stuff again... Thanks for noticing.
Well sets are fun in a way... I think it should be possible
also i noticed i could just use your format and always award GOLD :P
so i do like your format however i am missing the sets
I we can stick that in then I think manish wouldnt mind using your stuff :)

On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Patryk Zawadzki <email address hidden>wrote:

> I don't think we really want a third party app to be able to award
> trophies in the name of another app. All the bug reports would hit the
> wrong developers. Having said that, nothing stops you from setting the
> application field to something else. I don't see how "sets" add anything
> to the picture.
>
> I also strongly believe all strings displayed should be translated. Not
> sure how you came up with the idea of keeping the title untranslated.
> Imagine a girl in France suddenly seeing an English string she does not
> understand pop up on her screen. Why would you want to do that?
>
> Whatever you think about the format we came up with, please fix yours to
> at least look like proper XML.
>
> --
> XML application problems
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/622718
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> which is subscribed to omg.
>
> Status in OMG!: New
>
> Bug description:
> The XML branch of OMG commits to a number of really bad practices:
>
> * you go with Pascal/Java-style "CamelCase" where XML calls for
> "hyphenated-names" or classic "camelCasing"
> * you use elements for atomic types where best practices call for an
> attribute (ie. "<trophy priority="2">)
> * you've invented your own translation format ignoring the fact that
> intltool comes with out-of-the-box support for XML files
> * you reference and import "xsi" and "xsd" namespaces despite not using
> any of them
> * you provide your own schema for no apparent reason, you never reference
> it
> * title is not translatable
> * the "friendly application name" is redundant as you can get a translated
> version from the referenced desktop file
>
>
>

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On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Patryk Zawadzki <patrys@pld-linux.org>wrote:

> I don't think we really want a third party app to be able to award
> trophies in the name of another app. All the bug reports would hit the
> wrong developers. Having said that, nothing stops you from setting the
> application field to something else. I don't see how "sets" add anything
> to the picture.
>
> I also strongly believe all strings displayed should be translated. Not
> sure how you came up with the idea of keeping the title untranslated.
> Imagine a girl in France suddenly seeing an English string she does not
> understand pop up on her screen. Why would you want to do that?
>
> Whatever you think about the format we came up with, please fix yours to
> at least look like proper XML.
>
> --
> XML application problems
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/622718
> You received this bug notification because you are a member of OMG!,
> which is subscribed to omg.
>
> Status in OMG!: New
>
> Bug description:
> The XML branch of OMG commits to a number of really bad practices:
>
>  * you go with Pascal/Java-style "CamelCase" where XML calls for
> "hyphenated-names" or classic "camelCasing"
>  * you use elements for atomic types where best practices call for an
> attribute (ie. "<trophy priority="2">)
>  * you've invented your own translation format ignoring the fact that
> intltool comes with out-of-the-box support for XML files
>  * you reference and import "xsi" and "xsd" namespaces despite not using
> any of them
>  * you provide your own schema for no apparent reason, you never reference
> it
>  * title is not translatable
>  * the "friendly application name" is redundant as you can get a translated
> version from the referenced desktop file
>
>
>

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