[PD] What about multilingual Pd ?

[Marc Lavallée]

Le 12 Décembre 2005 19:18, clemos a écrit :
> hi all
>
> maybe I'm wrong, but translating the objects names looks quite weird to
> me. why not consider them as commands in a programming language (which
> are quite often in english, and everybody looks happy with this) ?

That's what I tried to explain in my last message. But it's not a matter of 
being happy with names and acronyms based on "little small english". Named 
objects (created by typing in a object box) should not be translated, 
because they have names... But GUI objects, menu items, console messages 
and probably other details can be translated.

The goal is not to turn PD into some sort of multi-cultural gorgon, ready to 
annihilate all anglos in the universe. In order to understand the idea, run 
some applications in "foreign" languages, and you'll notice that not 
everything is translated. For the ultimate experience, compile a C++ 
software using Chinese locales... Then relax and repeat 3 times:
"Portez ce vieux whisky au juge blond qui fume."
--
Marc