[docbook-apps] Re: [Q]?multilingual website?

[Steinar Bang <sb at dod dot no>]

>>>>> Dave Pawson <dpawson@nildram.co.uk>:

> I was thinking of taking those ideas and extending to a document content.
> (brain dump)

> Main document contains structure, and references to the text, and
> the required languages. Format is empty block level elements, with
> perhaps numbered references to simple blocks of text with inline
> markup.

> The .en or .fr files hold the content, in the appropriate language.
> One, call it the original, is identified, all others are
> translations of that file, with any inline markup.

Ah.  I think I see what you mean.

> Does the idea make sense?

Yes.  In fact, it's similar to how JSPs handles translations.

But I don't have the slightest idea where to start digging to
accomplish this.  I have to start with that presentation of Norm's you
linked to, I guess.


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