Re: Lua wiki content in other languages

[John Belmonte <jvb@...>]

Nick Trout wrote:
> > Like most things, I think it's best to divide up the problem space and
> > be lazy.
>
> It may be more practical. I don't think I'd fancy the job of having to
> untangle 3 or 4 different languages if the wiki got to stage where it
> needed to be split. 

Well, here is what I mean about dividing up the problem space and being 
lazy.  My take is:

    Accept new content in other languages, but don't undertake a 
project to translate existing content.

    Avoid mixing languages on a single page.

    Don't accept content in a new language unless there is a plan to 
have a large-ish amount of content in that language.

    Don't make a new wiki that is specific to a certain language unless 
the current wiki is overwhelmed with pages in that language.

    Stick to English for wiki page names.  I had an experience where 
Japanese wiki users were quite tolerant of such a limitation.


If we were going to hobble along with that, then all I'd need to do is 
change the HTML page encodings to utf-8.  However, Netscape 4 and 
similar browsers of that era, while they can display utf-8 pages, cannot 
 handle utf-8 in a text box (required for page editing).  Those using 
old browsers, now is your chance to speak up...

Anyway, did I mention this is a slippery slope?

(By the way Nick, why are your replies always to the parent of a posting 
rather than the posting itself?)

-John


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