Hi, bert.
While I am still working on stabilizing runtime-translation stuff to make smooth to integrate add-on applications with base Etoys, I hit fundamental question: how to distribute and install addon application with translation.
We need to do following that seem difficult on OLPC if I understand correctly: - EToys use installed MOs for translation, so additional MOs for the apps need to be installed onto file system. - Additional domains/MOs need to be registered by API call, and that registration is stored in image in current implementation.
We have had great apps for Squeak, but.. - the last version of DrGeoII is packaged as SAR. It is possible to execute almost anything in preamble, but MOs installation seems impossible in Rainbow-enabled environment. - the last version of BotInc is packaged as project. How to package MOs in tt? - For both case, can domain registration be stored in Journal and restored ? it is easy for squeakland-OLPC user to save image...
So only way to provide translation for apps is that preload apps and rename image and package them as RPM. I would like to hear your thought.
(I understand we have similar issue with additional font...)
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