6443 2009-01-16 00:54:17 +0000 German error message text is awkward 2009-01-26 19:44:40 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified SML Core CR Macintosh Mac System 9.x RESOLVED FIXED resolved P2 normal --- 1 cmsmcq virginia.smith johnarwe virginia.smith public-sml oldest_to_newest 23138 0 cmsmcq 2009-01-16 00:54:17 +0000 Appendix F of the SML spec describes an example of using the sml:locid attribute for internationalization of error messages. For the English message The specified ID <sch:value-of select="string(u:ID)"/> does not begin with 99. it offers a German equivalent of Das angegebene Attributkennzeichen ID <sch:value-of select="string(u:ID)"/> beginnt nicht mit 99. This seems a bit awkward; a more natural formulation might be Der angegebene Wert des Attributs ID (<sch:value-of select="string(u:ID)"/>) beginnt nicht mit "99". Disclaimer: I am not a native speaker of German. (But I did check this with one native speaker, who agreed that the current version is awkward and that this alternative would be an improvement.) This change will need to be made in all three occurrences of the message. (Oh, and the French version seems to have dropped an acute accent.) 23228 1 johnarwe 2009-01-22 19:36:06 +0000 The wg discussed this bug on its telecon of 2009-01-22 and agreed to make the change, with no further wg review required. 23249 2 virginia.smith 2009-01-26 19:44:40 +0000 Fixed German text per description in 3 places in Appendix F.