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Posted to dev@openoffice.apache.org by janI <ja...@apache.org> on 2013/02/06 10:16:23 UTC
[call for someone with a long memory] sdf file description as is was
used by sun
Hi.
In order to test my l10n work, I am searching for a description of the sdf
file format as sun used it.
The sdf file format if columnized, and I look for the precise definition of
each column. Especially the key columns are not simple when you go down in
detail. It actually seems the some rows have a specific sequence.
I remember having had such a document looong time ago, when I did some
sunPC work, so my hope is that someone has a copy.
I need to documentation, to test the new l10n extraction tool, which at the
moment makes a reduced sdf file, so I can check it extracts the same
information of the current tools.
Does anybody have such a document or a reference ?
Thx in advance.
jan I
Re: [call for someone with a long memory] sdf file description as is
was used by sun
Posted by janI <ja...@apache.org>.
On 6 February 2013 11:27, Joost Andrae <Jo...@gmx.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm not sure if I can help you but there's some information about the
> GSI/SDF file format here:
>
> http://web.archive.org/web/**20100917082931/http://l10n.**
> openoffice.org/L10N_Framework/**Intermediate_file_format.html<http://web.archive.org/web/20100917082931/http://l10n.openoffice.org/L10N_Framework/Intermediate_file_format.html>
>
That helps a lot, but it seems outdated, or at least it does not explain
the part when you have numbered items (like content of a combobox).
>
> AFAIK the Translate Toolkit can import from and export to the SDF file
> format:
>
> http://translate.sourceforge.net/wiki/toolkit/gsi
>
> http://docs.translatehouse.**org/projects/translate-**
> toolkit/en/latest/development/**developers.html<http://docs.translatehouse.org/projects/translate-toolkit/en/latest/development/developers.html>
>
> There is some information about the translation process regarding
> OpenOffice.org:
>
> http://translate.sourceforge.**net/wiki/guide/openoffice.org<http://translate.sourceforge.net/wiki/guide/openoffice.org>
>
> I wasn't able to download the GSIcheck tool from
> ooo.services.openoffice.org because that site is not available anymore.
If you need it, it is being build on trunk/l10ntools. However that is one
of the tools that will not survive.
>
>
>
>> In order to test my l10n work, I am searching for a description of the sdf
>> file format as sun used it.
>>
>> The sdf file format if columnized, and I look for the precise definition
>> of
>> each column. Especially the key columns are not simple when you go down in
>> detail. It actually seems the some rows have a specific sequence.
>>
>> I remember having had such a document looong time ago, when I did some
>> sunPC work, so my hope is that someone has a copy.
>>
>> I need to documentation, to test the new l10n extraction tool, which at
>> the
>> moment makes a reduced sdf file, so I can check it extracts the same
>> information of the current tools.
>>
>> Does anybody have such a document or a reference ?
>>
>
> Kind regards, Joost
>
thx for your speedy help.
jan I.
Re: [call for someone with a long memory] sdf file description as
is was used by sun
Posted by Joost Andrae <Jo...@gmx.de>.
Hi,
I'm not sure if I can help you but there's some information about the
GSI/SDF file format here:
http://web.archive.org/web/20100917082931/http://l10n.openoffice.org/L10N_Framework/Intermediate_file_format.html
AFAIK the Translate Toolkit can import from and export to the SDF file
format:
http://translate.sourceforge.net/wiki/toolkit/gsi
http://docs.translatehouse.org/projects/translate-toolkit/en/latest/development/developers.html
There is some information about the translation process regarding
OpenOffice.org:
http://translate.sourceforge.net/wiki/guide/openoffice.org
I wasn't able to download the GSIcheck tool from
ooo.services.openoffice.org because that site is not available anymore.
>
> In order to test my l10n work, I am searching for a description of the sdf
> file format as sun used it.
>
> The sdf file format if columnized, and I look for the precise definition of
> each column. Especially the key columns are not simple when you go down in
> detail. It actually seems the some rows have a specific sequence.
>
> I remember having had such a document looong time ago, when I did some
> sunPC work, so my hope is that someone has a copy.
>
> I need to documentation, to test the new l10n extraction tool, which at the
> moment makes a reduced sdf file, so I can check it extracts the same
> information of the current tools.
>
> Does anybody have such a document or a reference ?
Kind regards, Joost