Shoutbox

Yes, Muss, you are wrong. The next version (just as the current private betas) will work with Windows Messenger 5. This is not a conclusion, but a part of Patchou's version history....

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Originally posted by Patchou
* Patchou goes into his storage room
* Patchou find the packet with "Muss" written on it
* Patchou erases "Muss" from the package

..no need to send a PS2 to someone that will break it

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you know i wouldnt break it

you have my addy patch

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Originally posted by Jae_x777
The new version WILL work on Windows Messenger 5.0 (as well as on all other MSN variants ofcourse).

I know because i'm running Plus! v2.02.29 with Windows Messenger v5.0.0149 together, and it runs very nice I just LOVE recieving alpha's in my mailbox

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umm it's a beta

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Originally posted by 2Pac
umm it's a beta

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Okay, Private Beta then... because it isn't public availible like the Plus! beta that is up for download right now

yeah your right, but it's still called beta , it's only available for translators.

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Originally posted by 2Pac
yeah your right, but it's still called beta , it's only available for translators.

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not only...

and for some "special" people like you gfd

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Originally posted by Freeze
Cheaper products, like underwear with his face on it and his tongue out?

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hey you never know but i wouldn't buy that particular product.

@Patchou

How many people are working on each translation?

If there are only a hand full translators working on each language I do NOT think that it is very wise to not release any more beta-versions before releasing the final!


I made horrible experiences with programm translations in the past and I really hate to recommend a great programm and then tell everybody not to use their native language but choose english, since the translation makes the programm nearly unusable.

For example Shareaza: It's a great programm, but for a long time the German translation was simply so bad, that lots of Germans kicked it of their machine. If there would have been no German translation at all it would probably have stayed since most German speak English rather well but most users don't bother to switch the UI-language of a programm just to check if other translations are better then the one of in their native language!


I really really recommend to release beta-versions of the translated versions so native speakers can test them and make recommendations for changes of the translation file!
Patchou, I don't know how good your for example German skills are, but I don't think that you will find flaws in every translation yourself. And just trusting the translators to do a perfect job doesn't make sense, translators make mistakes - often more then programmers. A test of the translation is IMHO extremely important.

Oh noes....... Here comes another delay...........




* sock slaps Gott around a bit with a large trout.

Are you mad?!?

@ sock..

well its true [in fact, chromo made some annoying translation faults in spanish latinamerica] but releasing the final version of the code doesn't mean that patchou can't release a 2.1a version with updated languages some weeks later.

And believe me, errors in a such a long text file are likely to ocurr unless you do it very pausedly