l10n approach for bzr

[Alexander Belchenko]

I think replacing real strings with message ids has very bad side effect: translators cannot use 
Launchpad Translations service effectively in this case. In Launchpad translator see original 
English text and then able enter localized text or choose from existing database (from another
projects translations). See per example German translation for QBzr project:

https://translations.launchpad.net/qbzr/trunk/+pots/qbzr/de/+translate

If all strings will be message ids then suggestion mechanics will never be used, and translators 
need to use additional materials to understand what to translate.

May be if Launchpad guys made some improvements to support your idea, then it will be great idea.
But for now...