suggestions/wishlist - rosetta db question

[Paolo Brocco]

Hi,

1) I've discovered this nice Wiki page: 
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/RosettaWishList

...so I added my suggestions as well. I would like to file all of these 
also in Malone, but as already said in my last e-mail I get "A system 
error occurred." when I submit a new bug/suggestion in 
https://launchpad.ubuntu.com/malone/products/rosetta

If this bug has already been corrected and will be implemented on 
Tuesday, as written by Matthew Thomas, I'm really looking forward for 
Tuesday ;-)

2) I have a question: if I want to create my own application, do I need 
to create all the interface words and sentences from scratch, or can I 
reuse them by selecting them from a universal database of Rosetta?
In example, it's relatively easy, for me, to write the basic interface 
words, in example "save" "open" etc. but then all these words, even if 
"easy ones" should be translated again in all the other languages for my 
program. Is it possible to reuse them, let's say, by searching the all 
the words/sentences in the Rosetta database, and refear to them by "ID"? 
So if I do like this I would already have a lot of sentences/words that 
have already been translated, and the work for the translators would be 
minor (they would need to translate only the new sentences that apply 
only to my program)... what do you think?

3) I don't use Ubuntu Linux, I have no idea what Launchpad is and I 
don't understand why Malone has been created as there are already other 
bug reporting platforms areound...

..anyway, I really like the Rosetta idea and I'm looking forward when it 
will be more user friendly, as now it's really a PITA to use it.
When the wishlist suggestions will be implemented I think it'll become 
really a user friendly platform.

So, to the developers working on Rosetta, a BIG thank you and keep up 
the good work: this is one of the most important projects that I've seen.

Sincerely,

Paolo