Bug 108387

Summary:	Add i18n() around Provider names in KPPP
Product:	[Unmaintained] kppp	Reporter:	vivek <Vivek.Rai>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Harri Porten <porten>
Status:	RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Severity:	wishlist
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Mandrake RPMs
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description vivek 2005-07-01 09:53:13 UTC

Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.4.0KDE 1.2)
Installed from:    Mandrake RPMsMandrake RPMs
OS:                Linux

I am working on localization of Linux into Indian languages. 

As a part of it, I have started gather kppp settings of various Indian ISP's and wanted to add them to the KPPP Provider database. I see KPPP to be used by computer newbies in their own languages. 

I want KPPP to DISPLAY THE PROVIDER NAME IN THE CURRENT LOCALE, if a string is available. 

Right now, it merely displays the Filename. Even if I were to name this file using Indian scripts, in any one language, KPPP merely displays '????'. (I suppose it is unable to handle non-ascii characters)

Further, there might be more than one languages being spoken in a country, so we may need to display the same provider name in differnt languages. 

Is it possible that you add some call to _gettext() or _i18n() around the provider filename that is being displayed. Without it, the rest of the hardwork put in for translations is difficult to use for a person who does not understand English.

Comment 1 Chris Howells 2006-05-22 04:22:27 UTC

Could you please provide a sample of a filename which doesn't work?

Thanks.

Comment 2 Christoph Cullmann 2025-06-09 20:48:34 UTC

This project is unfortunately no longer maintained.

If a new maintainer wants to step up and take care, the project is archived here:

https://invent.kde.org/unmaintained/kppp

You can just clone it in your private namespace on invent.kde.org and if you have started to work on it and fixed/implemented something get it reviewed and the project unarchived.

Sorry for the inconveniences.