Talk:Listings extension

Usage
1. Is the displayed text always in the same format regardless of the tag used - i.e. no matter how you begin your listing, the output will be exactly the same?
 * Yes, as the original, all outputs are the same (I have no idea why these different tags were used, finally a lot of other tags must be created). I made this extension only for backward compatibility in the case of the import of Wikitravel articles. Later we will substitute it by a single tag like vCard. --Roland 07:17, 19 November 2007 (CET)
 * I see, so has a current apprioprate tag for the new entries been chosen? I suppose it should be just  to keep things clear for new contributors. Should I search there? LukeWestwalker ⇔  19:20, 20 November 2007 (CET)
 * Unfortunately,  is already used in the Wikitravel software so we should use a new name like vCard -- because a new extension will be necessary. We started already a discussion, see de:Template:vCard or LocDB draft (Request for comments). In the frame of our location-database project we must develop a new standard considering a lot of additional information like gay-friendly and its expansion and considering a simple storage of these information. After the migration to PostgreSQL (maybe after a few days) this will be our main project for the future. One of the aims of locDB project is to allow an automatic import of these data. --Roland 20:14, 20 November 2007 (CET)

2. Is it designed with possibility for future translation of the attributes - so as non-Eng speaking users of any lang vers could use this extension in a friendly way? LukeWestwalker ⇔ 21:32, 18 November 2007 (CET)
 * In principle it should be possible for the attribute names but not for the tag name. Now I think about a tool to generate these tags using a form, but this will take a little bit time. --Roland 07:17, 19 November 2007 (CET)
 * Well, if there is just one tag name needed (as the output is the same), translation of attribute names only should be fully sufficient. But if one day you come to develop a dedicated form for listings (which I suppose would be translatable) there should not be any inter-lang problems whatsoever. Sounds nice. LukeWestwalker ⇔ 19:20, 20 November 2007 (CET)
 * Because of the many details of the locations it will not be easy to write them by hand. So I think it is necessary to have a tool to enter details in a form. After the MapSources extension this will be my next project, and I hope this will take no longer then two months. --Roland 20:14, 20 November 2007 (CET)

Spanish
The spanish translations of the messages are:

$wgListingsMessages['de'] = array(       'listingsUnknown'           => 'destino desconocido',        'listingsPhone'             => 'tel.',        'listingsFax'               => 'fax',        'listingsEmail'             => 'email',        'listingsTollfree'          => 'gratis',        'listingsCheckin'           => 'check-in',        'listingsCheckout'          => 'check-out',        'listingsPosition'          => 'posición',        'listingsPositionTemplate'  => '',

greets, --Kkkr 23:12, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Polish
$wgListingsMessages['pl'] = array(       'listingsUnknown'           => 'nieznane miejsce',        'listingsPhone'             => 'tel.',        'listingsFax'               => 'fax',        'listingsEmail'             => 'email',        'listingsTollfree'          => 'bezpłatny',        'listingsCheckin'           => 'doba od',        'listingsCheckout'          => 'do',        'listingsPosition'          => 'położenie',        'listingsPositionTemplate'  => '',

Hope it becomes obsolete with the new listings edit tool. LukeWestwalker ⇔ 21:21, 13 April 2008 (UTC)