Last modified: 2011-03-13 18:04:47 UTC
SpecialAllmessages forced messages to be sorted alphabetically (currently from key '1movedto2' to 'yourvariant' key) but isn't naturally. But for translator purpouse is needed sorting naturally as order in default MessagesEn file for comparing necessary strings (as from 'sidebar' to 'autoredircomment'). Additional benefit of it is separating extensions messages from MediaWiki messages. It decrease redundant works for extensions messages translations for translations for a new languages. Please remove from SpecialAllmessages.php the statement ksort( $sortedArray ); Or implement (if for somebody need) sorting switch "Alphabetically <-> Naturally"
I would suggest not to use Special:Allmessages for translation at all in normal circumstances. Using it in active wiki will result in translation that is mixed translation and site customizations and probably using the wrong license too. There is better tools and methods available.
The page needs to be gutted and rewritten. :)
Natural sort order on PHP page generated from Allmessages is enaugh at all.
I support a natural order on Special:Allmessages, because it makes sense even if not used for translation: related messages are close (well, should be), and though it may be so also when sorted if they have the same prefix, it's not consistent. (In reply to comment #2) > The page needs to be gutted and rewritten. :) Right. (In reply to comment #3) > Natural sort order on PHP page generated from Allmessages is enaugh at all. Note that if you use this for pasting in messages files, you can just use maintenance/language/rebuildLanguage.php to sort the file right (this script should be finally used in the PHP view of Allmessages, but I think it should be optimized first).
(In reply to comment #4) > Note that if you use this for pasting in messages files, you can just use maintenance/language/rebuildLanguage.php to sort the file right (this scriptshould be finally used in the PHP view of Allmessages, but I think it should beoptimized first). The order of keys generated with maintenance/language/rebuildLanguage.php is not conform to order in MessagesEn.php. Actually rebuildLanguage make natural sort in keys blocks, not in whole file, blocks still are unordered.
(In reply to comment #5) > The order of keys generated with maintenance/language/rebuildLanguage.php is not conform to order in > MessagesEn.php. Actually rebuildLanguage make natural sort in keys blocks, not in whole file, blocks > still are unordered. Really? The whole files (well, inside $messages) should be organised like MessagesEn.php, including keys, blocks, comments, and everything else. That's the whole point of the script. Please open a bug for that, and attach a generated file for example.
Ok. See Bug 7983
Seems the bug should be closed, because not necessary now.
