161886 - [Enh] remove 'version' field from 'export' dialogs

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Mozilla Localizations Graveyard :: MozillaTranslator, enhancement)

Description

[Taco Witte]

Hello Henrik
MozillaTranslator does not really need the 'version' field in 'Export JAR' and
'Export XPI' anymore, because Mozilla has strings that state the version number
of the component (since at least 1.0).
It would be user friendly and reduce the risk of making mistakes, when that
would be removed, and MozillaTranslator would use the following field for its
version number:

regional: global-region/region.dtd:content.version
neutral: global/brand.dtd:lang.version

(platform specific doesn't seem to have it, but could use the version number
from 'neutral')

Of course, this doesn't need any priority.

With regards,
Taco

Comment 1

[Hixie (not reading bugmail)]

The MozillaTranslator component is moving to the Mozilla Localisations product.

Comment 2

[RickieES aka Ricardo Palomares]

Reassigning every MT bug to me.

Comment 3

[RickieES aka Ricardo Palomares]

Do we really want this? I mean, can we trust in those keys being always present with that name and having the right value for JARs and XPIs to work?

Instead hardcoding the key names, I'd rather add a field to each JAR definition inside the product management to let the user work it out. The user can set the wrong field, but he/she can also fix it by themselves.

Comment 4

[RickieES aka Ricardo Palomares]

(In reply to comment #3)
> Do we really want this? I mean, can we trust in those keys being always present
> with that name and having the right value for JARs and XPIs to work?
> 
> Instead hardcoding the key names, I'd rather add a field to each JAR definition
> inside the product management to let the user work it out. The user can set the
> wrong field, but he/she can also fix it by themselves.
> 

Forget that. localeVersion field is still present, but disabled and pre-filled with values from global/brand.dtd:lang.version, like OP suggested. Another bug solved but not closed.