[mb-style] RFC: Works lists (and other related changes then implied)

[Frederic Da Vitoria]

On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 8:03 AM, David K. Gasaway <dave at gasaway.org> wrote:

> I'm liking this proposal _a lot_, but I'd like to list a few concerns
> (in no particular order):
>
> 1) Language
>
> What language will the lists use?  I touched on this in an earlier
> reply about CSGS, but I can only assume the same issues will present in
> these works lists.  I can handle English, German, Italian, and French
> well enough.  However, my head may well explode if Tchaikovsky is
> entered in Cyrillic. :)  I also get concerned that, for example, French
> has been chosen for Chopin.  I've read my share of Chopin biographies,
> but am I really to believe that none of his ouevre should be Polish?
> How about Handel and Dvorak?


I suggest we could create each work in more than one language, as the need
arises.


2) Organization
>
> A flat list of unordered works is going to suck _big time_.  How will
> the list be ordered on the screen?  Will we be able to group by work
> type, order by catalog number, etc.?


What about using wiki pages? I understand the developers won't have any time
to spend on designing pages for what is a temporary hack, this would move
the burden to us. Of course, it would be much less user-friendly, but much
better than simple lists too.

-- 
Frederic Da Vitoria
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