I've written a proposal for a simple translation API with an underlying service interface at: http://dev.zope.org/Wikis/DevSite/Projects/ComponentArchitecture/TranslationServiceInterface As always, comments are welcomed. Jim -- Jim Fulton mailto:jim@zope.com Python Powered! CTO (888) 344-4332 http://www.python.org Zope Corporation http://www.zope.com http://www.zope.org