2014-02-09 helix84 <heli...@centrum.sk>: > On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 6:47 AM, Daniel Hartwig <mand...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 8 February 2014 23:29, Manuel A. Fernandez Montecelo >>> >>> - About "no-summary", "first-package" and so on, both the original >>> messages in english and the translated ones are accepted by the >>> program, so yes, they should be translated >>> >>> Maybe it would be better to not allow translation of keywords at all, >>> it's not allowed in other places --e.g., the why command itself--, so >>> the way in which is done is inconsistent and generates more work for >>> both devels and translators without much benefit for the user, I >>> think. Suggestions/comments about this? >>> >> >> I agree. These keywords are part of the programs configuration and >> should not be accepted in localized form. Those which currently >> accept localized forms should be deprecated with a suitable warning.
I opened a new bug report for that (#738345), explaining it more clearly, since there are many such occurences in the code. >>> - Then, in the error message, since both the english and the >>> translated are accepted, I think that the translators should put both, >>> but I don't know what's the common practice. >> >> Makes sense. > > I also agree. But the translator comments should make it clear that > these should either not be translated or listed both in the original > and translated form (for use and for explanation, respectively). The > decision may be left up to individual language teams. I also fixed this, at least in the one that you mentioned: + // ForTranslators: "why" here is the aptitude command name and should not + // be translated. Both the translated and the untranslated log level + // names are accepted here. >>> - I didn't change the ForTranslators thing yet. Is TRANSLATORS used >>> (virtually) everywhere? >> >> I believe so. > > I don't have statistical evidence, but my anecdotal evidence from a > few dozens of projects says that if these comments are present then > this is the most common form. I changed them now, too. Cheers. -- Manuel A. Fernandez Montecelo <manuel.montez...@gmail.com> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
