Hi,
On Tuesday 17 November 2009, Mirco Bauer wrote:
> I am the package maintainer and upstream developer of Smuxi.
>
> Please find, for review, the updated po templates (proposed changes by
> Justin B Rye <jbr@edlug.org.uk> were incorporated) part of the smuxi
> source package. As summary, you can find the commitdiff
> of the changes here:
> Please send suggested changes inline as reply to this mail.
> Comments about your proposed changes will be appreciated.
Some more comments below. Mostly not about the language this time. :-)
> #: ../src/Engine/FrontendManager.cs:219
> msgid "no network connections"
> msgstr ""
Should the beginning be capitalized?
> #: ../src/Engine/Session.cs:396
> msgid "[Engine Commands]"
> msgstr ""
This entry could use some comment for translators. What does it refer to? Is it
for example shown in some field?
> #: ../src/Engine-IRC/Protocols/Irc/IrcProtocolManager.cs:210
> msgid "lag"
> msgstr ""
>
> #: ../src/Engine-IRC/Protocols/Irc/IrcProtocolManager.cs:212
> msgid "seconds"
> msgstr ""
These two look like they will be combined with a variable between. If this is
the case please present them as one string with variable substitution. This
because in some languages the order of words (and their form) may change because
of the surrounding words.
> #: ../src/Engine-IRC/Protocols/Irc/IrcProtocolManager.cs:1211
> msgid "ban"
> msgstr ""
Capitalize?
> #: ../src/Engine-IRC/Protocols/Irc/IrcProtocolManager.cs:1898
> msgid "Nick"
> msgstr ""
>
> #: ../src/Engine-IRC/Protocols/Irc/IrcProtocolManager.cs:1907
> msgid "is already in use"
> msgstr ""
Here again combine these two.
> #: ../src/Engine-IRC/Protocols/Irc/IrcProtocolManager.cs:2019
> #, csharp-format
> msgid "{0} [{1}] requested CTCP {2} from {3}: {4}"
> msgstr ""
Some explanation of the variables would be helpful.
Also, if {0} should not be moved in any of these strings, please add the comment
to each one of them. Otherwise, please add comment what it contains. :-)
> #: ../src/Frontend/SshTunnelManager.cs:366
> #, csharp-format
> msgid ""
> "Couldn't get OpenSSH version (exit code: {0})\n"
> "\n"
> "SSH program: {1}\n"
> "\n"
> "Program Error:\n"
> "{2}\n"
> "Program Output:\n"
> "{3}\n"
> msgstr ""
What "get" means in this? Use? Find? Really download?
> #: ../glade/smuxi-frontend-gnome.glade.h:60
> msgid ""
> "The nickname to use. You can specify extra nicknames (separated by spaces)
> " "which will be used as fallbacks when the first choice is not available.
> By " "default $nick_ and $nick__ will be used as fallback."
> msgstr ""
Should the last word be "fallbacks"?
> #: ../glade/smuxi-frontend-gnome.glade.h:68
> msgid "gtk-cancel"
> msgstr ""
>
> #: ../glade/smuxi-frontend-gnome.glade.h:69
> msgid "gtk-ok"
> msgstr ""
Are these really translatable strings? If yes, please provide some advice how to
translate them.
> #: ../glade/smuxi-frontend-gnome.glade.h:70
> msgid ""
> "ss = second\n"
> "mm = minute\n"
> "hh = hour (01 - 12)\n"
> "HH = hour (00 - 23)\n"
> "tt = AM/PM\n"
> "\n"
> "dd = day\n"
> "MM = month\n"
> "yy/yyyy = year"
> msgstr ""
I would say "seconds", "minutes", and "hours".
> #: ../src/Frontend-GNOME/FindGroupChatDialog.cs:65
> msgid "#"
> msgstr ""
Probably not translatable.
> #: ../src/Frontend-GNOME/Frontend.cs:414
> msgid ""
> "The frontend has lost the connection to the server.\n"
> " Do you want to reconnect now?"
> msgstr ""
>
> #: ../src/Frontend-GNOME/Frontend.cs:551
> msgid ""
> "The server has lost the connection to the frontend.\n"
> " Do you want to reconnect now?"
> msgstr ""
Is the whitespace at the beginning of the second line intentional?
> #: ../src/Frontend-GNOME/Views/Chats/GroupChatView.cs:233
> #, csharp-format
> msgid "Syncing chat persons of {0}..."
> msgstr ""
Hmm. I don't understand what the string means. (Would make it hard to translate.
;-) Could it be rephrased?
> #: ../src/Frontend-GNOME/Views/Chats/GroupChatView.cs:277
> msgid " done."
> msgstr ""
This kind of whitespace in the beginning or end of a string most likely won't be
correct in all translations. It's better to add them as untranslatable material.
(This same applies also for whitespace after colons, before the variable, if the
variable is not included in the string.)
> #: ../src/Frontend-GNOME/gtk-gui/Smuxi.Frontend.Gnome.ChatFindDialog.cs:92
> msgid "_Match case"
> msgstr ""
"Case" capitalized.
> #: ../src/Frontend-GNOME/gtk-gui/Smuxi.Frontend.Gnome.ChatFindDialog.cs:104
> msgid "Search _backwards"
> msgstr ""
>
> #: ../src/Frontend-GNOME/gtk-gui/Smuxi.Frontend.Gnome.ChatFindDialog.cs:116
> msgid "_Wrap around"
> msgstr ""
ditto.
> ../src/Frontend-GNOME/gtk-gui/Smuxi.Frontend.Gnome.SteticPreferencesDialog
> .cs:1627 msgid "<b> User List Position </b>"
> msgstr ""
In all the strings of this kind you could also mark only the text as
translatable.
> #:
> ../src/Frontend-GNOME/gtk-gui/Smuxi.Frontend.Gnome.EngineAssistantConnecti
> onWidget.cs:64 msgid "Use _SSH tunnel"
> msgstr ""
Capitalize "tunnel"?
> #:
> ../src/Frontend-GNOME/gtk-gui/Smuxi.Frontend.Gnome.EngineAssistantConnecti
> onWidget.cs:101 msgid "localhost"
> msgstr ""
Probably not translatable.
> #:
> ../src/Frontend-GNOME/gtk-gui/Smuxi.Frontend.Gnome.EngineAssistantIntroWid
> get.cs:27 msgid ""
> "Welcome to the Smuxi Engine Configuration Assistent.\n"
> "You need to enter some information before you can use the engine.\n"
> "\n"
> "Click \"Forward\" to begin."
> msgstr ""
Assist_a_nt
Cheers,
Edu
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