Bug#313283: [INTL:he] apt: please remove the Hebrew translation
Christian Perrier wrote:
> Quoting Lior Kaplan (webmaster@guides.co.il):
>
>>Package: apt
>>Version: 0.5.28.6
>>Severity: wishlist
>>Tags: l10n
>>
>>I'd like to remove apt's Hebrew translations. The reason is that
>>there is no RTL support in the console, so people with Hebrew locale
>>just see the messages in reverse order (for Hebrew text hello is seen as
>>olleh).
>>
>>Because of that, the translation is small - 81 strings.
>
>
>
> As I already mentioned to Lior in a private message, I think that the
> Hebrew translations should be kept:
>
> -first, there may be some RTL console system in the future (have you
> once tried bicon from the Arabeyes people...it's not packaged but
> should be easy to compile)
>
> -second, if APT (or dpkg, or aptitude...) is used in a RTL-aware
> terminal in X, the display should be correct. If it is not, the bug
> should be fixed....
>
> Better support for RTL languages is one of the keeys of a good
> i18n. We just shouldn't give up translations because programs are
> flawed...
I don't (D-I is a proof of concept). But for now, the translations do
more harm to people than good. So I prefer to remove them. When I'll
have better support, I'll be the first to start it over.
Users with X can use synaptic which already have Hebrew translation.
Other just get a mixed test with English & left aligned revered Hebrew
(meaning: two problems).
--
Regards,
Lior Kaplan
kaplanlior@gmail.com
http://www.Guides.co.il
Debian GNU/Linux unstable (SID)
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