2013/5/6 Thomas Pryds <[email protected]>: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 05/06/2013 08:49 PM, Simon wrote: >> If we decide to do so we have to come up with a threshold up to >> which translations are accepted (e.g. 95% of the strings have a >> valid translation, so 5% fuzzy or untranslated). This certainly >> needs to be discussed thoroughly. >> >> So, please, any comments! > > I'd say that any program, not just darktable, should exclude partial > translations from releases. Keep them enabled in the repo, in > nightlies, perhaps even in RCs, but not in final releases. Not in > anything seen by the end user. It will make the program (and not just > the translation of the program, but the program itself) seem > half-finished, made by sloppy authors, which might, of course, very > well not be the case.
Even 100% translation as per intltool may look sloppy. I had quite some trouble figuring out the best approach to some strings that are identical in English but should vary according to context in Polish. The specific forms I picked are acceptable but purists might still frown (and I don't expect them to understand, or accept, the process). There is also the issue of non-i18n-able strings in the config dialog. And then there are mathematical terms that require knowledge/research to translate (correctly)... :) > The question is, of course, where to draw the line. What's a partial > translation, and what's not. > > [...] > > What about drawing the line at 95% (or 90% as also suggested), and see > which languages are excluded. Perhaps even post the list here. Have > (people here have) a look at them and see if it's ok to exclude those > languages in releases. If not, lower the percentage. If more languages > need exclusion, set the percentage higher. I'd say post the list on the website/facebook/google+ - we may need to recruit new translators who don't subscribe darktable-devel (yet). Regards, Artur ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. This 200-page book is written by three acclaimed leaders in the field. The early access version is available now. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/neotech_d2d_may _______________________________________________ darktable-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-devel
