Andre: I think you are looking at the wrong patch. I was meaning this patch:
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=106612&action=view These patches were improperly marked as translation in the existing code like this. From daemon/gdm.h: #define GDM_DEFAULT_WELCOME_MSG "Welcome" #define GDM_DEFAULT_REMOTE_WELCOME_MSG "Welcome to %n" From gui/gdmcommon.c: welcomemsg = g_strdup (_(GDM_DEFAULT_REMOTE_WELCOME_MSG)); welcomemsg = g_strdup (_(GDM_DEFAULT_WELCOME_MSG)); The patch adds the strings to a file that is not shipped as a part of GDM just to get the strings translated. I'm not sure this is the best way, but I can also use a different technique if someone has a better suggestion. The patch you discuss below is the patch that was already approved by the release team a few days ago. Brian > Am Freitag, den 07.03.2008, 13:48 -0600 schrieb Brian Cameron: >> It was recently reported that there is a problem translating two strings >> in GDM. The two strings are the default welcome and remote welcome >> strings that are shown to the user on the GDM dialog. >> >> These strings are currently marked for translation, but improperly. So >> although these strings are translated for 17 languages, they are not >> translated for the others. >> >> You can read more in the bug report. >> >> http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=519528 >> >> Refer to comment #10 for a description of the problem, and comment #12 >> for a proposed patch to fix the problem so the strings are more >> clearly marked for translation. >> >> Can I commit a patch to mark these strings more clearly for translation? > > the patch you attached to your mail *does* include new strings, it is > not about strings improperly marked for translation. so i'm confused > now. > >> - <property name="tooltip" translatable="yes">Show visual feedback in the >> password entry. Turning this option on can be a security hazard as the >> length of your password can be guessed.</property> >> - <property name="label" translatable="yes">_Show visual feedback >> (asterisks) in the password entry</property> >> - <property name="tooltip" translatable="yes">Use circles instead of >> asterisks in the password entry. This may not work with all fonts >> however.</property> >> - <property name="label" translatable="yes">_Use circles instead of >> asterisks in the password entry</property> >> + <property name="tooltip" translatable="yes">Hide visual feedback in the >> password entry. Turning this option on can increase security, as the length >> of your password cannot be guessed by people looking at your >> screen.</property> >> + <property name="label" translatable="yes">_Hide visual feedback in the >> password entry</property> >> - _("Enter login details and press enter. " >> - "Press F10 for more options."), >> + _("Answer questions here and press Enter " >> + "when done. For a menu press F10."), > > andre _______________________________________________ gnome-i18n mailing list gnome-i18n@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-i18n