On 7/18/2017 8:24 PM, Chris Pavlina wrote: >> (remember, this is localization, not literal translation) > > Thank you! en_US should be "counterclockwise" and "clockwise" (or > even CCW/CW would be easily understood), and different phrasings > should be used in different languages. Don't avoid "clockwise" in > English because the French don't use it. It's up to the translators > to decide how things should be phrased in their locale.
Yes! This is how it should be done. > > On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 07:19:35PM -0500, José Ignacio wrote: >> Clockwise and counter-clockwise are the most usual term in American >> Engish, other localizations should use the most usual term in their >> respective locales (remember, this is localization, not literal >> translation). For example in Argentinian Spanish it should be >> "Horario" and "Antihorario". Encoding information in the icons only >> is not a good idea, as users can disable them (or the system can >> disable them by default) also screen readers can't read icons >> (though i doubt many blind people would be using kicad to lay out >> circuits). >> >> On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 4:00 PM, Clemens Koller <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi! >>> >>> If we want to avoid clockwise (CW) and counterclockwise (CCW) I >>> suggest to add a sign to the rotation, which should be trivial to >>> translate: >>> >>> Mathematics/complex plane stuff tells that: CCW = positive >>> rotation = rotate + = rot+ CW = negative rotation = rotate - = >>> rot- >>> >>> In german we can use "rotieren +" und "rotieren -". >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Clemens >>> >>> >>> On 2017-07-18 19:34, jp charras wrote: >>>> Le 18/07/2017 à 19:14, "Jörg Hermann" a écrit : >>>>> Translation of Clockwise and Counterclockwise are long texts >>>>> in many >>> languages: >>>>> Uhrzeigersinn and Gegenuhrzeigersinn in german for example. >>>>> >>>>> If the icon depicts (dynamically) the sense of rotation, the >>>>> text can >>> be short as "Rotate" - which >>>>> is short in many languages. Just an idea? >>>>> >>>>> Jörg Hermann >>>>> >>>> >>>> I agree icons should show the rotation. >>>> >>>> However Rotate Clockwise (or Counter Clockwise ) is still >>>> needed (just >>> "Rotate" is not acceptable) >>>> because icons are not always displayed: - On OSX by default >>>> (although they can be shown, this is an option in >>> Kicad, now) >>>> - On Linux, some WM do not display icons in menus. >>>> >>>> Besides, English language is know for its short words and >>>> sentences. Translations are using most of time longer words and >>>> sentences, and this >>> is sometimes an issue in menus. >>>> We (translators) have to live with that. >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ Mailing list: >>> https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : >>> [email protected] Unsubscribe : >>> https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : >>> https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> > > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: > https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : > [email protected] Unsubscribe : > https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : > https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
