Hi, On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 4:59 AM, Ian Gilfillan <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 01/18/2015 01:08 AM, Jean Weisbuch wrote: > >> I translated an article that is on this untranslated category ( >> https://mariadb.com/kb/fr/mariadb/what-is-mariadb/) but i havent been >> able to use the usual ways to put links to other translated KB articles >> ("mariadb-vs-mysql-compatibility", "mariadb-vs-mysql-features" and >> "source-getting-the-mariadb-source-code") where the usual links of the >> form "fr/english-link" and "translated-link" doesnt works. >> I had to put the full URL (excluding "https://mariadb.com/kb/fr/";) which >> are "mariadb/la-compatibilite-entre-mariadb-et-mysql", >> "mariadb/mariadb-vs-mysql-features/" and "mariadb/les-premiers-pas/ >> obtenir-installer-et-actualiser-mariadb/comment- >> compiler-mariadb-a-partir-de-la-source/source-getting-the- >> mariadb-source-code/". >> Would it be possible to have by default links on translated articles to >> point to translated articles (when available) when the "default" URL (using >> the English KB page link without specifying the language) is used on the >> code ; having to check and fix almost every links when doing a translation >> is time consuming and could easily lead to mistakes. >> > > I've checked the page, and updated the links to work as expected. The one > that didn't work was "source-getting-the-mariadb-source-code" and this is > because an identical slug was used in English and in French (perhaps you > first created the page in French with the English text), so when faced with > the ambiguity, the English link was used. I've updated the primary slug in > French to use the French text, and replaced the link with this. > > I agree that when there's two of the same slugs, the one chosen should be > in the current language (or perhaps it should not be possible to duplicate > slugs across languages). I thought it did work like this, so not sure if > it's a regression, or perhaps has always worked this way. I'll suggest > looking at this to Bryan. This was a regression. I've made the fix in git but since I am about to get on a plane I am going to hold off on deploying it. It should go live in the next 24 hrs or so. > -- >> Another small issue : The documentation about translating KB pages ( >> https://mariadb.com/kb/en/meta/translation-howto/) states that : "All >> translated articles must be placed in a translated category. If the >> translated parent does not exist, the article will be placed in the >> grandparent or root category. Please take the time to translate the parent >> category before translating any articles in that category.". >> >> But if i try to translate a category such as https://mariadb.com/kb/en/ >> mariadb/faq/ i got an error message : "Sorry, you do not have permission >> to create an article here." >> > Agree, it doesn't make sense to have permission to create an article and > not a category, I will suggest to Bryan that this is changed. In the > meantime I've created the FAQ category at https://mariadb.com/kb/fr/ > mariadb/mariadb-faq-fr/ > > Bryan or Daniel will need to give you permission to create categories, in > the meantime if you need any created, send them through to me (or ping me > on IRC greenman_ for a quicker response) > > This was an error. I have enabled translation of categories for all users as well as marked you as a translator which gives you a few more options and lets you bypass captchas. This should be live now. If you have any problems, let me know. Thank you for supporting MariaDB! Bryan
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