Hello, I noticed some new Mercurial users get quite confused with the translated TortoiseHg menu items. They sometimes expect to find the exact Mercurial command they are trying to run between the menu items, but it may not be available because:
- it's hidden behind a general purpose dialog, like "Synchronize"; - the corresponding translated item is not immediately obvious, because the translated word doesn't correspond perfectly to the original word, or is not very common. Since command line parameters should never be translated, one could argue that menu items with corresponding Mercurial commands shouldn't either. So I'd translate "Synchronize...", but not "Commit...". Another option may be including both. For instance, I'm experimenting with (including some Portuguese words): "Commit..." -> "Consolidar... (commit)" "Commit..." -> "Consolidar... (hg commit)" "Commit..." -> "Commit... (consolidar)" "Synchronize..." -> "Sincronizar... (pull,push,incoming)" But that may not work if the same string appears on inappropriate places (for instance, "update" on both the context menu and as a pull option). Thoughts? (other interface elements (like dialog or toolbar buttons) sometimes show the same problems, but inside a dialog there's usually more context and more informative elements available) Thanks, Wagner ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ Tortoisehg-develop mailing list Tortoisehg-develop@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tortoisehg-develop
