On 24 June 2013 15:39, Michael Bakonyi <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Dwayne, > > thanks for your detailed answer! > > On 30 May 2013 11:45, Dwayne Bailey <dwayne@tr...> wrote: > > > The code is all in for 2.5.0 but it is still only enabled for terminology > > projects. You can see an example here: > > > > > http://staging.locamotion.org/af/firefox/pootle-terminology.po/translate/#unit=1642831 > > > > You need to be logged in to see the votes. > > I can see it now, thanks! > > > The voting code is part of the main pootle_store so is technically > > available to all projects, but they features are not enabled in the > > template for normal translation but are in edit_term.html > > > > So to enable voting across the projects (note: there is some debate about > > whether this is valuable i.e. lots of vote doesn't mean the translation > is > > correct) you could pull that code across and test. > > Ok, thx for your information! > > > > And another question, if the feature is still present within the code: > Is > > > it possible to approve a string/suggestion automatically if let's say 5 > > > votings confirm it to be a good translation? > > > > > > > It would be possible, if it was coded, it isn't possible now. The idea > is > > built on the assumption of lots of votes==good translation. I'm not > sure I > > agree with that as a feature with the risks of language skills and abuse. > > Yes, these concerns had also been raised within the community I'm asking > this feature for. But most of the translation-work regarding the project we > use pootle for is volunteer-based and the guys responsible for accepting > the translations doesn't have much time... That's why I had the idea to ask > for this voting-feature here: if translations are made but never get > accepted a lot of work is useless ... >
Yes, the loss of community contributions is problematic in the case you illustrate. But I think my soft alternative below could help with that. > > > From a code perspective it shouldn't be that hard. > > > What do think, how much would it cost if you would implement this > "automatic acceptance"? > I haven't looked at the scope but could prepare something for you. Lets take that part off list and we can flesh it out. > > > > > From a code perspective it shouldn't be that hard. More useful might be > > looking at ways to leverage the votes e.g.: > > > > 1) Filter to find high vote count items - at least a human is reviewing > > important items > > 2) Export PO files including translations with high votes - would allow > > testing of all the voted suggestions > > Yes, but this also means the same people who are responsible now regarding > the acceptance are responsible to filter and go through the translations > ... So I'm skeptic, if this would be much of an improvement ... > Another soft alternative could be threshold + time i.e. 5 votes and N days and then it is auto accepted. > > Cheers, > Michael > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: > > Build for Windows Store. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Translate-pootle mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/translate-pootle > -- Dwayne *Translate* +27 12 460 1095 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Translate-pootle mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/translate-pootle
