Dear Yana-san and everyone, I confirmed that <context> has been added to the Audacity translation source in Transifex . Thank you for your efforts. I’ve been using POedit up until now. Fortunately, POedit supports the ts format.
POedit recognizes the <context> tag in the XML of ts files and can sort them by context. However, it does not seem to recognize the <name> tag in ts files as msgctxt. Context information cannot be used in POedit, unfortunately. Gemini recommends me using the “Qt Linguist” app. 2026年8月28日(金) 3:42 Yana Larina via Audacity-translation <[email protected]>: > > Hello everyone, > > Thank you for your emails, and apologies for not communicating clearly enough > on our side this time. Below is the full context: how we normally prepare > releases, what was different with 4.0, and how much time you still have to > submit translations. > > How our release process normally works > > - We prepare a release candidate (RC) build containing all the features and > bug fixes planned for the release. > - The RC is treated as final for localization purposes: once regression > testing begins, strings are frozen. > - We email you the planned release date, which is your signal that we are > ready to accept translations. > - If we find critical bugs, we fix them and prepare a new RC for continued > testing. These fixes do not normally add new strings. > > What was different with 4.0 > > Two things caused new strings to appear after the freeze: > > 1. We discovered that a number of strings in Audacity 4 were not translatable > at all. We only noticed once several languages had reached 100% in Transifex > while parts of the interface still displayed in English. Making those strings > translatable is why new entries appeared after the freeze. > > 2. Late in the cycle we implemented a few remaining features that needed > interface text. We only took them on at that stage because their text could > be reused from Audacity 3, so the existing translations carry over and > nothing new is required from you. The entries still show up in Transifex, > which is why the total string count can increase even though no translation > work should be required. > > We should have told you when this happened. If we ever need to add strings > after a freeze again, we will send a separate email to let you know. > > Current status and deadlines > > - Regression testing is still ongoing and the release target has moved to > next week, September 3. We are continuing to accept translations. > - As with every major version, 4.0 will be followed by patch releases. > Translations submitted after the 4.0 cutoff will be included in those. > - We expect the first patch release to follow within a few weeks of 4.0 and > will confirm the date once it is set. You can keep translating in the > meantime, and we will make sure your work is included. > > Why this happened, and what we expect going forward > > Audacity 4.0 is not only a new major version, it is a new application that > uses a different localization system from Audacity 3. The untranslatable > strings were a side effect of that transition. Over the past month we > identified and fixed the cases we found, and today, we've added translator > comments where context was missing. > > Because this class of issue comes from the initial move to the new system > rather than from our regular workflow, we expect it to be specific to 4.0. > From 4.1 onwards the localization process should return to the normal cycle > described above. > > Thank you for your patience and for the work you have put into this release. > If you see any issues specific to your native language, don't hesitate to > raise them on our GitHub. > > Best regards, > Yana > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 8:44 AM Tadahisa Sugisaki > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello dear Dmitry and all, >> >> Since Transifix has translation assistance features, using them is one >> option. >> >> Please note that Transifix strings have been added twice since August 11. >> >> The menu command in Audacity 4 has changed from “Title Case” to >> “Sentence Case.” This is an inconvenient change for localizers working >> with languages like Japanese. I’ve submitted a suggestion for >> improvement regarding this on the Audacity GitHub issue, though I >> don’t expect it to be adopted. >> https://github.com/audacity/audacity/issues/11627 >> >> 2026年8月11日(火) 0:15 Dmitry <[email protected]>: >> > >> > Hello dear translators, >> > >> > We are getting closer to Audacity 4 release date and the string freeze >> > date is set to August 24. >> > >> > For Audacity 4 we will be accepting translations only via Transifex. All >> > existing matching strings >> > from Audacity 3 were reused in Audacity 4, as well as translators' >> > attributions, but if anything is missing, please let us know. >> > >> > Transifex could be used in two ways: >> > - You can translate strings directly from the web ui. It is convenient for >> > small fixes or if you don't want to use any external software >> > - You can download and upload translation files locally and use your >> > software of choice. >> > >> > With Audacity 4, we moved to the Qt translation system, it uses .ts files >> > instead of .po files of Audacity 3. This means that some applications used >> > for translating Audacity 3 will not be compatible. In such a case, you can >> > use Poedit, QtTranslator, or Transifex Web UI. >> > >> > To register a transifex account with your personal email and join the >> > project, please use this link: >> > https://explore.transifex.com/audacity/audacity/ >> > >> > Thank you very much! >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Audacity-translation mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/audacity-translation >> >> >> >> -- >> 杉崎 忠久 >> Tadahisa Sugisaki >> <[email protected]> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Audacity-translation mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/audacity-translation > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Audacity-translation mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/audacity-translation -- 杉崎 忠久 Tadahisa Sugisaki <[email protected]> _______________________________________________ Audacity-translation mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/audacity-translation
