On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:01:15 +0100 Clayton <ccorn...@openoffice.org> wrote:
> I'm thinking that in [[XX/Main Page]], the "Main Page" part should be > the localized title... ie not actually "Main Page" but the > translated/localized text for "Main Page" (as the Turkish, Arabic, > Vietnamese etc communities have done). > > This also applies in some ways to the Page Name part as well. There > has been some discussion about translated Page Names being in English > or localized. For a Wiki document like the Developer's Guide, this is > important because the translations are done page by page. It makes it > somewhat easier to keep these particular Wiki manuals in sync. > Outside of that opinion is split. Some people feel the page should > be left with its English original name and localized using > DISPLAYTITLE. Others feel that the Page Name itself needs to be > localized as well. For me, from a technical maintenance standpoint, > it's certainly easier if the page name is left in English and the > difference between each language is just the ISO Lang code. it makes > it very easy to switch between languages. > > On the other side is something like this example: > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/How_Tos/Calc:_ACOS_function > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/nl/How_Tos/Calc:_functie_BOOGCOS > where a localized title was used (and needed in my opinion). > > I'm not sure what the right answer is here... to me.. some places need > it for administrative reasons, but elsewhere, it's not so important to > have the Page Name only in English... and then localized Page Names > make sense. True, especially for simple searches with the wiki internal search tool, localized titles would help. Maybe the "best" i guess would be to have a translation of Documentation/How_Tos/Calc:_ACOS_function at NL/Documentation/How_Tos/Calc:_ACOS_function and a redirect from NL/Documentation/How_Tos/Calc:_functie_BOOGCOS to that page. Really cool would it be if we would have a extension that offers a "translate" button next to "edit" on the english page that presents a form with: - a dropdown of Languages - a textfield for a localized title. If I would fill that form for "Documentation/How_Tos/Calc:_ACOS_function" with "NL" as language and Calc:_functie_BOOGCOS as localized title, the following would happen: - the english page is copied to NL/Documentation/How_Tos/Calc:_ACOS_function - the Category NL is added to the created page. - The text "This page needs to be translated to NL" is added with a template on top. - a redirect from NL/Documentation/How_Tos/Calc:_BOOGCOS_function to NL/Documentation/How_Tos/Calc:_ACOS_function is created - the user is presented the created page and can start translating. Just dreamin' ;-) Best Regards, Bjoern -- =========================================================================== Sitz der Gesellschaft: Sun Microsystems GmbH, Sonnenallee 1, D-85551 Kirchheim-Heimstetten Amtsgericht Muenchen: HRB 161028 Geschaeftsfuehrer: Thomas Schroeder, Wolfgang Engels, Wolf Frenkel Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates: Martin Haering =========================================================================== --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@documentation.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@documentation.openoffice.org
