On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 8:02 AM, Anita Reitere <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi,
Hi, > Are you sure that translating these strings is a good idea? We don't > translate option flags for command-line programs, or formula markup in LaTeX > or LibreOffice. Function names are localized in LibreOffice. If your LibreOffice is in French, you would type =somme(A1:A15) instead of =sum(A1:A15). > It would be pretty frustrating to have to re-train your muscle memory just > because you've switched the system language. Re-train? So you mean you've been using is:unread in Geary for long already? I don't think this argument is relevant here. > Or to find some advice on the > internet and wonder why it isn't working for you. The same argument has been made for translating GNOME application names (Maps, Boxes, Clocks, Music…). I don't really think it's a strong one as this would actually not happen that much compared to the target audience trying to find the application they need in the Shell. Clocks is Horloges in French, so no similarity whatsoever ; someone who only speaks French wouldn't be able to find the application if we didn't translate it. > Perhaps it might be possible to support both the original and the translated > keywords in parallel? That, however, sounds like a good idea. I wish GNOME Shell did the same. -- Alexandre Franke GNOME Hacker & Foundation Director _______________________________________________ gnome-i18n mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-i18n
