Thank you for the clarification, Andras! While it may be hard to make rules for these things in LibreOffice, I believe we as translators do need some rules (I know that I do). So that is why I am trying to improve the existing rules, even though it may be a hard task. Also, being a new translator, I probably have a fresh look at things, which I would like to use to improve the existing internal documentation if possible.
Jesper 2014-11-29 6:39 GMT+01:00 Andras Timar <[email protected]>: > Hi, > > On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 2:02 AM, Jesper Hertel <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On the other hand, there are variables like > > > > <FIELDNAME> > > <FIELDNAME1> > > <FIELDNAME2> > > <FIELD> > > <LOGICOPERATOR> > > <VALUE> > > etc. > > > > that really should not be translated. > > > > This search reveals a few of them: > > > https://translations.documentfoundation.org/da/libo_ui/translate/#search=%3CF&sfields=source&soptions=exact&unit=28753831 > > > > So maybe the wiki should have said: > > > > • *<X>*, where X is a word in uppercase letters, is *normally* a variable > > which should not be translated. Some examples are <FIELDNAME>, <FIELD>, > > <LOGICOPERATOR> and <VALUE>. > > • *<FILENAME>* is NOT a variable, though, and you should translate it! > > > > But let us get some input from people with knowledge on the subject. :-) > > > > It is hard to give rules when it comes to LibreOffice, which uses a > mix of technologies. <FILENAME> in backgroundpage.ui is a placeholder, > it will be replaced by the actual filename. It does not matter what > you write there (translated or not), it will be replaced. So it would > be better to make <FILENAME> non-translatable in the source (I've just > done it), and do not confuse translators with exceptions. > > Regards, > Andras > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/l10n/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
