Dear Sirs

One time only translation of key terms

I think it might be helpful if some "key terms" would only be translated once 
in OpenOffice. This in order avoid having to translate the exact same term 
several times, because it is used at many places, but also in order to assure 
that the same thing is always translated the same way (so things will be 
coherent). For example 'Navigator',is used at many places and could be 
translated only one time. 

Mathematical function names would very much benefit form being translated only 
once, so one assure that the exact same term is used everywhere including in 
the help text.

Examples of key terms:
Navigator
Select
Propterties
Page
Bold
Italic
Font
Copy
Cut
Paste
Spreadsheet
Text document
Drawing
Presentation


"Direct translation"

I think that it would be very helpful if it would be possibly to right click, 
or combine a click with pushing some control key on the keyboard, on a text in 
OpenOffice and then get a pop-up with a sort of Pootle alike interface where 
one can review and modify the translation. This solution would make it easy to 
correct errors, and also to make translations because one would know the exact 
context of the text. Also, the result will be immediate.

Also, I think it is important to have a good search function so that one 
quickly can find other places where the same word has been translated, so one 
can check that the same word has been translated as wanted at other places, and 
assure that the translation is coherent thorughout the whole OpenOffice, 
including the help text.


Pootle search function

The Pootle search fuction should be better. Now, one can not even 
select/deselect if the search should be case sensitive. Also, wild card 
searches and logic expressions (AND, OR, NOT) are highly needed for efficient 
search.


History

Maybe it would be good to have some kind of history of changes of the 
translation?


Suffix '_ADD' in OpenOffice Calc function guide

I have seen that the suffix _ADD is used on several functions in the function 
guide of OpenOffice Calc. I think _ADD means that the functions are working 
according to Microsoft Exel standard, while the functions without this suffix 
are working according to international standard. There are especially many 
functions with _ADD in the category of Finance. 

I think that it would be helpful that the fuction guide has some information of 
the difference between the functions with _ADD and without. In the 'inline' 
help. 

I do not understand the choice of _ADD. It does not seem to have anything to do 
with addition. I would have called it _MS (for microsoft).


Your Sincerely, Stefan
 

 

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