On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 1:47 PM, Tal Daniel <[email protected]> wrote:
> In brief: I try to coordinate work on the Hebrew translation, and continue > the discussion on Google Drive: > > > On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 2:10 AM, Yaron Shahrabani <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > Both תכונה/תכונות. > > > OK, I'll use תכונה/תכונות to translate SW features. Will add it to the > Drive doc. > > Great ☺ > > > The former OpenOffice translation is very unprofessional, I wouldn't use > it > > as a reference, I fixed most of the mistakes they made in LibreOffice, > most > > of them are pretty basic, some are more complicated (Adding many > > directionality characters making it very difficult to change the text or > > remove parts of it). > > > Yaron, I notice many mistakes myself, and fix them, as much as I can. > By Gezer, do you refer to this page? -- > http://wiki.hamakor.org.il/gezer/?q=rules > Sure, the difference is that I have to sign all sorts of Apache SLA and I'm not sure I like the Apache foundation so much, LibreOffice is different. > > In the string you presented for example there's no separation between the > > usage prefix ל and the product name as the Hebrew academy suggests. > > Although the suggested symbol is a minus we (many open source > > translators, I can show you some examples) usually prefer the Hebrew > native > > symbol of Maqqaf (בית־עץ) explained further here: > > http://hebrew-academy.huji.ac.il/hahlatot/Punctuation/Pages/P35.aspx > > And at the Gezer rules I sent earlier. > > > I usually fix ל/ב/ה to ה-/ל-/ב- in conjunction with English. I know we > should use the formal מקף sign to connect word structures, but I see no > real problem to use the more common sign "-", at least for now (BTW, the > Heb Academy also use "-" in their site). The מקף is more common in > printing, while "-" is more easy to type & read, on screen. Other matters > require more urgent work, as you already know. > Sure, the Hebrew Academy states that whenever the formal Maqqaf can't be used you can use a minus but since we are professionals we use Maqqaf and the users can choose (I can help you with installing the appropriate keyboard layout that has these symbols). > > > [...] the description of the Excel/Spreadsheet functions are horrible > > > Yes, I think we should revert to original ENGLISH form. > > To conclude, I suggest we'll continue to develop and discuss OO translation > and its common keywords through the Drive doc at > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tSHkggqBpqg9WJYXmI5MmFfqtM9yG7r-RrF4ienzm2M/edit?usp=sharing > - > Hebrew translators are invited to edit and add/comment on things, if the > purpose is to create a discussion around a specific word translation issue. > As you've noticed in this Google Drive doc, I've already found & fixed > (grayed texts) some common translation problems in the most common windows > and dialogs of Writer, Calc, and Impress. > > I invite you to add problems within the doc, and answer my open > questions/comments there, and start to coordinate on different > responsibilities and split work between volunteers (you & me, TMHO). > > Note that I'm working on a Hebrew website translation too, to make > installation & download more accessible to Israelis. > I've seen your efforts, I wish I had more free time to assist you with it... Anyways I'll see what I can do, we are currently low on resources on more popular projects. > > Shabat Shalom, > Tal > You too, Yaron.
