On 2/8/2018 8:48 PM, Ahmad Alawsie wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > So while I’m translating, I thought to myself that I can try and test > the suggestion mode to see how it works and what can be improved... > > > > So in this instance where I suggest a word/phrase, the suggestion goes > through and will appear as normal under the text field. However, it > appears with an ‘x’ or tick, which seems to break logic. It just does > not make sense for a user to suggest a word, and then have the ability > to accept/reject the suggestion. > > > > As a translator, what I expected for the suggestion mode is that, if a > user suggests a translated word/phrase, then it is only logical that > the user cannot accept or reject their own suggestion. It would make > sense, though, that they have the ability to edit their submitted > suggestion/s, or delete it completely. I decided to test this > ‘illogical’ function out and this is what it looks like: > Actually it is not illogical at all. My understanding is that that anyone can make suggestions as a guest but all suggestions need to be accepted or rejected by a registered translator. One of the permissions that are granted to translators when they request a pootle account is to be able to accept suggestions. That is why you were able to accept your own suggestions.
Regards Keith > > > > > > > I submitted the suggestion (at the bottom of the screenshot), and as > you can see, I am given the options to accept or reject the > suggestion... yet it is my own suggestion. I accepted the suggestion > and it now marks as 1 “accepted” on my profile (my username is > skyray1). My profile can be seen in the screenshot below, with the > accepted column marking 1 on the ‘Apache OpenOffice 4.x Help > <https://translate.apache.org/ar/aoo40help/>’ row. > > > > > > > > The screenshot above now shows the number “1” after I had accepted my > OWN suggestion. In my opinion, this needs to change, as for logic’s > sake, users should submit suggestions for OTHERS to review, and not > themselves. > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Ahmad A > > > > > > > > > > >
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