>> >> Portuguese users can't read Portuguese, so they are even completely unable >> to find language switch? Interesting. :) > > Nope. > > Brazilians know how to read Brazilian Portuguese well, but we, in > everyday life, usually we use for example the word "Watches" instead > of "Observadores", because the majority of the programmers learned > Pascal in an IDE in English - aka Delphi.
Yes, common sense says every programmer needs (at the least) basic English skills; yes, I too hate every application translation I ever used so I use English localization whenever I can. However, I completely agree with Maxim's remarks, >> Maybe installer can be improved to ask preferred language. > > I think that's a great solution for all problems with > internationalization, and currently several programs use this > approach. +1. IMO the installer is the best place to ask for preferred language or teach how to change it. >>> Another problem: >>> >>> http://imagebin.org/223226 Keep counting ;) The pt_BR locale is plenty of small errors and "suboptimal" translations. We need to reach to Marcelo and help him make a usable translation. >> See above. >> >>> IDE in english as default plz! ¹ :) <rant> When I buy a new PC and a Windows copy is forced down on me (because of MS damn monopoly and shady deals) and it must be in pt_BR (because of stupid Brazilian laws) and I can't change the language unless I buy Ultimate (MS international price fixing?), and e.g. "Memory usage peak" is translated to something that means "Peak-memory usage", then, yes, I get really pissed. </rant> However, I know programmers that don't speak English, so a localized IDE can reach a wider audience, and I believe most people will/do realize Lazarus is an OSS project and will overlook translation problems (but it's better to have a hint in the installer and better yet be able to change it right away). Best regards, Flávio -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus
