https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=166723
Bug ID: 166723
Summary: Misleading use of the word "reinstate"
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 25.8.0.0 alpha0+
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Description:
In Writer 25.8, there's a new "reinstate" feature, described in this blog post:
https://vmiklos.hu/blog/sw-redline-reinstate.html
Nothing wrong with the feature itself, however the word "reinstate" is being
used in a misleading way in UI strings. Normally, if something is reinstated,
it is being restored to a previous state or position:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reinstate
Strings like "Reinstate Track Change" sound like the meaning is "restore the
change to its original state". The actual meaning as described by the blog post
is "decline the change and restore the document to its original state, while
also preserving the change".
I'm not sure if this kind of functionality can be described using just one
word, but maybe "reject and retain" would be a reasonably short yet more easily
understandable replacement for "reinstate" in this case?
Steps to Reproduce:
1. See
https://translations.documentfoundation.org/search/libo_ui-master/-/en/?q=reinstate&sort_by=-priority%2Cposition&checksum=
Actual Results:
The word "reinstate" is being used in a way opposite to what one would normally
expect.
Expected Results:
Succinct, yet more descriptive terminology is used.
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
Additional Info:
n/a
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