I've just upgraded to the latest 1.0.2 version of Pootle. While
searching for SVN related features I noticed a few usability problems on
the user interface of Pootle. I thought it'd be worth reporting them :
* the user interface does not lead the user toward the "Commit"
button and therefore most translators might forget to commit their
work. We'd end up with one major translator translating 100
strings and forgetting to commit and the next translator whose
name would be associated to the previous translator's work.
Ideally the "commit" button should be proposed when a translator
whishes to end his translation session ; maybe a "commit my work"
button should be carried along the pages.
* when the user hits the "commit" button, he does not get a report
that tells him that the action has been performed. Ideally he
should be prompted with "Your N changes to the project have been
committed in the repository"
* it is not natural to hit the "show editing functions" button from
the project/lang page ; most users will hit the PO file name link
below instead. The problem is that you can't access the editing
functions anymore once you've hit the "project.po" link. It then
becomes complicated to find the "commit" or "translate all" links.
Therefore I'd suggest removing the "show editing functions" and
showing the editing functions depending on the user privileges.
* I didn't manage to understand the differences between "goal",
"assigns" and "my strings"
I know users are supposed to get used to the user interface, but I still
can't get used to the behaviors listed above...
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