https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58429
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Bug ID: 58429
Summary: Option to display outdated translations, marked as
such
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Version: master
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: Translate
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
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Classification: Unclassified
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Wikis with the Translate extension enabled suffer this problem:
1. Contributor translates all translation units of page ABC to language XYZ.
2. Master (English) version changes one word in one paragraph (one unit
translation).
3. After marking for translation, the whole paragraph is marked as outdated
(good), and then the whole paragraph appears in English at the page in language
XYZ (bad most of the times).
Currently there are only two options when updating translation units:
* Ignore the changes. Translations won't be notified about the change. Not good
when you add/change meaning.
* Apply changes. This will mark translation units affected as outdated,
removing them from the displayed text. Not good if you just made a little
change, but the old version in language XYZ is still more useful than a
disruptive paragraph updated in English.
SOLUTION
Allow a third option: apply changes, keep translations. The banner will still
say that the translation is outdated. It could be even possible to provide a
special look to the outdated strings e.g. light pink background (which would
perhaps invite the reader to complete the translation). The banner has the link
to the original English version, if someone is really curious about the
details.
This way the translation admins would have full control deciding how a change
in the English text should affect all current translations, without stressing
out the translators because now a page looks half broken because of one word
changed.
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