-----Original Message----- From: wireshark-dev-boun...@wireshark.org [mailto:wireshark-dev-boun...@wireshark.org] On Behalf Of Peter Wu Sent: den 25 november 2014 09:43 To: Andreas Sikkema Cc: wireshark-dev@wireshark.org Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] On which platforms is there a need for Wireshark to have a "Language" preference?
*sigh* this was supposed to be off-list. On Tuesday 25 November 2014 00:36:13 Peter Wu wrote: > On Monday 24 November 2014 23:45:11 Andreas Sikkema wrote: > > Here's an example, a forum that I use quite frequently. When I set > > Firefox to Dutch, The links for Login and Registration get > > translated to Aanmelden and Registreren. In my mind, Aanmelden and > > Registreren both mean Registration. So now I am confsed, which of > > the links should I follow to login? > > In dit specifieke geval is het misschien handig om "aanmelden" als > iets korts te zien (loop langs de receptie, zeg even gedag) en > registratie als iets uitgebreiders (geef je naam en andere gegevens op). > > Iets wat misschien vaker voorkomt is dat je een taal pakt wat anderen > ook gebruiken om makkelijker logboeken te kunnen lezen, of om > makkelijker jouw foutmeldingen door te kunnen geven. Google translate is funny :-) > In this particular case, it might be useful to " sign " as > See something short (walking past the front desk , say hello ) and > Registration as more elaborate managers (enter your name and other data ) . > > Something perhaps more common is that you pick a language which others > Use for easier reading logs , or > Easier to give your error reports . Which also shows that having "translations" might give unpredictable results if the translation isn't up to par which may be difficult to check ;-) I don't think I'll ever use a Swedish translation of Wireshark texts. So I'd definitely would like to be able to "force" it to English should I ever use it on a computer with a Swedish language pack. Regards Anders ___________________________________________________________________________ Sent via: Wireshark-dev mailing list <wireshark-dev@wireshark.org> Archives: http://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev Unsubscribe: https://wireshark.org/mailman/options/wireshark-dev mailto:wireshark-dev-requ...@wireshark.org?subject=unsubscribe ___________________________________________________________________________ Sent via: Wireshark-dev mailing list <wireshark-dev@wireshark.org> Archives: http://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev Unsubscribe: https://wireshark.org/mailman/options/wireshark-dev mailto:wireshark-dev-requ...@wireshark.org?subject=unsubscribe