[libreoffice-l10n] Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Re: [libreoffice-l10n] n’t → n't

30.11.2014. u 9:10, Andras Timar je napisao/la:
> > > Program UI isn't a typography showcase.
> > Of course it is! We’re building an office suite, remember? An office
> > suite which has to do with typography a great lot. And even if it
> > didn’t, it’s supposed to demostrate a level of polish and leave a
> > better, lasting impression on users. They do care about these things,
> > I certainly do as well. Even amateurish OS X applications implement
> > typographic quotation marks. Recent versions of GNOME core
> > applications also do. Windows Store apps are also in the boat. It was
> > only a matter of time.
> Fair enough, but please invent a process that makes these cosmetical
> changes transparent for translators. People don't want to retranslate
> or review 4000 strings just because you changed apostrophes in en-US.
> Not to mention that many languages are unmaintaned in Pootle,
>
> Thanks,
> Andras

I agree with Andras, Yury and other, we don't need yet another cosmetic 
change which serves no purpose and only requires hours and hours of work 
to get BACK to where we are now.

First we had those UI popup changes which changed access keys from ~ to 
_. Some strings also changed but most didn't have any change except 
that. That dragged on for 2 or 3 major releases.

Then in 4.4 we got some more cosmetic changes which add : on end of 
strings. Hundred of strings stayed same except for that, but hey, hours 
and hours of work again.

In 4.4 I also noticed quite few strings which only change was first 
capital letter on some or all words in string. I'm wondering if english 
has ANY rules regarding spelling or you can just put capital letter 
anywhere you want. Anyway, that was cosmetic change also, since all of 
my strings stayed same.

And now we have biggest challenge of all in front of us, let's change 
thousands of string in a way noone will notice, just those lazy people 
who have nothing else to do except retranslate same old string and try 
to write it same as it was. That's hardly possible since we don't have 
TM for new strings, only old.

Anyway, as Andras said, do what you want, but please fix all 
translations your self or do it in a way it doesn't affect hundreds of 
people.

Mihovil

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