[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 132066] UI: Don't translate the vulkan/raster specifier in about window

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=132066

--- Comment #14 from sophie <sophi@libreoffice.org> ---
(In reply to Roman Kuznetsov from comment #12)
> (In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #10)
> > (In reply to Telesto from comment #9)
> > > A possible solution would be an some-sort of 'overlay'. Show localized, but
> > > copy English (not sure if this doable). Or is this inconsistent UI behavior.
> > > Can't deny a 'surprise' effect.
> >
> > Strings are localized when copied, might be difficult to get the English
> > originals. To support both users and QA we could translate the label but not
> > the variables. Like "нарезной: Yes" (not sure this is the correct
> > translation for "threaded").
> >
> > Sophie, what do you think?
>
> I disagree. 
>
> This in EN
>
> Version: 7.0.0.0.alpha0+
> Build ID: 6c59c9d2b8818674640a50656ffba90f9cd3900e
> CPU threads: 4; OS: Mac OS X 10.15.4; UI render: default; VCL: osx; 
> Locale: ru-RU (ru_RU.UTF-8); UI-Language: en-US
> Calc: threaded
>
> will become in RU
>
> Версия: 7.0.0.0.alpha0+
> Номер сбрки: 6c59c9d2b8818674640a50656ffba90f9cd3900e
> Потоки процессора: 4; ОС: Mac OS X 10.15.4; Отрисовка интерфейса: default;
> VCL: osx; 
> Локаль: ru-RU (ru_RU.UTF-8); Язык интерфейса: en-US
> Calc: threaded
>
> and it looks strange for both EN and RU speakers
>
> Let's leave these five strings without translating at all.

(In reply to Telesto from comment #13)
> I'm agreeing with Roman. And the compromise (comment 10) off:
> * Unpractical: I'm still not aware what the meaning is of "нарезной: Yes"; 
> * It's still inconsistent: why should 'yes' show up in English. It has to be
> translated too: 'ja' (dutch)
> * The translation of the About screen is inconsistent. It contains English
> words in many languages. DE/NL/FR/RU/Persian. If the language finds is
> necessary to 'translate' the about screen, do it properly. Invent new words,
> if localized equivalents are lacking... And translate version numbers too
> (including for artwork; we want to be consistent)
> * We a talking about 5 lines 
>
> I would even consider to not translate the 'See log' + clickable link. It
> points to an English page. The Dutch translation "Zie log". And log is a
> Dutch word, not in the given context. Maybe 'logboek'. But maybe a Dutch
> localization issue.
>
> * The bug tracker isn't localized either
> * The application names aren't translated. I'm having shortcuts to Writer,
> Calc, Draw, Impress, Math. Mystery to me!
>
> Btw, not intending to offend all the localization departments. Truly
> translating everything can be really hard. But I can get a bit
> sarcastic/harsh, of the 'ideal' maybe a full localization, while it's nearly
> impossible. QA English, DEV departement English, wiki.documentfoundation.org
> English (except for some pages), programming language is English. 
>
> And also more English terms are sneaking into different languages (www;
> http; ssl). So maybe accept not everything needs, or can be localized.
>
> Point everybody with complains here..

Then let it have localized and up to localization teams. It is not acceptable
to have English words in localized UI. My proposal was a brake to the rules to
find a comprise, I understand it's not good however. 
Names of the modules are considered not translatable since their creation, it's
a trademark. Names of protocols (like http) and standards should not be
localized either. And I don't see why SKIA or VCL or any library's name should
be localized (but here it's my own take).
So sorry for QA, but if you need those strings in English, then change the way
to retrieve them in the software. It's not a localization issue.

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