[Localization] Fwd: translation problem

[Jonathan]

I am attaching copies of these files where I have corrected the  
issues mentioned below.


Additional points that I noticed in looking at these files:

(1) In one case (search for "#: constants.py:145"), the "s" was  
missing from the msgid; it just reads

     msgid "Save %(1) to:"

I have added "s" in these files, but suspect this is probably an  
issue in the Python source and all other translations.

(2) I believe there is an error in the Arabic file at "constants.py: 
107". The translated string here reads

     msgstr "بقي %(1)s دقيقة، و %(2)s ساعة"

but I think this should be

     msgstr "بقي %(1)s دقيقة، و %(2)s ثانية"

However, I did *not* change this in the .po file, as I am not an  
Arabic speaker and may have misunderstood completely! I am copying  
this to Khaled Hosny; please check this item and correct it if  
necessary.

(3) The Persian file is lacking many strings, and probably shouldn't  
be regarded as ready to ship in its current state. Also, I guess that  
its translation at "constants.py:108" is incorrect, as it seems to  
use the same term for "hours" as is used elsewhere for "seconds".


Thanks,

Jonathan

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On 6 Jan 2008, at 6:20 am, Sayamindu Dasgupta wrote:

> Hi all,
> There are some formatting issues with the following PO files as
> detailed in the mail below. The languages affected include:
> * Arabic
> * Persian
> * Urdu
> Could you fix the issues and mail back the updated PO to me ASAP ?
> Thanks,
> Sayamindu
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Erik Blankinship <erikb at mediamods.com>
> Date: Jan 6, 2008 5:24 AM
> Subject: translation problem
> To: Sayamindu Dasgupta <sayamindu at gmail.com>
> Cc: Bakhtiar Mikhak <mikhak at mediamods.com>
>
>
> Attached are three translation files in Arabic, Farsi, and Pashtu (I
> think).  There are a few syntax errors that need to be fixed in each
> one, but I cannot get a text editor to behave in any expected way to
> fix them myself.  I think you might have some familiarity with text
> editors that might be able to handle these files?  I hope so.
>
>  Let me enumerate what needs to be fixed.
>
>  (1)
>  In each file, there is are strings that says something like
>
>
> msgid "%(1)s by %(2)s"
>
>  and on the following line these need to be translated (keeping the
> %(1)s and %(2)s as keys that will be replaced in runtime) .
>
>  Some translators did not include the "s" at the end of these keys.
> We need to make sure they are all there or the software will break.
>
>  (2)
>  In a few cases, more than one key is required for the translation,
> but we accidentally used the same key twice.
>
> msgid "%(1)s minutes, %(1)s seconds remaining"
> should become...
> msgid "%(1)s minutes, %(2)s seconds remaining"
>
> msgid "%(1)s hours, %(2)s minutes, %(1)s seconds remaining"
> should become...
> msgid "%(1)s hours, %(2)s minutes, %(3)s seconds remaining"
>  We need to make sure that the unique keys are changed in both the
> original and the translated strings.
>
>  Thank you for your help at this last minute.
>
>  Erik
>
>
>
> -- 
> Sayamindu Dasgupta
> [http://sayamindu.randomink.org/ramblings]
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