[Localization] Kreyòl Localization

[Jude Augusma]

Hi Marvin,
I went through the 106 strings in the terminology section and all except two of them which I will include in my questions are easy. The terminology section is just regular word, I am not seeing computer programming language word there at all, as you can see it take me just a little while to translate them all.
Let's take some strrings I am having problem with, just some of them:
Smalltalk code 
smoothing
A broom to align Morphs with 
A UML composite state shape
Composite State
UML Package
AND Gate
Another pointing hand
XOR Gate
Scrolled State
Squeak
STClass
FSM ButtonBar
FSM Flap
Arrow Editor
Toggle dots
Clear clicks
A handy Morph-generating button
attachmentOwnerChanged
sourceConnected
RandomConnector
A basic Connector that bends smoothly
flap
Kedema Turtle
Some the strings like the above, I translate them but my translation does not make sense to me in a computer world. For example: what is a Turtle? is it the animal Turtle? What is a Morph? a XOR gate, Random connector? etc.
Marvin I will call you later today, I will not be home this morning again.
Jude


----- Original Message ----
From: Marvin Demuth <marvindemuth at sbcglobal.net>
To: localization at lists.laptop.org
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 4:28:32 PM
Subject: [Localization] Kreyòl Localization

At 12:33 PM 6/19/2008, Edward Cherlin wrote:

>This is the reason for the Terminology section 
>of Pootle, for example. We encourage localizers 
>to do the Terminology section first, and then to 
>use that terminology consistently everywhere else.

Jude, I suggest that you look again at the 106 
strings in the terminology section that remain to 
be translated, do what you can with them, and 
then let's let the list participants help with the balance.

As others has said today, every translator faces 
this same problem, especially in those languages 
that do not have technical publications.  Ed's 
example of the lack of a word for computer in the 
Kinyarwanda language is a case in point.  We may 
have to coin some Kreyòl words.

"A journey begins with a single step." -- I can 
visualize that Samy can send the remaining words 
to the 43 professional programmers on his 
list.  Those of us who do not know Kreyòl might 
learn some words.  This might also help with other languages.

Marvin Demuth


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