[Evergreen-dev] Updates on translations

Thu May 4 11:31:11 EDT 2023

 Hi,

I can hardly contribute to the discussion regarding developer questions that
Galen outlined in his previous email. Just a few very practical notes on
the topic of translation tools from a translator's point of view (maybe
they can be a little helpful in future decision-making).

I personally take quite a pragmatic approach to the translation tool: I
have experience with translations using four different tools (as well as
direct string translations in a text editor). In each of them, there is
something that does not suit me at all and something I really like. And it's
clear (at least from a translator point of view), that choosing a
translation tool will always be a compromise.

   - If I compare Launchpad and POEditor, I must say, POEditor's interface
   is much nicer and “airier”, and it also works better on mobile devices.
   - In Launchpad, I miss the ability to search all strings at once, which
   is a very useful and important option that helps to keep the consistency of
   translations. In POEditor, such ability is available.
   - In Launchpad, it is also NOT possible to skip strings that are not new
   when browsing untranslated strings (I sometimes leave some strings
   untranslated until I get to know them in more detail in the documentation
   and/or I find out how Evergreen uses those strings in practice). In
   POEditor, it is possible to mark batches of strings by tag. Tagging related
   to Evergreen version is extremely helpful for translators as it allows
   them to select only a specific batch of strings, e.g, only strings for the
   newest Evergreen version (thank you very much for tagging strings 🙂).
   - In POEditor, I lack the option to copy the English string into the
   translation field. The ability to copy the original string to the
   translation field by just clicking the button is widely used in Launchpad.
   This is especially important in cases where the string includes variables,
   syntax, etc. Of course, it is possible to manually copy the English string
   in the POEditor, but this may result in parts of the text, spaces or lines
   that dont´t belong to the translation, or, conversely, tha are missing in
   the translated string. This creates errors in the translations, which must
   then be searched for and corrected.
   - In POEditor, I also really miss the translation suggestions based on
   previous translations (memory based suggestions) that are available in
   Launchpad. The translator may not always realize that a similar string was
   translated e.g. two years ago and can translate it differently. This then
   contributes to the inconsistency of translations in the Evergreen
   interface, and thus to a possible confusion for users.

So from my point of view, to sum it up:

POEditor:

   - Missing “Translation memory suggestions”
   - Missing function for copying the original string to the translation
   field

Launchpad:

   - Missing option to search all strings at once
   - Missing option to mark a batch of strings specific to a particular
   version of Evergreen

I hope that my comments will be at least somewhat helpful.

Eva

čt 4. 5. 2023 v 16:59 odesílatel Galen Charlton via Evergreen-dev <
evergreen-dev at list.evergreen-ils.org> napsal:

> Hi,
>
> Some further updates:
>
> - I've sorted out the issue with importing strings from Evegreen's
> master/main branch. As of now, there are more strings available to
> translation, particularly for bootstrap-opac
> - The naming of the action translation export branches is now more
> systematic:
>
> bzr branch lp:~evergreen-bugs/evergreen/translation-export-main
> bzr branch lp:~evergreen-bugs/evergreen/translation-export-3.10
> bzr branch lp:~evergreen-bugs/evergreen/translation-export-3.9
>
> - I've updated the current release instructions on the wiki <
> https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=dev:release_process:evergreen:2.8>
> to refer to the current translation branches
>
> One thing to note: if you're intending to work with
> translation-export-main today, you'll need to wait for Launchpad's daily
> automated translation export.
>
> Regards,
>
> Galen
>
> On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 9:48 AM Galen Charlton <gmc at equinoxoli.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Following up on discussions regarding internalization and localization
>> (I18N/L10N0 at the Evergreen Conference, here are some updates:
>>
>> - Blake Graham-Henderson has volunteered to assume responsibility for
>> technical maintenance of the I18N infrastructure, including LP translations
>> and POEditor.
>> - I have caught up with setting up translation series in Launchpad for
>> every Evergreen release stream. The translation series for 3.11 can be set
>> up once rel_3_11 is branched off as part of preparing the 3.11 beta release.
>> - This morning I discovered that imports from Git for Launchpad's
>> master/main translation series have been failing since April 2022. I am
>> recreating the setup required to import new strings for that translation
>> series; the upshot is that later today or tomorrow there will be a slew of
>> new strings showing up to translate.
>> - Some procedural changes discussed during the conference include:
>>
>> * Automating string export to Launchpad, either periodically or upon a
>> push to Git
>> * Similarly, automating string export to POEditr
>>
>> - There was also some discussion about the tools used for translation,
>> along the lines of:
>>
>> * Can we consolidate down to one tool for all strings, rather than using
>> both Launchpad and POEditor?
>> * Is there a preferred tool? Launchpad isn't set up to handle the
>> translation formats used by the Evergreen Angular client, but POEditor
>> could handle both the Angular strings and the non-Angular ones.
>> * Is there another tool that would be even better for people doing the
>> translations?
>> * Noting that if we decide to move to GitHub or the like, that GitHub
>> does _not_ provide a built-in translation tool the way that Launchpad does.
>>
>> Feedback very much invited.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Galen
>> --
>> Galen Charlton
>> Implementation and IT Manager
>> Equinox Open Library Initiative
>> gmc at equinoxOLI.org
>> https://www.equinoxOLI.org
>> phone: 877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)
>> direct: 770-709-5581
>> <http://evergreen-ils.org>
>>
>
>
> --
> Galen Charlton
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> Equinox Open Library Initiative
> gmc at equinoxOLI.org
> https://www.equinoxOLI.org
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