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Subject: Re: Package synopses and blurbs translation
Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2014 11:17:35 +0100
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To: John Darrington <john@darrington.wattle.id.au>
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John Darrington <john@darrington.wattle.id.au> skribis:

> Packages which have a GUI, also need a .desktop file, which contains
> two translatable strings:  "GenericName", and "Comment".  For example,
> here is the .desktop file from pspp:
>
> [Desktop Entry]
> Name=3DGNU PSPP
> GenericName=3DStatistical Software
> GenericName[ca]=3DProgramari estad=C3=ADstic
> GenericName[cs]=3DStatistick=C3=BD program

[...]

> I think the most desirable approach is to encourage package maintainers, =
to=20
> append the "Synopsis", "Description", "GenericName" etc strings to the .p=
ot
> files for their projects.  This saves having a team of translators dedica=
ted
> to translating names/descriptions of packages and the translators who are=
=20
> already familiar with a package are in the best position to make a transl=
ation.
>
> However, not all package maintainers will comply.

Right, which means the only solution that works in practice is what we
have now.

In addition, since .desktop files don=E2=80=99t use gettext, I suppose it w=
ould
be harder to share translations.  Someone would have to come up with a
tool that gets translations from the www po files, and extracts them to
a .desktop.

Anyway, that=E2=80=99s another story...

Ludo=E2=80=99.