[ckan-dev] Translation issue

Thu Aug 25 20:01:26 UTC 2011

Alexey,

Sorry to hear about the updates to the strings after your super
efforts in finishing the Russian translation. We do try hard to avoid
changing strings too often, but we had a big refactor in the logic
layer, for which there are a lot of error messages and the like that
probably caused you issues. There is an argument that API messages and
errors should not be translated, leaving the translation just to the
web front end. This may cut down the work at keeping up to date by a
big chunk - do let me know what you think about this.

Friedrich, it's probably a good moment to hand over the transifex
admin over to me, so I'll try and catch you for a chat about these
processes.

David

On 25 August 2011 10:57, alexey medvetsky <a.medvetsky at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> Thanks, yes, it is. I have already finished the translation (actually twice)
> meaning to test it online, but the updates keep coming and that makes me
> confused.
> Hope there is a way to coordinate these two update/translate processes. Or
> simply deploy the translation, as it is now, on to the ckan testing
> interface. Otherwise it seems like the translators will never catch up with
> the programmers. :)
>
>
> Best,
> Alexey.
>
>> Hi Alexey,
>>
>> I just saw your message on the community meetup pad:
>>
>> Hi guys, cannot join the discussion tonight, but hope you'll find a
>> minute to talk abt CKAN interface translations at Transifex, esp. the
>> circular problem of updating the core and translating it which seems
>> to become endless.
>> Best,
>> Alexey, the Russian translation team.
>>
>> I'm just wondering what this circular problem is? Is it simply that
>> edits to CKAN affect the strings too frequently, making it difficult
>> for translators to keep up? Or is there a technical problem?
>>
>> David
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