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todd.deshane at xen

Dec 21, 2010, 7:17 PM

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Xen Wiki Translation Problem (Was Re: [Xen-API] New Xen.org Community Manager)

On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 10:31 PM, George Shuklin
<george.shuklin [at] gmail> wrote:
> Good day.
>
> Well, about Russian translation for wiki I can say one thing: better
> English than that Russian (I think anyway English is essential to read
> xen documentation - to be priestly - fragments of documentation, so we
> can freely throw away wiki translation).
>
> Some samples of incorrect russian translation:
>
> Attachment translated as 'приложения' (reverse translation is
> 'application') instead 'вложения' (something that put inside, attached).
>
> In attachment list first action named as 'взять' (I can even image what
> it was in original), from russian it translate as 'take away'.
>
> 'Clear cache' translated as 'убрать из кеша' (take way from cache).
>
> Lexically incorrect phrase 'Чтобы создать пользователя или восстановить
> пароль служит страница' (word translated correctly but put together in
> strange form and order).
>
> One more: almost half of text is non-translated, so i looks something
> like this sometimes: If want to re-login, just use Полное имя and Пароль
> and click on Войти.
>
> So, I think there is no need for interface localization (many efforts
> with little payback) and it can be (at least, for Russian) simply left
> English, this will be much easily compare to samples above.

Where is this happening?

Can you send me a link to some examples of the problem?

Also, what do you suggest as the fix?

Thanks,
Todd

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george.shuklin at gmail

Dec 21, 2010, 11:49 PM

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Re: Xen Wiki Translation Problem (Was Re: [Xen-API] New Xen.org Community Manager) [In reply to]

п▓ п▓я┌я─, 21/12/2010 п╡ 22:17 -0500, Todd Deshane п©п╦я┬п╣я┌:

> > One more: almost half of text is non-translated, so i looks something
> > like this sometimes: If want to re-login, just use п÷п╬п╩п╫п╬п╣ п╦п╪я▐ and п÷п╟я─п╬п╩я▄
> > and click on п▓п╬п╧я┌п╦.
> >
> > So, I think there is no need for interface localization (many efforts
> > with little payback) and it can be (at least, for Russian) simply left
> > English, this will be much easily compare to samples above.
>
> Where is this happening?
>
> Can you send me a link to some examples of the problem?
>
> Also, what do you suggest as the fix?
I'm talking about wiki.xensource.com (as I understand, moinmoin select
language automatically, based on browser preferred language).


My suggestion is stop playing internationalization and use English
interface (remove Russian from available localization).

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wBR, George Shuklin.


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