Re: [babel-translators] Adobe contribution import questions

[Laurent Goubet <laurent.goubet@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I'd vote for a mix of #2 and #3 : override Genie's translations _and_ 
run further sync with a non-genie user since that particular String is 
indeed fuzzy and will have to be reverted later. Avoiding the Genie user 
might prevent this very same issue to happen again.

Hendrik Maryns a écrit :
> Denis Roy schreef:
>   
> > Babel team, Babel Translators,
> >
> > I'm working on importing the Adobe contribution, and I'm encountering
> > some 'what if's that I'd like to discuss:
> >
> >
> >
> > 1. If the Translation == The English String, should we ignore it?
> > ==========================================
> >
> > My guess is 'yes', but please see (and comment on) this bug:
> > https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=255700
> >
> >
> >
> > 2. Translation differences amongst professionals: who do we trust?
> > ===========================================
> >
> > I happened to stumble upon this gem, in *French:*
> > http://babel.eclipse.org/staging/translate.php?project=eclipse&version=3.4&file=org.eclipse.search/new%20search/org/eclipse/search2/internal/ui/SearchMessages.properties&string=MatchFilterSelectionDialog_label
> >
> > The Key is *MatchFilterSelectionDialog_label*, and the English value is
> > *Search Filters*.  Of course, without context [1], "search" could be a
> > noun or a verb, but in this case, I think it means "Filters of Search"
> > (noun), not "Please Search the Filters" (verb).
> >
> > Genie had a translation value of:"*Filtres de recherche*" (Filters of
> > Search, noun), which likely came from the IBM 3.2 lang packs and, IMO,
> > is correct.  However, it was overwritten by the Adobe value "*Rechercher
> > les filtres*" (Search the Filters, verb).
> >
> > So my question is: how do we deal with this?  Here are some options I
> > think can be useful:
> >
> > 1. We could tell the importer to not overwrite values that were
> > translated by Genie. This could be bad, as since we've been running the
> > syncup script, Genie's translations may not necessarily be correct, and
> > in that case, the Adobe value should overwrite it.
> >
> > 2. We could tell the importer to not overwrite values that were
> > translated by Genie and run future syncup as a non-Genie user account to
> > distinguish both import and syncup actions.
> >
> > 3. We simply let Genie's values be overwritten, and consider this an
> > isolated case.  The language champions, and the general public, will
> > notice the error and use the Server tool to revert the translation.
> >
> > I vote #3.
> >
> >
> > [1] https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=246199 would be useful
> > here.
> >     
>
> I vote for #3, but with the added proviso I discussed in the bug: those
> strings should be marked ‘fuzzy’.  And see bug 254847.
>
> I think 2 might be a good idea too, independently.
>
> H.
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