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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: text strings, translations for 2.1 question
From:       John Califf <jcaliff () compuzone ! net>
Date:       2000-12-20 4:27:01
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Tinkl Lukáš wrote:
> 
> Hi John,
> 
> > In the process of fixing bugs and adding features (mostly existing
> > features which were incomplete or stubbed out) to kiconedit
> > and kpaint,
> > I would like to add new text strings for menu items and labels.  This
> > may cause hardships for translators if the translations for these
> > strings can't be done in time for 2.1.  Therefore, I've decided
> > tentatively not to add the new text strings, but that means that some
> > gui features won't have labels.  Their use should be self-evident,
> > though, in these simple apps.
> >
> > Specifically, I've changed the "sidebar" in kpaint to a toolbar and
> > discovered that it is easy add custom widgets to a kde toolbar,
> > achieving the same functionality as the old sidebar and much
> > more, like
> > allowing the user to dock the toolbar anywhere.  None of the items in
> > the old sidebar (the preview widget and the two color widgets) had
> > labels.  Without labels these items are still usable, but labels
> > certainly help.  Add labels or not?
> 
> I think you may without any hesitation add the new strings you require. It's
> OK as long as we are not in a message freeze. This should AFAIK happen
> _after_ XMAS, so if you want to do it, do it now :)
> 
> > Of cource new menu items absolutely require text strings, so perhaps I
> > should wait until after 2.1 to add these.  Or, how to notify
> > translators?
> 
> You better send a CC to kde-i18n-doc.
> 
> Regards,
> Lukas Tinkl [lukas@kde.org]
> Czech KDE team
> 

That's what I will do right now in replying to this.

Thanks,
John

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