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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: Fwd: Re: KDE Control Center
From:       Thomas Diehl <thd () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-02-21 17:07:10
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Nachricht von Federico Cozzi am Mittwoch, 21. Februar 2001 16:52:

> On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Thomas Diehl wrote:
> > > My suggestion is we should write down the translations into one file...
> > > and give it to kde-look team to take care of the rest.
> > > They can make images for all languages, and also consider design
> > > changes wich may occure in some languages (Text too long, non latin
> > > etc.)
> >
> > While this solution isn't really satisfying, it is currently the only
> > viable soultion I see.
>
> I agree. This sounds a good solution for us translators.
> BUT we as translators would like to be informed about the required
> translations in advance (and not discovering it by browsing the
> applications!)
>
> On a side note: I like the idea of "translated images". They should be
> translated by the translators but drawn by the artists, of course.
>
> Some cases where they could be useful:
> 1) pixie startup screen. If I remeber correctly, it shows some
> instructions in English - but they are an image
> 2) konqueror "About" screen. It displays an earth globe, disgustingly
> centered on the USA.
> 3) the icon of "backup files". It is a green/light green double arrow,
> which may be common in some countries for "recycling", but is not used
> here in Italy (we use another symbol).

Please CC your replies to torsten@kde.org, he's probably not on this list.

Regards,

Thomas


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