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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: Dual language interface
From:       "Erik K. Pedersen" <erik () binghamton ! edu>
Date:       2001-08-30 15:38:40
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This is an extremely good idea. It would improve the translations
tremendously, making it easy to find what something is translated from

Erik

On Thu, 30 Aug 2001, Thomas Diehl wrote:

> On Thu, 30 Aug 2001 16:44:49 +0200 (SAST), Dwayne Bailey wrote:
>
> >Someone raised this idea with me.  Having the interface in one language
> >but allowing a user to view the original text (or another language
> >perhaps) as tooltip?
> >
> >Why would this be usefull?  In our Xhosa translation it would be great if
> >a user could have a look at what was originally written in english if the
> >Xhosa is not clear enough.
>
> There has been a long standing wish for a standard menu entry that
> would allow switch the language for individual apps (without messing
> around with config files). I guess if we could get this implemented it
> may be a solution for your problem as well.
>
> It would also very helpful in several other situations (quoting from a
> msg to Hans Petter Bieker on this subject ;-):
>
> * Every time somebody tries to report a bug or looks for help in the
> mailinglists, newsgroups, IRC (s)he is supposed to give the English
> menu entries. (In international workgroups it could be the same with
> other languages.)
>
> * Sometimes just the translation of one program (or one menu) is
> unclear or plain bad and you would like to see another one or just know
> the original terms.
>
> * Or you are working on the machine of somebody else and don't want to
> change the system settings.
>
> * Sometimes you need to switch for documentation purposes or to make a
> few snapshots.
>
> * And sometimes you just want to show off at a CeBIT booth or in a
> international crowd how incredible flexible KDE really is. ;-)
>
> The functionality is already there via the config files (at least if
> one is prepared to restart the program). So why not make it accessible
> to everybody via a standard menu entry?
>
> Regards,
>
> Thomas
>
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