Re: Should translators change source strings?

[Clytie Siddall <clytie riverland net au>]

On 08/08/2005, at 11:45 PM, Stanislav Brabec wrote:

> It would be nice to add:
>
> If you fix a typo or wording in source string, it would be nice to fix
> the string in all .po files to prevent fuzzy translations:
>
> There is an example:
>
> # do the change
> sed 's/\(^msgid .*\)ytpo/\1typo/' *.po
> # verify it
> cvs diff

Remember, not all translators may be comfortable with editing  
directly online, with sed for example, or with the responsibility of  
making changes across the whole directory of .po files.

How about putting changes through key people, who have the skills and  
are willing to do it?

from Clytie (vi-VN, Vietnamese free-software translation team / nhÃm  
Viát hÃa phán mám tá do)
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/vi-VN