Re: GParted 0.28.0 to be Released Feb 14, 2017

[Ask Hjorth Larsen <asklarsen gmail com>]

2017-02-11 0:49 GMT+01:00 Florian H. <emailtoflorian gmail com>:
> > On Feb 10, 2017, at 13:07, Mike Fleetwood via gnome-i18n <gnome-i18n gnome org> wrote:
> >
> > > On 10 February 2017 at 16:01, Curtis Gedak <gedakc gmail com> wrote:
> > > Hi Mike,
> > >
> > > Would you be able to look into this request?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Curtis
> > >
> > > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > > Subject: Re: GParted 0.28.0 to be Released Feb 14, 2017
> > > Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2017 23:46:22 +0100
> > > From: Alexandre Franke <afranke gnome org>
> > > To: Curtis Gedak <gedakc gmail com>
> > > CC: gnome-i18n <gnome-i18n gnome org>
> > >
> > > Hey,
> > >
> > > There's a series of strings that look odd and we're not sure how to
> > > translate them best in French. Can you enlighten us? It's all the
> > > “partition contains open LUKS encryption for a * step” strings.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > --
> > > Alexandre Franke
> > > GNOME Hacker & Foundation Director
> >
> > They are all messages reporting internal logic errors in the GParted
> > application itself.  For example:
> >
> >  partition contains open LUKS encryption for a create file system only step
> >
> > The error message is stating that an internal consistency check has
> > detected an error condition; that the partition contains an open LUKS
> > encryption mapping when it is not expected.  The code is at the create
> > a file system step (or either a Format or New operation).  The
> > application should not allow the user to trigger these errors by their
> > actions.  These error messages exist to report programming errors in
> > the GParted application itself.
> So then they should better not be translated. Otherwise you may get bug reports send back to you in 50+ 
> different languages ...

On the other hand, if I were to get an English message in a program
which I knew to be translated, that would also be grounds for
reporting an error.  Also if the user's program stops working, the
user has a right (in a sense) to understand the error message.

(It is not my impression that bug reports in different languages are
common at all, but you may know better of course.)

Best regards
Ask


> Cheers,
> Florian
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