GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 304883
gimp: Bad zh_TW string "Transparency" in "Advanced Options" in File|New
Last modified: 2006-10-16 22:24:15 UTC
From Debian bug report http://bugs.debian.org/309938 The word "Transparency" in gimp has two different meanings. 1. "Transparency" as in "degree of transparency", indicating how transparent a layer is. In Chinese this is translated "透明度" and is the current translation. 2. "Transparency" in the "Advanced options" in File|New, indicating that the new layer should be transparent. In Chinese this should be translated "透明". The two meanings are distinct, and the translations are NOT interchangeable. In either case, it would be wrong to use the other translation; as a result, the "Advanced options" in gimp's File|New currently has a wrong Chinese translation that cannot be fixed. To fix this, the word "Transparency" in "Advanced options" should be reworded.
I should note that this bug report refers to zh_TW. The zh_CN translation is slightly different.
Instead of rewording (what would be a good alternative?), we could also start to use the Q_() feature introduced with glib-2.6. This allows us to add context information to translatable strings. I know of at least one other language that has a similar problem (czech). The drawback is that this adds more translatable strings and that it adds a possible source for errors introduced by translators not familiar with this new concept. Something to consider for 2.4.
It turns out that this is just a mistranslation in the zh_TW locale, and the string shouldn't have to be changed.
The translation wording should have been fixed some time ago. (Well, I don't realize this bug report before uploading translation) BTW, the different meanings in english words can pose real problems in translation, which can only be solved by either rewording or adding context. So this bug report has real merit. Adding new strings is not a problem at all, since rewording also adds new strings. Making sure all translators understand how to handle context info can be a real challenge though. Should I close this report and open new one (in order to request Q_() support), or just reuse this bug report?
Please close and open a new one. Thanks.
This bug report is long overdue. I've just taken a look at gimp 2.3.11, and the new image dialog has the correct translation now. So this bug can be closed. If 2.2 series still has wrong translation, feel free to reopen this bug report.