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Bug 646641 - translation difficulties with "Top" and "Bottom"
translation difficulties with "Top" and "Bottom"
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: Gnumeric
Classification: Applications
Component: General
git master
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Jody Goldberg
Jody Goldberg
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2011-04-03 18:13 UTC by Andreas J. Guelzow
Modified: 2011-04-10 23:49 UTC
See Also:
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Description Andreas J. Guelzow 2011-04-03 18:13:40 UTC 
We have:
#: ../src/dialogs/autofilter-top10.ui.h:6 ../src/dialogs/cell-format.ui.h:85
msgid "Top"
msgstr "Oben"

In some languages the translation of "Top" will differ for those two dialogs. For example in de the translation "Oben" is appropriate for  cell-format.ui but incorrect for autofilter-top10.ui.h which creates a horrible autofilter dialog.

The same applies to 
#: ../src/dialogs/autofilter-top10.ui.h:1 ../src/dialogs/cell-format.ui.h:28
#: ../src/wbc-gtk.c:3129
msgid "Bottom"
msgstr "Unten"
Comment 1 Morten Welinder 2011-04-05 01:22:40 UTC 
The bigger problem is that autofilter-top10.ui stinks.

In this case I think we can improve matters by combining the top/bottom
and items/percentage combos, i.e., we could have the spin-entry for
a number and a combo with choices of

    Items from beginning
    Items from end
    Percent from beginning
    Percent from end

IMHO, etc.
Comment 2 Andreas J. Guelzow 2011-04-10 18:18:45 UTC 
Having a spin button followed by a combo would look okay in locales in which the number would normally proceed the noun but it will look strange in other locales. (Of course it would always look better tan what we currently have.)

Perhaps the spinbutton should be completely separate from the type selection.
Comment 3 Andreas J. Guelzow 2011-04-10 23:49:12 UTC 
This problem has been fixed in the development version. The fix will be available in the next major software release. Thank you for your bug report.