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Bug 770929 - What does "Switch monitor" mean?
What does "Switch monitor" mean?
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: mutter
Classification: Core
Component: general
git master
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: mutter-maint
mutter-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2016-09-06 07:15 UTC by Alexandre Franke
Modified: 2016-09-12 17:47 UTC
See Also:
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Attachments
backends: Add comment to translators in "Switch monitor" string (1.10 KB, patch)
2016-09-12 17:47 UTC, Carlos Garnacho 		committed Details | Review

Description Alexandre Franke 2016-09-06 07:15:39 UTC 
src/backends/meta-input-settings.c has this translatable string "Switch monitor". Even reading the source code, I have a hard time figuring out what it means. Is it turning a screen of? Go from a screen to another (just like you switch VTs)? Something else?

Please provide a translator comment, and maybe fix the string.

https://wiki.gnome.org/TranslationProject/DevGuidelines/Use%20comments
Comment 1 Carlos Garnacho 2016-09-12 17:37:04 UTC 
This "Switch monitor" label is for the homonymous action available in drawing tablets (usually mapped to a single monitor at a time), where one tablet button can be assigned in order to move the tablet mapping through the several connected monitors.

I'll add this comment to source code if you agree it's clear enough:

/* TRANSLATORS: This string refers to an action, cycles drawing tablets' mapping through the available outputs */
Comment 2 Alexandre Franke 2016-09-12 17:39:28 UTC 
That would be perfect. Thanks.
Comment 3 Carlos Garnacho 2016-09-12 17:47:12 UTC 
The following fix has been pushed:
0f0b257 backends: Add comment to translators in "Switch monitor" string
Comment 4 Carlos Garnacho 2016-09-12 17:47:17 UTC 
Created attachment 335380 [details] [review]
backends: Add comment to translators in "Switch monitor" string

Without context it's not clear to what it actually refers to. Add some
context.