Topic: Translation and consistency

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Atanase Topic Opener Joined: 2021-04-15, 13:33 Posts: 126 At home in WL-forums Location: Béarn (France)	Posted at: 2021-05-03, 05:34 Hello, Could you say me who is the French translations coordinator? It seems necessary to establish a glossary to translate the same word the same way throughout the game. For example the word "Sentry" is translated as "Guérite" when you just name the building, but in the sentence : "Your soldiers have occupied your sentry", it is translated by : "poste de faction". IMO it would be better to say : "poste avancé", but it's just to show the potential trouble if you don't 'normalize' the terms. La connaissance ne vaut que si elle est partagée par le plus grand nombre. --------------------------------------- Knowledge is only valuable if it is shared by the greatest number. Top Quote

hessenfarmer Joined: 2014-12-11, 23:16 Posts: 2745 One Elder of Players Location: Bavaria	Posted at: 2021-05-03, 07:57 Atanase wrote: Hello, Could you say me who is the French translations coordinator? It seems necessary to establish a glossary to translate the same word the same way throughout the game. For example the word "Sentry" is translated as "Guérite" when you just name the building, but in the sentence : "Your soldiers have occupied your sentry", it is translated by : "poste de faction". IMO it would be better to say : "poste avancé", but it's just to show the potential trouble if you don't 'normalize' the terms. Well so far GunChleoc had been the coordinator of all translations on Transifex. We have a lot of members in the french translations team but it seems most of them are not very active anymore. So I guess you might volunteer for this post Anyhow I will ask Nordfriese or GunChleoc to promote you to the reviewers group so you can review the translations. Apart from this I agree 100% that it is crucial for a good quality to maintain and use the Glossary. Using our Glossary checks I corrected a lot of issues the last time. Only part where we could be more free in translations might be the campaign texts as we might need a wider range of expressions to generate more atmosphere. Top Quote

Atanase Topic Opener Joined: 2021-04-15, 13:33 Posts: 126 At home in WL-forums Location: Béarn (France)	Posted at: 2021-05-03, 08:58 Hello, My father told me: In the army, never be zealous, we only harvest chores. No kidding, I'm not the 'voluntary' type but like John McClane (Bruce Willis) when asked 'Why are you a cop?' I would say 'Someone has to do it'. I totally agree with you, I spoke about only the basic game for the basic player. The player should never ask questions to try to understand the difference between two appellations when there is none. Could you, please, say me where I can find the Glossary? I must admit that after a night on the translations I am not in the form to search. Thank you in advance. PS: I really need a very big coffee, I'll be back later. La connaissance ne vaut que si elle est partagée par le plus grand nombre. --------------------------------------- Knowledge is only valuable if it is shared by the greatest number. Top Quote

tothxa Joined: 2021-03-24, 12:44 Posts: 485 OS: antix / Debian Version: some new PR I'm testing Tribe Member	Posted at: 2021-05-03, 12:04 https://www.transifex.com/widelands/widelands/glossary/fr/ Download form (you'll have to select the language from a dropdown): https://www.transifex.com/_/glossary/ajax/download/project/widelands/widelands/ You'll get the glossary in CSV format. Top Quote

Atanase Topic Opener Joined: 2021-04-15, 13:33 Posts: 126 At home in WL-forums Location: Béarn (France)	Posted at: 2021-05-03, 12:08 Hello, Is there a procedure when one finds errors or unnecessary redundancies in the original texts? For example in file on tournament 2021 : "liders" instead of "leaders" I think. in Textdomain amazons_building : Amazon soldiers need chocolate to train properly. and Amazon soldiers need chocolate to train their soldiers properly. Who can choose? Edit : Oups, I was writing thank you. Edited: 2021-05-03, 12:09 La connaissance ne vaut que si elle est partagée par le plus grand nombre. --------------------------------------- Knowledge is only valuable if it is shared by the greatest number. Top Quote

Nordfriese Joined: 2017-01-17, 18:07 Posts: 2057 OS: Debian Testing Version: Latest master One Elder of Players Location: 0x55555d3a34c0	Posted at: 2021-05-03, 12:22 Is there a procedure when one finds errors or unnecessary redundancies in the original texts? Just open an issue on the string. I'll fix the "liders" one now (the strings on Tx are updated automatically every night). Top Quote

hessenfarmer Joined: 2014-12-11, 23:16 Posts: 2745 One Elder of Players Location: Bavaria	Posted at: 2021-05-03, 13:18 Atanase wrote: Hello, in Textdomain amazons_building : Amazon soldiers need chocolate to train properly. and Amazon soldiers need chocolate to train their soldiers properly. Who can choose? this is not an error: the soldiers need the chocolate to train (excercise). they are trained by trainers which do not need chocolate. Edit : Oups, I was writing thank you. Top Quote

Atanase Topic Opener Joined: 2021-04-15, 13:33 Posts: 126 At home in WL-forums Location: Béarn (France)	Posted at: 2021-05-03, 14:09 I didn't say it is an error, just the same thing said two times with only a very small difference. I understood the need of chocolate, Barbarians need Beer and Strong Beer. And "Amazon soldiers need chocolate to train their soldiers properly" is a little heavy. The first form is better IMO. Edit : tothxa, it is Ok for the download but is it possible to upload a completed CSV file? Edited: 2021-05-03, 14:12 La connaissance ne vaut que si elle est partagée par le plus grand nombre. --------------------------------------- Knowledge is only valuable if it is shared by the greatest number. Top Quote

hessenfarmer Joined: 2014-12-11, 23:16 Posts: 2745 One Elder of Players Location: Bavaria	Posted at: 2021-05-03, 16:30 ok, maybe i misunderstood will investigate this Top Quote

hessenfarmer Joined: 2014-12-11, 23:16 Posts: 2745 One Elder of Players Location: Bavaria	Posted at: 2021-05-03, 20:23 Atanase wrote: I didn't say it is an error, just the same thing said two times with only a very small difference. I understood the need of chocolate, Barbarians need Beer and Strong Beer. And "Amazon soldiers need chocolate to train their soldiers properly" is a little heavy. The first form is better IMO. Absolutely. thanks for finding this. the second one is an error. will fix it. Top Quote

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