Localization

[JohnEdChristensen]

Right now the site has no localization. There is very little text, but I'm not sure the best way to translation would be. Help would be appreciated!

[zeel-pathak]

Hey, @JohnEdChristensen Loved the repo and your enthusiasm.

Is there any proper idea you have or a way for localization?

[JohnEdChristensen]

I don't have any preference for how it's localized, any method should work fine, especially since there is very little text to translate.

[jculpon]

Suggestion as someone who does a lot of localization for games/international projects: template all the strings now while there are very few of them. That will make addressing future bugs much simpler as text has a tendency to explode in length and break layouts, especially if there's any plan to support (even local) development in Right-to-Left languages like the Semitic Family and certain styles for East Asian scripts. It's easier for others to follow this style rule once it's clear in code, even if there's not policy/build rule to verify it.

I'm going to be too busy over the next two weeks with conference and travel obligations to provide an extensive guide on how to do it, but hopefully @zeel-pathak and @JohnEdChristensen can work out the details while I'm busy with presentations.

[zeel-pathak]

@JohnEdChristensen So by localization, you mean translation.

I guess you are talking about translation. Correct me if I am wrong. So, I can do translation in a couple of languages let me know if there is anything else.

[jculpon]

Replying via email due to travel. Not JohnEdChristensen but very familiar with localizing technical software. Full reply below: Le dim. 31 juil. 2022 à 01:40, Zeel Pathak ***@***.***> a écrit :

@JohnEdChristensen <https://github.com/JohnEdChristensen> So by localization, you mean translation. I guess you are talking about translation. Correct me if I am wrong. So, I can do translation in a couple of languages let me know if there is anything else. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#21 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAGNJJADD5RPWYHB4LACG5TVWYNVNANCNFSM53525QUQ> . You are receiving this because you commented.

translation and localization are different terms of art. Translation means replacing text with text. Localization means following up a translation with confirmation that the text makes sense to native speakers and the intended native speaking audience for an application. In the case of WebbCompare, an example would be making sure that if you use SI units in countries that render decimals with “,” not “.”, the pages still function properly. A famous example of getting this wrong was the initial release of Pokémon “Brilliant Diamond”/“Shining Pearl” internationally last year. The day 1 version would not have a functioning calculator feature if installed in a locale like “UK English” that writes 10.2 if the game session used “EU” languages like German or some other pas-bays dialects that use “10,2” for the same number of significant figures. In that game the calculator was a “minor” feature, but if you are using eval or other macros to render front end JavaScript written through a pre processor, this leads to very large bugs like turning ˋ“10.2”/« 10,2 »ˋ into 10.2/NaN (in IEEE 794) rather than 10.2/10.2 == 1. If you make that mistake in a rocket, you will have a JPL vs. Mars incident like in the 1990s.

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[zeel-pathak]

hey @jculpon, Thanks man for letting me know with such good examples,
Also, I referred to this article for Localization https://www.techtarget.com/searchcio/definition/localization, Now, I know that translation is a part of localization.

[jculpon]

Woo! I'm dealing with storm damage again. The links here look great, thanks for the new citations 8)

[jculpon]

Minor technical correction :) Le dim. 31 juil. 2022 à 02:37, Zeel Pathak ***@***.***> a écrit :

hey @jculpon <https://github.com/jculpon>, Thanks man for letting me know with such good examples,

No problem except: in English and other languages with neutral or neuter case references I am not « man », I am « person » of « unmarried person ». Difference between « Mme. Jamie » ou « « Ms. Jamie » and « M. Jamie » or « Mdm. Jamie ». As I only have an AB/Baccl. Arts and not a M.Sci or Ph.D. In applied hair splitting, I would be « thanks for letting me know » and not Herr Doctoeur de Jamie ;)

Also, I referred to this article for Localization https://www.techtarget.com/searchcio/definition/localization, Now, I know that translation is a part of localization.

that looks like a great resource that I was unfamiliar with, but I really should sleep rather than emailing all night in UTC-5 :)

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[jculpon]

I have no idea why the above posted this late, I blame email vs GitHub web :)