Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] git gui: improve German translation
Hi Christian,
On 09/02/20 10:00PM, Christian Stimming via GitGitGadget wrote:
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> git-gui: update/improve German translation
>
> Update translation template and translation glossary as prerequisite. Then,
> update German translation (glossary and final translation) to recent source
> code changes, but also switch several terms from uncommon translations back
> to English vocabulary, similar to the rest of git-core.
>
> This most prominently concerns "commit" (noun, verb), "repository",
> "branch", and some more. These uncommon translations have been introduced
> long ago and never been changed since. In fact, the whole German translation
> here hasn't been touched for a long time. However, in German literature and
> magazines, git-gui is regularly noted for its uncommon choice of translated
> vocabulary. This somewhat distracts from the actual benefits of this tool.
> So it is probably better to abandon the uncommon translations and rather
> stick to the common English vocabulary in git version control.
>
> The glossary is adapted to the git-core glossary at
> https://github.com/ruester/git-po-de/wiki/Translation-Guidelinesand the
> changed and updated terms are used in the actual translation accordingly.
Sorry for the late reply. Merged. Thanks.
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Regards,
Pratyush Yadav