Re: gitk : french translation

From: Emmanuel Trillaud <etrillaud@gmail.com>
Date: Nov 6, 2009, 20:59 UTC
Message-ID: <9f50533b0911061259w54b57fcdo2c0b21e95dbbdc54@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <b0c32d010911061016t2208af0er8d7fe88508c30f10@mail.gmail.com>

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> Here is an updated translation with the following changes:
> - translated strings which was still untranslated
> - fixed some fuzzy translations
> - make some consistency changes
>  * s/diff/différences/
>  * s/patch/correctif/ everywhere
> - fixed some spelling problems.

Thank you for your work!

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> IMHO the most important should be to decide how to translate the git vocabulary.
> The Subversion project has guidelines concerning that issue:
> http://svn.collab.net/viewvc/svn/trunk/subversion/po/fr.po?revision=39920&view=markup
> It may be a good idea to stick with what they are doing if possible.
> The only exception should their translation of ``commit'' by
> ``propagation'' which
> I find awkward. Especially in a Git context , ``git commit'' really
> does not propagate anything.

I just had a quick look at this file. I don't like "propagation" either and I prefer to use the terms "commit" and "commiter".

> BTW any reason to translate the GUIs (gitk / git-gui) but not the
> command line tools?

The command line tools are not internationalized.

Right now, I don't have time to look at your change and to discuss about them, but tomorow I will.

Best regards

Emmanuel