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[gaim-migrate @ 16103] Added some translation comments, as discussed on gaim-i18. I wasn't really sure how to write these, but it's hopefully a step in the right direction... committer: Tailor Script <tailor@pidgin.im>
author Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
date Fri, 28 Apr 2006 06:46:29 +0000
parents c8043f9a4ce2
children d7ace957fcf8
files plugins/idle.c plugins/log_reader.c plugins/psychic.c src/gtkaccount.c src/gtkdialogs.c src/protocols/silc/chat.c
diffstat 6 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/plugins/idle.c	Fri Apr 28 04:25:58 2006 +0000
+++ b/plugins/idle.c	Fri Apr 28 06:46:29 2006 +0000
@@ -306,6 +306,9 @@
 	NULL,
 	GAIM_PRIORITY_DEFAULT,
 	IDLE_PLUGIN_ID,
+
+	/* This is a cultural reference.  Dy'er Mak'er is a song by Led Zeppelin.
+	   If that doesn't translate well into your language, drop the 's before translating. */
 	N_("I'dle Mak'er"),
 	VERSION,
 	N_("Allows you to hand-configure how long you've been idle"),
--- a/plugins/log_reader.c	Fri Apr 28 04:25:58 2006 +0000
+++ b/plugins/log_reader.c	Fri Apr 28 06:46:29 2006 +0000
@@ -1832,6 +1832,9 @@
 {
 	g_return_val_if_fail(plugin != NULL, FALSE);
 
+	/* The names of IM clients are marked for translation at the request of
+	   translators who wanted to transliterate them.  Many translators
+	   choose to leave them alone.  Choose what's best for your language. */
 	adium_logger = gaim_log_logger_new("adium", _("Adium"), 6,
 									   NULL,
 									   NULL,
@@ -1841,6 +1844,9 @@
 									   adium_logger_size);
 	gaim_log_logger_add(adium_logger);
 
+	/* The names of IM clients are marked for translation at the request of
+	   translators who wanted to transliterate them.  Many translators
+	   choose to leave them alone.  Choose what's best for your language. */
 	fire_logger = gaim_log_logger_new("fire", _("Fire"), 6,
 									  NULL,
 									  NULL,
@@ -1850,6 +1856,9 @@
 									  fire_logger_size);
 	gaim_log_logger_add(fire_logger);
 
+	/* The names of IM clients are marked for translation at the request of
+	   translators who wanted to transliterate them.  Many translators
+	   choose to leave them alone.  Choose what's best for your language. */
 	messenger_plus_logger = gaim_log_logger_new("messenger_plus", _("Messenger Plus!"), 6,
 												NULL,
 												NULL,
@@ -1859,6 +1868,9 @@
 												messenger_plus_logger_size);
 	gaim_log_logger_add(messenger_plus_logger);
 
+	/* The names of IM clients are marked for translation at the request of
+	   translators who wanted to transliterate them.  Many translators
+	   choose to leave them alone.  Choose what's best for your language. */
 	msn_logger = gaim_log_logger_new("msn", _("MSN Messenger"), 6,
 									 NULL,
 									 NULL,
@@ -1868,6 +1880,9 @@
 									 msn_logger_size);
 	gaim_log_logger_add(msn_logger);
 
+	/* The names of IM clients are marked for translation at the request of
+	   translators who wanted to transliterate them.  Many translators
+	   choose to leave them alone.  Choose what's best for your language. */
 	trillian_logger = gaim_log_logger_new("trillian", _("Trillian"), 6,
 										  NULL,
 										  NULL,
--- a/plugins/psychic.c	Fri Apr 28 04:25:58 2006 +0000
+++ b/plugins/psychic.c	Fri Apr 28 06:46:29 2006 +0000
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@
 
     if(gaim_prefs_get_bool(PREF_NOTICE)) {
       gaim_conversation_write(gconv, NULL,
+			      /* This is a quote from Star Wars.  You should
+			         probably not translate it literally.  If
+				 you can't find a fitting cultural reference
+				 in your language, consider translating
+				 something like this instead:
+				 "You feel a new message coming." */
 			      _("You feel a disturbance in the force..."),
 			      GAIM_MESSAGE_SYSTEM | GAIM_MESSAGE_NO_LOG | GAIM_MESSAGE_ACTIVE_ONLY,
 			      time(NULL));
--- a/src/gtkaccount.c	Fri Apr 28 04:25:58 2006 +0000
+++ b/src/gtkaccount.c	Fri Apr 28 06:46:29 2006 +0000
@@ -1291,16 +1291,25 @@
 static void
 port_popup_cb(GtkWidget *w, GtkMenu *menu, gpointer data)
 {
-	GtkWidget *item;
-
-	item = gtk_menu_item_new_with_label(
-			_("you can see the butterflies mating"));
-	gtk_widget_show(item);
-	gtk_menu_shell_prepend(GTK_MENU_SHELL(menu), item);
-
-	item = gtk_menu_item_new_with_label(_("If you look real closely"));
-	gtk_widget_show(item);
-	gtk_menu_shell_prepend(GTK_MENU_SHELL(menu), item);
+	GtkWidget *item1;
+	GtkWidget *item2;
+
+	/* This is an easter egg.
+	   It means one of two things, both intended as humourus:
+	   A) your network is really slow and you have nothing better to do than
+	      look at butterflies.
+	   B)You are looking really closely at something that shouldn't matter. */
+	item1 = gtk_menu_item_new_with_label(_("If you look real closely"));
+
+	/* This is an easter egg. See the comment on the previous line in the source. */
+	item2 = gtk_menu_item_new_with_label(_("you can see the butterflies mating"));
+
+	gtk_widget_show(item1);
+	gtk_widget_show(item2);
+
+	/* Prepend these in reverse order so they appear correctly. */
+	gtk_menu_shell_prepend(GTK_MENU_SHELL(menu), item2);
+	gtk_menu_shell_prepend(GTK_MENU_SHELL(menu), item1);
 }
 
 static void
--- a/src/gtkdialogs.c	Fri Apr 28 04:25:58 2006 +0000
+++ b/src/gtkdialogs.c	Fri Apr 28 06:46:29 2006 +0000
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 	{"Jim Duchek",			N_("maintainer"), "jim@linuxpimps.com"},
 	{"Rob Flynn",					N_("maintainer"), "gaim@robflynn.com"},
 	{"Adam Fritzler",		N_("libfaim maintainer"), NULL},
+	/* If "lazy bum" translates literally into a serious insult, use something else or omit it. */
 	{"Syd Logan",			N_("hacker and designated driver [lazy bum]"), NULL},
 	{"Jim Seymour",			N_("Jabber developer"), NULL},
 	{"Mark Spencer",		N_("original author"), "markster@marko.net"},
--- a/src/protocols/silc/chat.c	Fri Apr 28 04:25:58 2006 +0000
+++ b/src/protocols/silc/chat.c	Fri Apr 28 06:46:29 2006 +0000
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@
 		g_string_append_printf(s, _("<br><b>Channel Cipher:</b> %s"),
 				       silc_cipher_get_name(channel->channel_key));
 	if (channel->hmac)
+		/* Definition of HMAC: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAC */
 		g_string_append_printf(s, _("<br><b>Channel HMAC:</b> %s"),
 				       silc_hmac_get_name(channel->hmac));