Add comment fields for translators

[pixolin]

Add comment fields to text strings where translator can note, why a translation differs from original text.

Sometimes text strings are difficult to translate, e.g. if it comes to trademarks being used in composites. (Example: WordPress plugin WP Smush uses the term "Smush", referring to the former web service Smush it. The term is used in composites such as "Bulk-Smush", "Super-Smush", "smush your images", "can be smushed". While it is necessary to keep the reference to the web service, some of these terms don't translate. A solution could be to replace the text string where appropriate and keep it where necessary.)

For validation and translation on future versions, such divergence should be documented:

• Why does the translation differ?
• Has the plugin author agreed that the translation deviates from the original?

To my understanding it would be helpful to have as well a general comment field for the entire plugin (e.g. "term 'Smush' can be replaced with 'compress' where appropriate") as also separate comments fields for each single translation term (e.g. "term 'Bulk-Smush' translated in this case as 'Mehrfach-SMUSHen' to keep meaning of trademark").

[ocean90]

Related chat on Slack: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/glotpress/p1455201561000272

javorszky [15:39] 
so that... can I pick your brains on it now?

ocean90 [15:39] 
Sure

javorszky [15:39] 
2 questions: 1) I think it could live in the meta table, but I can also see it needing a new Thing

javorszky [15:39] 
2) should it be threaded?

ocean90 [15:40] 
(Everything which is at future can be moved to 1.1 if it's ready)

javorszky [15:41] 
3) UI-wise, I was thinking it can live here: https://cloudup.com/c69GBTmbmEX (edited)

javorszky [15:41] 
thoughts?

gregross [15:42] 
1) those are not mutually exclusive, you could use the meta table and still have a new thing.

ocean90 [15:42] 
1) I'd do a new "Thing"
2) For v1 I'm fine with non-threaded
3) UI.. Yes and no. We definitely need a new UI :simple_smile:

javorszky [15:43] 
new thing it is :simple_smile: (edited)

gregross [15:43] 
2) non-threaded seems resonable.

gregross [15:43] 
3) Looks good given the current layout

javorszky [15:44] 
okies :simple_smile: regarding 2) non-threaded, multiple replies? would translator / validator need a back-and-forth, or would it just be a note the translator leaves on a translation and that's that?

ocean90 [15:44] 
Re UI: I'm totally in love with the interface of Pontoon. Example: https://pontoon.mozilla.org/bn-IN/mozillaorg/main.lang/ The tabs below the textbox
Live web localization tool

gregross [15:45] 
I'd keep it a simple note, getting much more complex then that seems out of place of the requirement.

ocean90 [15:45] 
So it shouldn't be just comments, I'd like to call it History or similar. Does that make sense?

ocean90 [15:45] 
A place where you can add "everything"

javorszky [15:46] 
a blob thing

ocean90 [15:46] 
Codename "Blob", I like that. :simple_smile:

javorszky [15:46] 
:smile:

gregross [15:46] 
History might not be the right term, that might infer the ability to see previous versions etc.

javorszky [15:46] 
notes

ocean90 [15:47] 
Was just going to say the same

gregross [15:47] 
:+1:

javorszky [15:47] 
awsm, thank you :simple_smile:

[ocean90]

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