304278 - Add a user preference that allows seeing "technical names" for field values instead of localized ones

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Bugzilla :: User Interface, enhancement)

Description

[Marc Schumann [:Wurblzap]]

When localized status and resolution were introduced with bug 215148 and the
corresponding localization, feedback was very mixed. Some went "Yay, finally!",
and some complained "I want to see RESOLVED bugs again".

This bug prepares a user preference allowing field-descs.html.tmpl to return
either the original string or the translated one, so that localizers may offer both.

Comment 1

[Marc Schumann [:Wurblzap]]

Attachment: Patch

Adds the new user preference disabled to avoid end-user confusion for
installations not using localized templates.

Comment 2

[Dave Miller [:justdave]]

this most definitely fits the "enhancement" standard, thus it's missed the boat
for 2.20.

Comment 3

[Max Kanat-Alexander]

Comment on attachment 192349 [details] [diff] [review]
Patch

I think a better solution would be that people should use the English templates
if they want English, and the localized templates if they want localization.

That is, end users should be able to pick which language they want to see for
the entire Bugzilla interface.

Comment 4

[Marc Schumann [:Wurblzap]]

They can already do this, by setting the language preference in their browser.

What they want is see localized texts, but technical resolutions, which is what
this preference gives them.

Comment 5

[Frédéric Buclin]

/me is not a fan of the duplicated code in global/field-descs.none.tmpl.
/me also notes that we will soon need sections to triage all the user prefs.

Comment 6

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

Comment on attachment 192349 [details] [diff] [review]
Patch

This is exactly the sort of thing I was afraid of when we added the user
preference mechanism. I don't think this sort of thing should be a pref.

Your development team needs a consistent language to talk about bugs in, and
the templates you use should reflect that, whatever it is.

Have an argument in your office, agree some terms, and use them :-)

Gerv

Comment 7

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

... or write a Greasemonkey script to switch them over.

Suggest WONTFIX.

Gerv

Comment 8

[Marc Schumann [:Wurblzap]]

Agreed.
I'm afraid there won't be a way back for me, though ;)

By the way, you're giving a very good reason to revert localizability of status
and resolutions ;)