426799 - Check region/languageNames for untranslated strings

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Mozilla Localizations :: de / German, defect)

Description

[Robert Kaiser]

As http://l10n.mozilla.org/dashboard/unchanged.html#de shows, the region/languageNames files for German have a number of unchanged strings, a few of which could actually be translated.
We should check the currently unchanged strings and find localizations for those where we have a different German word.

Current lists:
http://bonsai-l10n.mozilla.org/cvsblame.cgi?file=/l10n/de/toolkit/chrome/global/regionNames.properties&rev=1.7&mark=1,3,5,9,15,19,22,24-27,31-32,36,39,41,43,45,47,49,52,59,66,77,79-87,90-94,96,98,102-103,105,107,110,113,117,122,125,127-131,137,142-143,145,147,149-151,153-155,157-159,161-162,165-167,169-171,175,178-183,185,192,195,199-203,205,207,210-212,214-216,218,221-222,224-225,228,232,235-236,238,240#1
http://bonsai-l10n.mozilla.org/cvsblame.cgi?file=/l10n/de/toolkit/chrome/global/languageNames.properties&rev=1.5&mark=1-5,12,14,17-19,26,28,30,35,37,40,45,47,50,53,55-58,60,67-68,70-72,74,81-84,89-90,93,98,100,103,105,107,112,116,120,126-127,129-131,133-134,136,138,140,143-144,146,153-154,157,162-167,169,171-172,174-176,180,182,187-188,190-191,193#1

Comment 1

[Kadir Topal [:atopal]]

I agree, Robert, would you want to take this bug?

Comment 2

[Robert Kaiser]

I don't think I have time for this right now, sorry.

Comment 3

[Kadir Topal [:atopal]]

Alright, this is free for whoeever wants to contribute then, as I also won't have the time.

Comment 4

[Robert Brand]

Attachment: patch v1

regionNames.properties was localized with checkin for bug 455749.

For the patch I updated languageNames.properties _mostly_ [1] according to ISO 639-2/B / the German names mentioned in sprachencodes_dt.pdf from Deutsche Nationalbibliothek [2], which was linked from Wikipedia.
There are some inconsistencies though:
a) Sometimes we use the suffix "-Sprache", sometimes we don't. If the policy is that we're following the ISO notation, then I think "-Sprache" has to be added several times ("Pedi" etc.).

b) "Mazedonisch" and "Oromo" aren't correct according to the .pdf, but the wikipedia entries mention reasons why these names should be preferred. How to decide this?

Feedback welcome.


[1] Not always. Example: Shall we use "Lalo-Sprache" instead of "Sichuan Yi"?
[2] http://www.d-nb.de/standardisierung/pdf/sprachencodes_dt.pdf

Comment 5

[Kadir Topal [:atopal]]

a) I think we should follow the ISO notation
b) Let's go with the preferred ones.

Comment 6

[Robert Brand]

Attachment: patch v2

Updated patch.
Where the language names don't match the ones in the .pdf mentioned above, this is because
- of good reasons, IIUC ("Mazedonisch", "Oromo")
- I can't find those names anywhere else and so am not sure (ii: "Lalo-Sprache"? ht: "Haïtien"? nd: "Ndebele-Sprache <Simbabwe>"? nr:"Ndebele-Sprache <Transvaal>"?)

But maybe we can live with these nits, so requesting review.

Comment 7

[Robert Brand]

Comment on attachment 548846 [details] [diff] [review]
patch v2

Same procedure as in another bug some days ago: Here are additional review requests to our toolkit peers to make some progress with further discussion or even checkin.
Alex, if you want to have a request too, please tell me. ;-) I just wasn't sure because of L10n:Teams:de on wiki.m.o.

Comment 8

[Kadir Topal [:atopal]]

This is much better than what we have right now, so you have my r+ :) Thanks a lot for taking on this work, Robert. I know it's not the most interesting one, but I'm glad we have a consistent vocabulary now.

Comment 9

[Robert Brand]

Thanks!
Pushed to central, aurora and beta after talking to Kadir on IRC:
http://hg.mozilla.org/l10n-central/de/rev/54ca357c3fbf
http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/l10n/mozilla-aurora/de/rev/315f444dc280
http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/l10n/mozilla-beta/de/rev/00fdf3b4716f