473949 - [zh-TW] editBookmark.removeBookmarks.label should be only 1 form

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Mozilla Localizations :: zh-TW / Chinese (Traditional), defect)

Description

[Atsushi Sakai]

If pluralRule=0 (http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/l10n-mozilla-1.9.1/zh-TW/file/1b6f88a670dc/toolkit/chrome/global/intl.properties#l14), 
editBookmark.removeBookmarks.label (http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/l10n-mozilla-1.9.1/zh-TW/file/1b6f88a670dc/browser/chrome/browser/browser.properties#l138) should be only 1 form, not semi-colon list.
(i.e. single form and plural form can't be different.)

See https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Localization_and_Plurals

Comment 1

[Po-chiang Chao [:bobchao]]

I think the owner of the "zh-TW / Chinese (Traditional)" component should be Tim, not Jose at least for now. 

CC = timdream (Tim, please also file another bug to change the component owner.)

Comment 2

[Tim Guan-tin Chien [:timdream] (please needinfo)]

Fixed, Thanks Sakai.

http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/l10n-mozilla-1.9.1/zh-TW/rev/ccf857b9b51d

Comment 3

[Atsushi Sakai]

(In reply to comment #2)
> http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/l10n-mozilla-1.9.1/zh-TW/rev/ccf857b9b51d

I don't understand Chinese, but I guess #1 is required so that user can be noticed when Firefox is going to remove multiple bookmarks.
See Bug 451586, especially Bug 451586 Comment #10.

Comment 4

[Tim Guan-tin Chien [:timdream] (please needinfo)]

Sakai, I am confused.
So are you saying that semi-colon list on pluralRule = 0 language will not work, so I should remove it; or I should instead keep the semi-colon list but keep two phrases the same?
If latter, isn't that nullified bug 451586?

Comment 5

[Atsushi Sakai]

(In reply to comment #4)
> So are you saying that semi-colon list on pluralRule = 0 language will not
> work, so I should remove it;

Yes, semi-colon list won't work if pluralRule = 0.
But replacement of "#1" can work.

When Firefox is going to remove plural bookmarks,
and if editBookmark.removeBookmarks.label=Remove Bookmark,
the user may remove plural bookmarks *unintentionally* because the user may *misunderstand* that Firefox is going to remove only 1 bookmark. 

To prevent this, editBookmark.removeBookmarks.label can be "Remove #1 Bookmark(s)".
If do so, "Remove 1 Bookmark(s)" is displayed when Firefox is going to remove 1 bookmark,
"Remove 2 Bookmark(s)" is displayed when Firefox is going to remove 2 bookmarks, and so on.
The user can know how many bookmarks is going to be removed by this.

Comment 6

[Tim Guan-tin Chien [:timdream] (please needinfo)]

Got it.

http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/l10n-mozilla-1.9.1/zh-TW/rev/dea3e75a7c10

I've set the label as "Remove Bookmark(s) (#1 Total)" for now, but I think it's ugly and over-explanation, since one would know Fx is going to remove one bookmark only when unspecified.

I'll submit another bug for that after confirm with the community on their preference with this thing.

Comment 7

[Atsushi Sakai]

(In reply to comment #6)
> Got it.
> 
> http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/l10n-mozilla-1.9.1/zh-TW/rev/dea3e75a7c10
> 
> I've set the label as "Remove Bookmark(s) (#1 Total)" for now, but I think it's
> ugly and over-explanation, since one would know Fx is going to remove one
> bookmark only when unspecified.

Though "2 Total" or "3 Total" may be needed,
I think "1 Total" is nonsense but it can not be removed. Bug 473706 is for that.
If Chinese agree that, could you comment so there?

Comment 8

[Tim Guan-tin Chien [:timdream] (please needinfo)]

(In reply to comment #7)
> Though "2 Total" or "3 Total" may be needed,
> I think "1 Total" is nonsense but it can not be removed. Bug 473706 is for
> that.
> If Chinese agree that, could you comment so there?

Great, thanks! I'll definitely do that.

BTW, The correct demonym for the people of Taiwan is "Taiwanese"; the common language is Mandarin Chinese though.

Comment 9

[Channy Yun [:channy]]

In case of Thunderbird 3, please be careful in mail/chrome/messenger/activity.properties too.