773954 - Decide how to handle localization in GCLI command parameters

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(DevTools Graveyard :: Graphic Commandline and Toolbar, defect)

Description

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

Open Developer Toolbar, type "help" and you'll see an hardcoded "[search]"

Reference: http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/browser/devtools/commandline/test/browser_gcli_web.js#2531

Comment 1

[Francesco Lodolo [:flod]]

Widening the scope of this bug. 

Another hardcoded piece of string (comma), found after I realized that I wasn't responsible for that punctuation sign before a conjunction (something you shouldn't do in Italian)

http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/browser/devtools/commandline/gcli.jsm#6677

<span class="gcli-out-shortcut" onclick="${onclick}" ondblclick="${ondblclick}" data-command="help">help</span>,

Comment 2

[Joe Walker [:jwalker]]

I'm planning on addressing comment 1 in bug 775864.

This bug will handle the issue of the '[search]' string and other related parameter name issues.

This issue requires thought for 2 reasons:
- We have decided not to localize command names (in common with all other command
  lines) How are parameter names different?
- Localizing parameter names could make it much harder for non English speaking
  users to develop commands, and since this is a developers command line, we
  think/hope that the set of users isn't that far removed from the set of command
  developers.

We need to provide the best help we can to our users, English speaking or not.

Comment 3

[Joe Walker [:jwalker]]

New component triage. Filter on "Lobster Thermidor aux crevettes with a Mornay sauce"

Comment 4

[Joe Walker [:jwalker]]

Localizing parameter names is very hard. No other command line even attempts this, and we've not had other comments on this in 4 years, so I'm going to close it.
Triage. Filter on Lobster Thermidor.

Comment 5

[Joe Walker [:jwalker]]

Actually closing this time.
Triage. Filter on Lobster Thermidor.