Bug report email address for translation sources ( was [Fwd: Re: [Kbabel] Re: Kbable errors])

[Dwayne Bailey]

Currently there is no easy way for a translator to know who to contact 
if they find errors in the POT file or if they need clarity on the use 
of a word.

I would like to suggest that the POT header be extended to allow for a 
bug report email address.  This address is meant purely for bug reports 
on the msgid's, incorrect plural setup, etc.  It could be the name of 
the author or a mailing list.

If projects are concerned about multiple reports of the same errors then 
perhaps a URL is a good alternative.  Using this approach the reports 
could be categorised correctly by the bug database system using the URL.

Below is a discusion we have been having on the kbabel development list 
with regards to this.


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [Kbabel] Re: Kbable errors
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 13:06:42 +0100 (CET)
From: Stanislav Visnovsky <address@hidden>
To: Dwayne Bailey <address@hidden>
CC: address@hidden

On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, Dwayne Bailey wrote:

> > Maybe we can provide a feedback for developers that their tags are not 
> > correct.
>
> In an ideal the POT files should have a contact email for bug reports. 
> Then you could right click and report and error on a specific string and 
> it gets sent to the correct person/list.

Don't know how to support this system-wide. A natural solution would be to
enhance PO file header, but xgettext should provide an option for setting
this. Maybe to report as a wish for GNU gettext?

> A simple solution certainly on KDE might be to start an email to the 
> correct list - even I forget which is the reviewers list and copy the 
> msg into the email.

What about a button "Report string as bug", which should invoke the
default mailer with the body of the message set to the
comment/msgid/msgstr triple. You would only need to fill in the address
(maybe there can be a pre-fill option)

> Here are the results of my test PO file
>
> << - error
>  >> - valid
>  >= - valid
> <= - error
> <address@hidden> - error
> <br> - valid
> <BR> - error (case sensitivity)
> <p><p> - error

I would expect this. Those <p> should be reported to the authors of
apps, <BR> probably as well. I'll add the rest as a special cases
in the XML validation tool.

Stanislav


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