Translator Q&A

[Steven]

@karbock - sorry i missed your original post. Yes it is 80 and i will add it to the file

[karbock]

@karbock - sorry i missed your original post. Yes it is 80 and i will add it to the file

No problem, that's what I thought.

[karbock]

A good find karbock.
Where did you find it? I haven't been able to find it in any of the original or localised translation files I have on my computer?
Or was it some educated guessing/trial and error?

I didn't find it, it was a deduction.
In the .EXE, the text 'Volume Adjustment' immediately follows 'Random #', which is indexed by #Main.field.79# in the .LNG file, where values #Main.field.8[0-3]# were absent.

[hiccup]

In the .EXE, the text 'Volume Adjustment' immediately follows 'Random #',

I'm curious, what .exe is that?

[karbock]

I'm curious, what .exe is that?

MusicBee.exe
(Sorry, I should have given the name, not only the extension.)

[hiccup]

So you opened MusicBee.exe somehow? Interesting ;-)

[boroda]

it's not the problem for me, but may be a problem for other translators. latest "new3.5.txt" doesn't contain string:

#Sys.msg.PlAlbNo# Playback: Play Album Now

[Steven]

it's not the problem for me, but may be a problem for other translators. latest "new3.5.txt" doesn't contain string:

#Sys.msg.PlAlbNo# Playback: Play Album Now

it's on line 35

[hiccup]

1.
the language file says:
#Sys.ctl.8718212#      default location for added pictures
but in MusicBee it says:
organised location for added pictures:

Whch one should it be?
(the first is probably more clear)

2.
#PLE.ctl.F423F1E7#   do not separate discs
does not get translated in MusicBee

[Steven]

1. will be fixed in the next update
2. "default location for added pictures" will be what i go with

[hiccup]

2. "default location for added pictures" will be what i go with

That panel keeps itching a bit. Looking at it again:



I am not sure if the wording 'default location' would be appropriate here?
(to me it suggests setting a specific folder path)
Perhaps something along the lines of 'handling of new pictures' would be better?

[boroda]

@hiccup, just for the info, i've translated it (reverse translation to english) as: default storage for new covers

[hiccup]

@hiccup, just for the info, i've translated it (reverse translation to english) as: default storage for new covers

Yeah, it's probably subject to interpretation. The meaning of 'default location' could be interpreted in different ways I guess.

I'll figure something out for my translation.
It's going to say something like: handling/processing.

[hiccup]

1.
There is no translation entry for 'Radio Browser' (in the Radio panel)

2.
"do not copy lyrics" in the Devises settings panel has no translation entry.
It's using the more generic: Tag.ctl.none#

3.
The Now Playing configuration panel has 'main panel:'
The Compact Player configuration panel has 'background feature:'
But both use #CPL.ctl.AA4E2D59#, so they can not be translated independently.



4.
The translation file has a lot of entries ending with triple dots ... to indicate a new diologue panel will open.
I noticed that in my (and other) translations a lot of buttons and drop down menus didn't have them, while they do show when switching to English.
So I have been adding all the missings ones that I could find.

But now I see some are displaying 6 dots instead of 3.
So it looks like there are instances where they are hardcoded in MB.
But that doesn't seem to be consistent.

E.g. I added them to #Sys.msg.CustLayout#
It's now displaying correctly in one place:


but not in another:


It would probably be good if these dots are either all hardcoded, or all in the translation file?
 

[Steven]

There is no translation entry for 'Radio Browser' (in the Radio panel)

thats the name of the service so it should not be translated - do you agree?

2. will be

Code

#Dev.ctl.DDFBFA8F#  do not copy lyrics

3. will be:

Code

#CPL.ctl.4C11939E#	main panel: