Translation system

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CouchSurfing translation system.

The current translation system is not right for that. It works like this:

• Programmers put the translate() function around some text, e.g. translate("This works")
• If the language is set to something else than English the code looks for a translation
  • If there's no translation: add it to the things to translate
  • Otherwise (or if the language is set to English): thow the text

Contents 1 Bugs 2 Problems 3 Issues to address 4 Partly alternatives 5 CS Group threads

Bugs

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Problems

• The text is changed. E.g. translate("This works!"), we need a new translation.
  • Whole paragraphs are entered at once.

• If sentences are translate()d one by one it's much harder for translators to see the context.

Issues to address

• This system is definitely not the right way, since a lot of effort would be wasted because people's profiles change a lot.
• Texts on the wiki.

Partly alternatives

• Using existing (and better) translation libraries
• Setting up wikis in different languages.

CS Group threads

• About translation on the website