the more i see software developers make localization mistakes (such as using the same string for "post" (verb, on a button to make a post) and "post" (noun, on a header when viewing a post), the more i continue to insist that they learn at least a bit of #esperanto

you can learn enough of it in two or three months to be able to read a wide variety of texts, and its grammar is clear enough that it avoids ambiguities that cause localization problems for monolingual english speakers

even if you never speak a word of esperanto again, just thinking about "oh, this is a button to make a post, so i'd use the verb form 'afiŝi' there, and that is a header displayed when viewing a specific post, so the noun form 'afiŝo' makes more sense there" when writing the localization strings will make it much easier for people who want to localize your app or website for french, german, russian, etc. (and probably also other languages, but i don't have enough expertise in that)

Hey #l10n and #i18n and probably browser experts, does the HTML `hreflang` attribute do anything? Like, never mind what the spec claims, what does it, like, *do*?

I’m diligent about using it, though as an American monolinguist, well…?

When I had an i18n biz, I recall it was useless other than SEO.

Question to localizers and translators :

- Do you translate FLOSS apps to « low ressourced » languages even if these apps lack of « a language chooser » and rely only on Android OS (limited) languages ?

Here's information and a script for converting regular expression libraries in the popular RegexBuddy app to the #memoQ Regex Assistant. Interoperability between these two solution management tools facilitates sharing among users of diverse #translation management platforms, external solution providers and more. Even current users of the Regex Assistant can benefit from using RegexBuddy for analysis and debugging of expressions for text search, find & replace and quality assurance, so a conversion tool like this can help with such processes.

https://memoquickies.substack.com/p/convert-regexbuddy-libraries-to-the

มาคุยเรื่องแปล KDE เป็นภาษาไทยกัน

เวลา 19:30-20:30 18 มีนาคม พ.ศ. 2568

https://vroom.truevirtualworld.com/thailinuxusercommunity

I'm localizing Okular for Thai-speaking users.

https://github.com/veer66/kde-l10n-th/tree/okular-thai

Feria de las Lenguas Indígenas Digitales
Sábado 15 de marzo de 2025 en la Ciudad de México.
en el Centro Cultural España de México (República de Guatemala 18, Centro Histórico de la #ciudaddemexico Es una actividad gratuita y abierta al público.

https://rising.globalvoices.org/cumbre2025/feria/

#LenguasIndigenas #Digitales #Mexico #indigenous #L10n

Organizado por @globalvoices,
Estaré en el stand de #GuardianProject de 11:45 a 13:30, caiganle e invítenme un café

LLMs present us with a unique opportunity to have a fresh take on the problems and solutions.

We are envisioning Glossia a a language hub where localization is just a tool.

https://community.glossia.org/t/the-role-llms-can-play-in-eliminating-lingustic-barriers-on-the-internet/11/1

Monday, March 24th
Back In Time 1.5.4 release is schedule

That release will be part of the upcoming #Debian 13 "Trixie" and all its derived #GNULinux distributions.

All translations completed by that date will be incorporated into that version.

https://translate.codeberg.org/engage/backintime/

Thank you very much to all translators for your efforts and contributions.

Appeasing the Old Gods to make #memoQ #regex work for monetary expressions.

https://open.substack.com/pub/memoquickies/p/signs-of-trouble

#xl8 #translation
#l10n #localization
#TranslationStudies

We’ve hit a repdigit milestone: 5555 unfinished string translations in Back In Time project!

Anyone up for some translation fun? In sum there are 427 strings in each of 47 languages. Feel free to add a new language.

https://translate.codeberg.org/engage/backintime/

March 27th at 5 p.m. CET, a free workshop on #terminology mastery with #memoQ TMS, this time delving into the blackest of arts: regular expression tools.

https://open.substack.com/pub/memoquickies/p/part-3-for-memoq-on-your-own-terms

Verkko-#sanakirja't ovat hyviä, mutta aina silloin tällöin kunnollista paperista sanakirjaa kaipaa. Niin kuin nyt, kun yrittäisin keksiä muutakin suomen sanaa kuin ”#koristeellinen”, kun alkutekstissä on vuoroon decorated, adorned, ornate ja intricate.

Lisäksi tarvittaisiin #kirkkoarkkitehtuuri'n opas kertomaan, miksi suomeksi kutsutaan kellotornin tai -tapulin tilaa, jossa kellot varsinaisesti ovat – englanniksi ”bell chamber”. #kääntäminen #kotoistus #l10n #gcompris #kdeplasma

Good

Now integrated in our design system library project the Swift Polyglot solution which helps us to find missing translations in our localisables!

https://github.com/appdecostudio/SwiftPolyglot

Je suis basiquement en train de dire à l'équipe de projet comment on aide l'équipe de traduction/relecture à mieux faire son boulot avec les outils disponibles.

Tout va bien.

(Non, ils ne me paieront pas le temps passé à faire ça, évidemment, pensez-vous, allons.)

Ah, la traduction de jeux de mots. Parmi les plus ardus, les surnoms. Je galère sur celui-là, qui est pourtant un classique.

Je me suis un peu rouillé depuis le dernier jeu, qui était très sage dans son niveau de langue, de toute façon.

Allez, réfléchissement... pendant le sommeil ^^

Bonne nuit !

Allez, au boulot !

*allume le PC de gaming*

Il faut bien se contextualiser quand ce que tu vas traduire est un spin-off ^^

Examples of changing bad currency into good in #translation.

These will work with any translation environment such as Trados Studio, Phrase or Wordfast capable of using regular expressions for Find & Replace. Also with other text processing programs that are regex-savvy.

https://open.substack.com/pub/memoquickies/p/regex-money-changers-in-translation

#xl8 #TranslationStudies
#l10n #localization