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[Edwin Pujols <edwinpm5@xxxxxxxxx>]

** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1195464

Title:
  Missing gettext context or pasting translatable strings

Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  While translating to Spanish some text from the Keyboard Shortcuts
  Overlay, I noticed pieces of text which I considered badly structured
  for translation.

  I am not sure but I think it is caused by using string concatenation
  of translatable strings or missing gettext context or something else.
  For example, the text for "Alt+Left Mouse Drag" is separated into
  ``Alt'', `` + '', ``Left Mouse'', and `` Drag'' (there is a space
  before Drag). I assume this is the way it is separated because in the
  translation entries there is one for "Left Mouse" and one for " Drag".
  Obviously that would not be a problem if "Left Mouse" + " Drag" ==
  "Left Mouse Drag" in Spanish, but this is not the case. (I think this
  isn't the case for English either!)

  Other examples are

    "Super (Hold)" -> "Super" . " (Hold)"
    "Cursor Left or Right -> "Cursor Left" . " or " . " Right"
    "Alt + Middle Mouse Drag" -> "Alt" . " + " . "Middle Mouse" . " Drag"

  *What is expected*
  That translatable strings should not be pasted together via coding which bypasses gettext or the maintainers shouldn't spare on adding context pointers on the translatable strings, in order for the translation context to preserved and enough for a decent translation.

  *What happens*
  In the translations page for Unity (7.0) there are pieces of text with ambiguous context or which cannot be translated correctly.

  Description:	Ubuntu 13.04
  Release:	13.04

  unity:
    Installed: 7.0.0daily13.04.18~13.04-0ubuntu1
    Candidate: 7.0.0daily13.04.18~13.04-0ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 7.0.0daily13.04.18~13.04-0ubuntu1 0
          500 http://do.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: unity 7.0.0daily13.04.18~13.04-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-25.37-generic 3.8.13
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-25-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.1
  Architecture: i386
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  Date: Thu Jun 27 16:11:21 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-26 (62 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release i386 (20130424)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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