fuzzy strings

l10n
#1

What does it mean when one says fuzzy in terms of strings in pootle?

Regards

#2

Hi,

it means that there is a fuzzy translation for that string in po
file/Pootle - that means that the translation is an unfinished,
unchecked one - until it is marked as translated it won't be pulled
into the build, the original English string will show up in the build.

It is useful for marking strings that other members of the team must
check or discuss etc., and fuzzy strings are sometimes results of
automatic translation using compendia of already translated strings -
you could say that fuzzy strings are suggestions that need to be
confirmed, edited or discarded.

Lp, m.

#3

Thanks martin :slight_smile: will file this email in my archive to reference if anyone
asks me about what they are :smiley:

#4

2013.02.14 08:53, Jonathan Aquilina rašė:

What does it mean when one says fuzzy in terms of strings in pootle?

It's like a TODO mark, saying "this string needs a review or clarification". When synchronizing translations with updated original strings, the translations are sometimes also marked as fuzzy automatically.

Applications that use gettext natively, will not display fuzzy translations in their UI. I'm not sure whether or not that applies to LibreOffice too, although I think it does.

Rimas