Weblate: copy XML tags to translated text

l10n
#1

Pootle have a nice feature that weblate miss, -> future improvement...

In pootle, clicking on a source XML tag copies it to the cursor position
in the translation area. Handy to prevent mistakes when typing source
tags (links specially).

regards

#2

Olivier Hallot schreef op 03.09.2019 15:43:

Pootle have a nice feature that weblate miss, -> future improvement...

In pootle, clicking on a source XML tag copies it to the cursor position
in the translation area. Handy to prevent mistakes when typing source
tags (links specially).

You can always use copy past :slight_smile:

#3

I hope this is a joke. :slight_smile:
One can also always walk to the next city instead of using transport. It
just takes a bit more time.
Automatic transfer of untranslatable items is an important feature.
Painstakingly selecting, copying, and pasting each tag is much, much slower
and prone to errors.
If there actually is such a feature, I haven't managed to locate it yet.

Cheers,
Mihail

#4

But Weblate DOES have this feature, it’s even tied to keyboard
shortcuts: Ctrl+1 will insert the first XML tag, Ctrl+2 the second
one, and so on… I don’t know what you all are arguing about…

#5

Hmm… Then maybe it is broken or turned off for us?
I just tried it again. XML tags are not highlighted in any way, the Ctr+1…9
shortcuts do nothing and clicking on the tags themselves also does nothing
(Firefox 69.0 64-bit on Windows 10 build 18362).
See this segment for example:
https://weblate.documentfoundation.org/translate/libo_help-master/textshared02/bg/?type=todo&offset=7

BTW clicking on tags as opposed to using Ctr+n-type shortcuts is important
because when there are more than a few tags (think long paragraphs in the
Help), it becomes cumbersome to count them to select the correct shortcut
for transfer instead of just clicking on it.

#6

The Ctrl shortcuts don't work with me too.
What I do (as a work around) is copy the whole thing to the translation window and then translate the text.

Cheers, Kees

Mihail Balabanov schreef op 15.09.2019 01:05:

#7

Oh really? Maybe it is tied to the xml-validation checks that
currently still are disabled.

So if that's the case consider that solved then :slight_smile:

https://docs.weblate.org/en/weblate-3.8/user/translating.html#keyboard-shortcuts
Ctrl+<NUMBER> or ⌘+<NUMBER>
   Copies placeable of given number from source string.

/me edits config and enable the xml checks...
and voilà, it works - Thx Adolfo!

ciao
Christian