Re: [XBoard-devel] Working towards a 4.6.0 release

[Byrial Jensen]

Den 04-01-2012 00:32, Arun Persaud skrev:
> Hi
>
> > > there was the issue of renaming chess program to chess engine... I
> > > started this in a separate branch called engine. Would be good if
> > > people could read through the diffs and test it.
> >
> > Ah, yes. I am not in favor of such unneccesary changes, and they are
> > more relevant to translations than to the English version.
>
> I don't view improving translation as an unnecessary change...

I do not see these changes as more relevant to translations than to the 
English version. On the contrary I find it a service to the English 
users to have a consistent English.

The translators can be as easily served by placing a translator comment 
somewhere in the sources explanation to them that chess engine, chess 
machine and chess program are used interchangeably, and may be replaced 
by a single term in the target language.

That comment would best placed at the first translatable text in the 
pot-file.

> > People can
> > already translate themeu items any way they want; that does not require
> > anyy change in the English menu texts.
>
> true, but having a consistent english version seems to be a valid effort.

Yes, indeed - for the English users.