fyi- Expanded Language Support for APUG Dedicated Language Forums

[Steve Smith]

Why not stars and stripes and the union jack each?

Just to be pedantic (and of no value to the purpose of this thread) it's a union flag, not a jack. It is only a jack if flown from the jackstay of a ship.


Steve.

[mono]

Sorry, Steve, as I said it´s not my language ;-)

[Steve Smith]

Sorry, Steve, as I said it´s not my language ;-)

That's o.k. 90% of British people call it a jack too.


Steve.

[mono]

Sean, a very diplomatic solution to a "flag dispute" ;-)

[Marco B]

Nice Sean! Look forward to practising my Italian here on APUG.

[Romary]

A great thank you Sean

I put an annoucement on the French forum. Hoppefully, that will help to increase teh activity.

I want to report a little bug. I do not see the date on the list of message, I see : d-m-y, H:i

I am set-up in French.

[Marco B]

Sean,

There is an issue with the second menu bar in the Dutch language. Apart from the fact that not all items have been translated, the menu's get scrambled due to to long description. Unfortunately, the Dutch language just isn't as compact as English. Often, a translation to Dutch results in a 30% increase / inflation in the number of characters.

My suggestion:

New Posts - Nieuwe post (replaces "Nieuwe berichten")
Today's Posts - Post vandaag (replaces "Welke berichten zijn er vandaag?")
Subscribed Threads - Abonnementen (replaces "Geabonneerde Onderwerpen")
My Threads - Mijn discussies (replaces "My Threads")
My Post - Mijn post
Calendar - Kalender
Member List - Leden (replaces "Leden lijst")
Spy - Spion
Mark Forum Read - Zet discussies gelezen (replaces "Markeer Forums als Gelezen")
General Settings - Instellingen (replaces "Algemene Instellingen")
My APUG - Mijn APUG
Private Messages - Persoonlijke post
Advanced Search - Zoeken

Some Dutch members may not agree with replacing the word "Berichten" (post in english), as it is used now in the Dutch forum, by also using post. Actually, post is a good Dutch word as well, but solely confined to the real postal services delivering letters and packages on your door step, and not entirely suitable for computer language. Still, it is clear and much shorter than "bericht/post - berichten/posts), so I would recommend its usage.

If people complain, you may consider the following setup, but it may still not display entirely right, however, it is shorter than current menu names used for the Dutch language.

New Posts - Nieuwe berichten
Today's Posts - Berichten vandaag
Subscribed Threads - Abonnementen
My Threads - Mijn discussies
My Post - Mijn berichten
Calendar - Kalender
Member List - Leden
Spy - Spion
Mark Forum Read - Zet discussies gelezen
General Settings - Instellingen
My APUG - Mijn APUG
Private Messages - Persoonlijke berichten
Advanced Search - Zoeken

Marco

[Sean]

Thanks guys, I am looking into the issues now and will report back

[Steve Smith]

I don't know if it's just me but when I put my cursor over the flags, it only shows as a link on the left and right edges. the middle are of the flag image does not work as a link.


Steve.

[Marco B]

In addition, you may wish to translate APUG's main menu bar as well. Here is a suggestion for the Dutch version.

Home - Home
Forum - Discussies
Groups - Groepen
Blogs - Blogs
Gallery - Gallerie
Portfolios - Portfolios
Chat Room - Chat
Articles - Artikelen
Videos - Videos
Classifieds - Aanbiedingen
Links - Links
Support Us! - Steun Ons!
Mobile - Mobiel

Some words do not have a Dutch translation, like Chat, it is used like that in Dutch as well. "Classifieds" is difficult to translate in Dutch. "Aanbiedingen" comes close, but some people may prefer "Markt" (market in English), or something like that...