Re: /etc shortcut

[Jean Abou Samra]

Le 01/05/2022 à 22:09, Stephan Schöll a écrit :
> Why wouldn't you leave the english documentation where no translation is
> available? What's worse: a) A documentation system which does some magic
> i8n with instransparently outdated content or b) a consistent, complete
> documentation obviously lacking the beauty of 100% translation coverage?



Because there is no infrastructure at all for translation. It's
just an original English file that gets updated, and translators
updating a translated file accordingly. There is no magic, really.
When there is no translator, the content just doesn't get updated.

Of course, in hindsight, it would be much better if we did translation
via PO files to have it synced with the original automatically,
displaying English text in case the translation is outdated. But,
apart from the technicalities, converting everything is a huge
undertaking ...



> BTW: Deepl.com e.g. produces a perfect german translation for the
> read-the-docs section. So why spend time on manual translation in times
> of quite good translation engines. Even if quality might be lower than
> 100%, it's still better than holes in the docs, isn'it? ;-)
>
> My hypothesis - based on my current experience: Case b) would relieve
> the mailing list.



At this point I think this would be better discussed on the
lilypond-devel list.



> And yes, I've already thought about volunteering in doc translation a
> few years ago, but the technical setup is (was at the time being resp.)
> so nerdy and complex that I resigned from that idea :-(


It does take a bit of setup, but the devel list is usually very
responsive and welcomes setup questions from newbies and advanced
developers alike.

Best,
Jean