[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Should freelog messages be translated?

[Ross Wetmore <rwetmore@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The general rule is that program/system messages (for operation/admin
consumption only) are not normally translated.

Anything destined for end user consumption, whether status info or
part of the program interaction should be translated.

LOG_ERROR or LOG_DEBUG would almost always fall in the former
category.

LOG_NORMAL or LOG_VERBOSE might be candidates, but if they were only
written to a logfile as opposed to displayed on the console or in a
user status/dialogue widget as part of program/user interaction, then
they needn't be.

People who run and administer programs are expected to be fluent in
programming language. Users of programs are not.

Cheers,
RossW
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Christian Knoke wrote:
> 30 LOG_NORMAL messages are translated, 78 are not.
>
> Christian