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Program Names
Overall your language needs to decide if you wish to translate program names.
Once that is decided there are a few things that may be useful to remember.
Pros and Cons
* Pros for translating
- The program is shown is a script/pronunciation that the user understands
* Cons against translating
- A user will not find the translated program anywhere on the system. Ie they
will not be able to run the program using its translated name
Some tips
* Use single quotes
It is quite easy to use single quotes around the program to indicate that it
has not been translated e.g. "Click on the 'KFishMonger' icon"
* Change sentence structure
This source string "%s: Can't init pipe to gdmgreeter" can quite easily be
translated as "%s: Can't init pipe to program gdmgreeter", note that by adding
the word program it adds clarity
* Use explanatory brackets
If needed add explanatory brackets after the word. You have two options 1)
Translated_Program (English_Original) or 2) English_Original
(Translate/Transliteration). Just stick to one method.