Bug 503675

Summary:	German translation context for "Open" unclear – appears incorrectly as "Öffnen" in status
Product:	[Translations] i18n	Reporter:	Daniel Kauser <danysahne333>
Component:	de	Assignee:	German-Translators <kde-i18n-de>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	philipp.kiemle, spitz234
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
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Description Daniel Kauser 2025-05-02 18:39:57 UTC

In the observatory module of Ekos, the status text for dome or roof uses the string "Open". In English this works both as a verb and adjective, but in German it's currently translated as "Öffnen", which is incorrect in this context.
It should be "Geöffnet" or "Offen", as it's used to indicate a state, not an action.

Comment 1 Jasem Mutlaq 2025-05-04 05:31:25 UTC

This is a translation issue, not a KStars issue per se.

Comment 2 Philipp Kiemle 2025-05-16 21:22:51 UTC

(In reply to Jasem Mutlaq from comment #1)
> This is a translation issue, not a KStars issue per se.

While the German translation is obviously wrong, adding a context to this string might help translators to watch out for "false friends" like this.

See also: https://api.kde.org/frameworks/ki18n/html/prg_guide.html#good_ctxt

Comment 3 Philipp Kiemle 2025-06-03 16:41:41 UTC

The German translation will get updated: https://phabricator.kde.org/D30307

Comment 4 Alois Spitzbart 2025-06-06 17:59:58 UTC

Changes added with https://websvn.kde.org/?revision=1710545&view=revision