Bug 149781 - Some strings are not localisable in Options > Language Settings > Writing Aids
Summary: Some strings are not localisable in Options > Language Settings > Writing Aids
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Localization (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.3.4.2 release
Hardware: All All
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
URL:
Whiteboard:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2022-06-30 07:14 UTC by Albert Acer
Modified: 2025-11-29 14:33 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

See Also:
Crash report or crash signature:

Attachments
Spanish translation is missing in some strings in the Language Configuration Options (113.95 KB, image/jpeg)
2022-06-30 07:19 UTC, Albert Acer 		Details
Screenshot 28-11-2025 (132.46 KB, image/jpeg)
2025-11-28 17:00 UTC, Albert Acer 		Details
View All Add an attachment (proposed patch, testcase, etc.)

Note You need to log in before you can comment on or make changes to this bug.
Description Albert Acer 2022-06-30 07:14:34 UTC 
Description:
When I am using LO Writer 7.3.4 in Spanish, trying to make adjustments in the Language Settings Options, and more specifically in the Writing Help, I have found some strings without Spanish translation, as we can see in the screenshot that I have attached to this report to show how and where these errors are reproduced.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open LO Writer 7.3.4 in Spanish.
2. Click on the Tools Menu ("Herramientas" in Spanish)
3. Click on Options ("Opciones" in Spanish)
4. On the left side expand the Language Settings ("Configuración de Idiomas" in 
   Spanish) branch and then select the Writing Aids option ("Ayudas de 
   escritura" in Spanish).
5. On the right side, in the "Modulos de idioma disponibles" section, look for 
   the string "Lightproof grammar checker (English)" ["Revisor gramatical 
   Lighproof" in Spanish].
6. In the "User dictionaries" ("Diccionarios de usuario" in Spanish section, 
   look for the strings: "•	Standard" and "Technical".

Actual Results:
The strings "Lightproof grammar checker", "Standard" and "Technical" have no translation into Spanish.

Expected Results:
Translate the strings mentioned above into Spanish, except the term "Lightproof" as it is a proper name assigned to a particular tool.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes



Additional Info:
[Information automatically included from LibreOffice]
Locale: es
Module: TextDocument
[Information guessed from browser]
OS: Windows (All)
OS is 64bit: no
Comment 1 Albert Acer 2022-06-30 07:19:37 UTC 
Created attachment 181024 [details]
Spanish translation is missing in some strings in the Language Configuration Options

The screenshot that accompanies this report shows how and where the error is reproduced.
Comment 2 Mike Kaganski 2022-06-30 07:25:53 UTC 
I suppose this should be WONTFIX: the "problematic" entries are just dictionary names as they are defined in the dictionaries themselves; and just with book titles, that are used in alpgabetical index untranslated, with original spelling, it would not be reasonable to expect that a dictionary author for Hunspell would also provide translations of the dictionary name to all available languages (or localization team would be able to translate all names of all dictionaries).
Comment 3 Albert Acer 2022-06-30 07:41:41 UTC 
For the English string "Lightproof grammar checker (English)" I suggest the following Spanish translation:

"Revisor gramatical Lighproof (English)".

"Lightproof" would not translate because it is a proper name assigned to a particular tool.

Luego,

"Standard"  is  "Estándar" in Spanish, y,
"Technical" is  "Técnico"  in Spanish.
Comment 4 Heiko Tietze 2022-06-30 11:04:13 UTC 
(In reply to Mike Kaganski from comment #2)
> I suppose this should be WONTFIX: the "problematic" entries are just
> dictionary names as they are defined in the dictionaries themselves...

I concur
Comment 5 Adolfo Jayme Barrientos 2022-06-30 11:09:28 UTC 
I can’t find the string “Lightproof grammar checker” on Weblate; a bug? (the last two words in that string should be translated.)
Comment 6 Albert Acer 2022-06-30 17:02:10 UTC 
I agree that "Lightproof" should not be translated because it refers to the proper name of a dictionary.

However, I also completely agree with Adolfo's opinion when he indicates that the last two words of the string "Lightproof grammar checker" must be translated, that is "Grammar Checker" whose translation in Spanish is "Revisor gramatical". This is important for common Spanish LO users, those who don't know any English.
Comment 7 Heiko Tietze 2022-07-01 07:38:52 UTC 
Cloph, any chance to get Lightproof into weblate?
Comment 8 Stéphane Guillou (stragu) 2023-08-03 16:41:07 UTC 
Same thing for other languages, not just Spanish.

I agree that it's not realistic to ask extension developers to provide translations in all the languages LibreOffice supports, but I guess it's different for the extensions LO bundles for all languages, and that are relevant to more than one language?

As I understand it, a fix would involve:
- making the strings translatable in the corresponding repository (and reuse them across the codebase if repeated). For example, for LightProof strings, it's in the dictionary repo: https://opengrok.libreoffice.org/search?project=dictionaries&full=%22lightproof+grammar+checker%22&defs=&refs=&path=&hist=&type=&xrd=&nn=1&si=full&si=full
- adding the repository as a project on Weblate.

Is that correct?
Comment 9 QA Administrators 2025-11-27 11:29:02 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 10 Albert Acer 2025-11-28 16:57:45 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 11 Albert Acer 2025-11-28 17:00:08 UTC 
Created attachment 204333 [details]
Screenshot 28-11-2025
Comment 12 Albert Acer 2025-11-29 14:33:52 UTC 
The error is still present in LibreOffice 25.8.3.2.