Bug 161615 - Wrong Russian translation in "User-defined Number Formats" help page - unclear that step is optional
Summary: Wrong Russian translation in "User-defined Number Formats" help page - unclea...
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Documentation (show other bugs)
Version:
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24.2.4.2 release
Hardware: All All
: low minor
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Blocks: Calc-Cells
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Reported: 2024-06-17 11:40 UTC by Roman
Modified: 2024-12-21 18:40 UTC (History)
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Description Roman 2024-06-17 11:40:04 UTC
Description:
https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/ru/text/scalc/guide/format_value_userdef.html

Steps to Reproduce:
EN: 1. Follow the link above in the ‘description’
2. We reach step 3 and then we find a problem.
RU: 1. Действуем по ссылке выше в ‘description’
2. Доходим до 3 шага и тут обнаруживаем проблему.

Actual Results:
EN: The inability to use a custom format
RU: Отсутствие возможности применять собственный формат

Expected Results:
EN: According to the instructions, it is possible to use your own format
RU: Согласно инструкции возможно применять собственный формат



Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes

Additional Info:
EN: The RUS language pack is installed
RU: Установлен языковой пакет RUS
Comment 1 Mike Kaganski 2024-06-17 12:30:11 UTC
This is a documentation (actually, localization) problem. The English help tells to choose "User-Defined", which is there. In Russian UI, that is "Особый", not "Пользовательский".

But the idea behind the whole #3 in help is unclear. Why would one need to choose that item? One can go straight to #4? and enter an own custom format to the "Format Code" box - that would switch to the custom format automatically.

I don't know if this should be moved or not. My gut feeling is that this is better asked at forumooo.ru, where the person doing the Russian localization can read it.
Comment 2 Roman 2024-06-17 13:25:11 UTC Comment hidden (off-topic)
Comment 3 Mike Kaganski 2024-06-17 13:33:11 UTC Comment hidden (off-topic)
Comment 4 Roman 2024-06-17 13:44:10 UTC
(In reply to Mike Kaganski from comment #3)
> (In reply to Roman from comment #2)
> 1. You are not discussing the issue that you created - you are asking "how
> to use the program" question. This is off-topic on this Bugzilla site. Use
> ask.libreoffice.org (English), or already mentioned Russian forum, for this
> kind of questions.
> 
> 2. Answering this off-topic question - yes, it is possible either by
> pre-formatting cells (columns) as text, or by prepending the text by an
> apostrophe.

1. Yes. Indeed, machine translation is wildly unclear. I found everything and it works.
Is it possible to expand the page for understanding?
2. I have identified a problem at the level of conditional formatting, do I need a new appeal?
Comment 5 Mike Kaganski 2024-06-17 13:51:12 UTC
(In reply to Roman from comment #4)
> Is it possible to expand the page for understanding?

What "expansion" do you mean? The problem discussed here is (a) wrong Rossian translation of the help, and (b) unnecessary step #3, which is best simply removed from there.

> 2. I have identified a problem at the level of conditional formatting, do I
> need a new appeal?

If you have a different issue, please file a different bug. One issue per one bug please.
Comment 6 Roman 2024-06-17 13:54:38 UTC
(In reply to Mike Kaganski from comment #5)
> (In reply to Roman from comment #4)
> > Is it possible to expand the page for understanding?
> 
> What "expansion" do you mean? The problem discussed here is (a) wrong
> Rossian translation of the help, and (b) unnecessary step #3, which is best
> simply removed from there.


It is valid to delete step 3. And the application is completed
Comment 7 Olivier Hallot 2024-06-18 12:55:06 UTC
Actually, step 3 allows user to check if the desired custom format has not been entered already. It could be "burried" in the many existing "Number" formats.

My suggestion is to add "(optional)" to the step 3 text in the Help page.
Comment 8 Mike Kaganski 2024-06-19 06:05:52 UTC
(In reply to Olivier Hallot from comment #7)
> Actually, step 3 allows user to check if the desired custom format has not
> been entered already.

1. This is not stated there in the help.
2. This step is not needed at all to perform the final goal of that help page: which is *defining* own formats, not "finding already present" custom formats.
3. As I said, the very first keypress in the step #4 will bring you to the User-Defined category anyway.

We can all invent additional steps potentially useful in this or that situation. Being *minimal* without additional stuff helps users.

> My suggestion is to add "(optional)" to the step 3 text in the Help page.

If wanted, please keep it not in the sequence, but - as any additional stuff - somewhere below, in some notes / tips / whatever.
Comment 9 Mike Kaganski 2024-06-19 06:11:57 UTC
(In reply to Mike Kaganski from comment #8)
> Being *minimal* without additional stuff helps users.

Let me clarify myself: I don't mean, that the whole help page must be minimal. Not at all; I welcome help pages incorporating as much related information as possible. What needs to be minimal is the sequence to perform the task, presented in the 1-2-3 steps. Anything else must be in separate paragraphs, as discussion / technical reference, or the likes, outside of the sequence.
Comment 10 Stéphane Guillou (stragu) 2024-07-03 13:27:41 UTC
(In reply to Mike Kaganski from comment #1)
> This is a documentation (actually, localization) problem. The English help
> tells to choose "User-Defined", which is there. In Russian UI, that is
> "Особый", not "Пользовательский".
I've suggested it: https://translations.documentfoundation.org/translate/libo_help-master/textscalcguide/ru/?checksum=987da1d3cfa90e9a#suggestions

Marking as "new" for improvement suggested in comment 8.
Comment 11 Mike Kaganski 2024-07-03 13:53:57 UTC
(In reply to Stéphane Guillou (stragu) from comment #10)
> I've suggested it:

Your suggestion is correct (I can't approve it myself).