Potential problems in language

This page will help identify potential problems in your language file. I don't offer a way to fix this automatically, so you'll have to edit the language file by hand. Hopefully this page will still be of some help. Note that not all of these lines have to be actual problems, so pay attention to what you do.

Missing strings/targets

This is an error that should be fixed

LANG_RECORDING_HISTOGRAM_INTERVAL: Missing translation entirely
LANG_LINEOUT_ONOFF: Missing translation entirely
LANG_HOTKEY: Missing translation entirely
LANG_HOTKEY_WPS: Missing translation entirely
LANG_HOTKEY_FILE_BROWSER: Missing translation entirely
LANG_RESUME_REWIND: Missing translation entirely
LANG_REMOTE_RADIOSCREEN: Missing translation entirely
VOICE_EXT_FMS: Missing translation entirely
VOICE_EXT_RFMS: Missing translation entirely
LANG_FM_STATION_HEADER: Missing translation entirely
LANG_HW_EQ_TONE_CONTROLS: Missing translation entirely
LANG_HW_EQ_TONE_CONTROLS_ADVANCED: Missing translation entirely
LANG_HW_EQ_GAIN: Missing translation entirely
LANG_HW_EQ_FREQUENCY: Missing translation entirely
LANG_HW_EQ_WIDTH: Missing translation entirely
LANG_HW_EQ_WIDTH_NARROW: Missing translation entirely
LANG_HW_EQ_WIDTH_WIDE: Missing translation entirely
LANG_DEPTH_3D: Missing translation entirely
LANG_TAGNAVI_UNTAGGED: Missing translation entirely
LANG_RADIOSCREEN: Missing translation entirely
LANG_ID3_COMPOSER: Missing translation entirely
LANG_FORCE: Missing translation entirely
LANG_ONPLAY_PICTUREFLOW: Missing translation entirely
LANG_KBD_OK: Missing translation entirely
LANG_KBD_DELETE: Missing translation entirely
LANG_KBD_CANCEL: Missing translation entirely
LANG_BOOKMARK_SETTINGS_AUTOUPDATE: Missing translation entirely

Wrong empty strings

When the English language is set to "" or none, the translation should follow. The strings below don't do this. This is an error and should be fixed.

VOICE_EXT_RSBS:* - dest: Empty string doesn't match English (set to: "" - should be: none)
VOICE_EXT_RSBS:* - voice: Empty string doesn't match English (set to: pea del bår ås messaedjes å lon - should be: none)

Identical English and translation

Doesn't have to be a problem, if the string is valid in the language

LANG_CONFIRM_WITH_BUTTON:archosplayer: English and translation are the same ("(PLAY/STOP)")
LANG_ROCKBOX_TITLE:*: English and translation are the same ("Rockbox")
LANG_VOLUME:*: English and translation are the same ("Volume")
LANG_BALANCE:*: English and translation are the same ("Balance")
LANG_CHANNEL_MONO:*: English and translation are the same ("Mono")
LANG_EQUALIZER_BAND_Q:swcodec: English and translation are the same ("Q")
LANG_REPEAT_AB:*: English and translation are the same ("A-B")
LANG_REPLAYGAIN:*: English and translation are the same ("Replaygain")
LANG_CODEPAGE_LATIN1:*: English and translation are the same ("Latin1 (ISO-8859-1)")
LANG_BATTERY_TYPE_ALKALINE:battery_types: English and translation are the same ("Alkaline")
LANG_BATTERY_TYPE_NIMH:battery_types: English and translation are the same ("NiMH")
LANG_MONTH_MAY:rtc: English and translation are the same ("May")
LANG_MONTH_OCTOBER:rtc: English and translation are the same ("Oct")
LANG_MONTH_DECEMBER:rtc: English and translation are the same ("Dec")
LANG_BUTTONBAR_MENU:radio_screen_button_bar: English and translation are the same ("Menu")
LANG_FM_DEFAULT_PRESET_NAME:radio: English and translation are the same ("%d.%02d MHz")
LANG_AFMT_MPA_L3:recording: English and translation are the same ("MPEG Layer 3")
LANG_AFMT_PCM_WAV:recording: English and translation are the same ("PCM Wave")
LANG_AFMT_WAVPACK:recording_swcodec: English and translation are the same ("WavPack")
LANG_AFMT_AIFF:recording: English and translation are the same ("AIFF")
LANG_BATTERY_TIME:archosplayer,archosrecorder,archosfmrecorder,archosrecorderv2,archosondio*,iriverifp7xx: English and translation are the same ("%d%% %dh %dm")
LANG_DISK_NAME_MMC:archosondio*: English and translation are the same ("MMC:")
LANG_ID3_VBR:*: English and translation are the same (" (VBR)")
LANG_DB_INF:recording: English and translation are the same ("-inf")
LANG_SYSFONT_DIRBROWSE_F1:recorder_pad: English and translation are the same ("Menu")
LANG_SYSFONT_DIRBROWSE_F3:recorder_pad: English and translation are the same ("LCD")
LANG_SYSFONT_CHANNEL_MONO:recording: English and translation are the same ("Mono")
LANG_SERIAL_BITRATE_9600:serial_port: English and translation are the same ("9600")
LANG_SERIAL_BITRATE_19200:serial_port: English and translation are the same ("19200")
LANG_SERIAL_BITRATE_38400:serial_port: English and translation are the same ("38400")
LANG_SERIAL_BITRATE_57600:serial_port: English and translation are the same ("57600")
LANG_PM_CLIPCOUNT:recording: English and translation are the same ("CLIP:")
LANG_COMPRESSOR_RATIO_2:swcodec: English and translation are the same ("2:1")
LANG_COMPRESSOR_RATIO_4:swcodec: English and translation are the same ("4:1")
LANG_COMPRESSOR_RATIO_6:swcodec: English and translation are the same ("6:1")
LANG_COMPRESSOR_RATIO_10:swcodec: English and translation are the same ("10:1")
LANG_USB_HID:usb_hid: English and translation are the same ("USB HID")

Missing voice strings

This is almost certainly a mistake unless the string does not make sense in the language, and should be fixed before it's possible to generate meaningful voicefiles for the language.

VOICE_EXT_RSBS:remote: Voice missing (english voice: "remote statusbar skin")
LANG_RECORDING_HISTOGRAM_INTERVAL:recording_histogram: Voice missing (english voice: "Histogram interval")
LANG_LINEOUT_ONOFF:lineout_poweroff: Voice missing (english voice: "Line Out")
LANG_HOTKEY:hotkey: Voice missing (english voice: "Hotkey")
LANG_HOTKEY_WPS:hotkey: Voice missing (english voice: "WPS Hotkey")
LANG_HOTKEY_FILE_BROWSER:hotkey: Voice missing (english voice: "File Browser Hotkey")
LANG_RESUME_REWIND:swcodec: Voice missing (english voice: "Rewind before resume")
LANG_REMOTE_RADIOSCREEN:radio_remote: Voice missing (english voice: "Remote Radio Screen")
VOICE_EXT_FMS:radio: Voice missing (english voice: "radio screen skin")
VOICE_EXT_RFMS:radio_remote: Voice missing (english voice: "remote radio screen skin")
LANG_HW_EQ_TONE_CONTROLS:gigabeats: Voice missing (english voice: "Tone Controls")
LANG_HW_EQ_TONE_CONTROLS_ADVANCED:gigabeats: Voice missing (english voice: "Advanced Tone Control Settings")
LANG_HW_EQ_GAIN:gigabeats: Voice missing (english voice: "Band Gain")
LANG_HW_EQ_FREQUENCY:gigabeats: Voice missing (english voice: "Band Frequency")
LANG_HW_EQ_WIDTH:gigabeats: Voice missing (english voice: "Band Width")
LANG_HW_EQ_WIDTH_NARROW:gigabeats: Voice missing (english voice: "Narrow")
LANG_HW_EQ_WIDTH_WIDE:gigabeats: Voice missing (english voice: "Wide")
LANG_DEPTH_3D:gigabeats: Voice missing (english voice: "3-D Enhancement")
LANG_TAGNAVI_UNTAGGED:*: Voice missing (english voice: "Untagged")
LANG_RADIOSCREEN:radio: Voice missing (english voice: "Radio Screen")
LANG_FORCE:*: Voice missing (english voice: "Force")
LANG_ONPLAY_PICTUREFLOW:*: Voice missing (english voice: "open picture flow")
LANG_KBD_OK:touchscreen: Voice missing (english voice: "OK")
LANG_KBD_DELETE:touchscreen: Voice missing (english voice: "Del")
LANG_KBD_CANCEL:touchscreen: Voice missing (english voice: "Cancel")
LANG_BOOKMARK_SETTINGS_AUTOUPDATE:*: Voice missing (english voice: "Update on Stop")

Same voice and source

Doesn't have to be a problem, if the string is valid in the language

LANG_ROCKBOX_TITLE:*: Voice and source are the same ("Rockbox")
LANG_VOLUME:*: Voice and source are the same ("Volume")
LANG_BALANCE:*: Voice and source are the same ("Balance")
LANG_CHANNEL_MONO:*: Voice and source are the same ("Mono")
LANG_EQUALIZER_BAND_Q:swcodec: Voice and source are the same ("Q")
LANG_REPEAT_AB:*: Voice and source are the same ("A-B")
LANG_REPLAYGAIN:*: Voice and source are the same ("Replaygain")
LANG_CODEPAGE_LATIN1:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("Latin 1")
LANG_BATTERY_TYPE_ALKALINE:battery_types: Voice and source are the same ("Alkaline")
LANG_BATTERY_TYPE_NIMH:battery_types: Voice and English voice are the same ("Nickel metal hydride")
LANG_MONTH_MAY:rtc: Voice and source are the same ("May")
LANG_AFMT_MPA_L3:recording: Voice and source are the same ("MPEG Layer 3")
LANG_AFMT_PCM_WAV:recording: Voice and source are the same ("PCM Wave")
LANG_AFMT_WAVPACK:recording_swcodec: Voice and source are the same ("WavPack")
LANG_AFMT_AIFF:recording: Voice and source are the same ("AIFF")
LANG_DISK_NAME_MMC:sansae200*,sansac200*,sansafuze*: Voice and English voice are the same ("micro S D")
LANG_DISK_NAME_MMC:archosondio*: Voice and English voice are the same ("M M C")
VOICE_ZERO:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("0")
VOICE_ONE:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("1")
VOICE_TWO:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("2")
VOICE_THREE:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("3")
VOICE_FOUR:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("4")
VOICE_FIVE:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("5")
VOICE_SIX:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("6")
VOICE_SEVEN:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("7")
VOICE_EIGHT:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("8")
VOICE_NINE:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("9")
VOICE_TEN:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("10")
VOICE_ELEVEN:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("11")
VOICE_TWELVE:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("12")
VOICE_THIRTEEN:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("13")
VOICE_FOURTEEN:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("14")
VOICE_FIFTEEN:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("15")
VOICE_SIXTEEN:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("16")
VOICE_SEVENTEEN:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("17")
VOICE_EIGHTEEN:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("18")
VOICE_NINETEEN:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("19")
VOICE_TWENTY:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("20")
VOICE_THIRTY:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("30")
VOICE_FORTY:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("40")
VOICE_FIFTY:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("50")
VOICE_SIXTY:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("60")
VOICE_SEVENTY:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("70")
VOICE_EIGHTY:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("80")
VOICE_NINETY:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("90")
VOICE_KHZ:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("kilohertz")
VOICE_DB:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("decibel")
VOICE_HERTZ:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("hertz")
VOICE_CHAR_A:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("A")
VOICE_CHAR_B:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("B")
VOICE_CHAR_C:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("C")
VOICE_CHAR_D:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("D")
VOICE_CHAR_E:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("E")
VOICE_CHAR_F:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("F")
VOICE_CHAR_G:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("G")
VOICE_CHAR_H:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("H")
VOICE_CHAR_I:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("I")
VOICE_CHAR_J:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("J")
VOICE_CHAR_K:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("K")
VOICE_CHAR_L:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("L")
VOICE_CHAR_M:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("M")
VOICE_CHAR_N:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("N")
VOICE_CHAR_O:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("O")
VOICE_CHAR_P:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("P")
VOICE_CHAR_Q:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("Q")
VOICE_CHAR_R:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("R")
VOICE_CHAR_S:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("S")
VOICE_CHAR_T:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("T")
VOICE_CHAR_U:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("U")
VOICE_CHAR_V:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("V")
VOICE_CHAR_W:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("W")
VOICE_CHAR_X:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("X")
VOICE_CHAR_Y:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("Y")
VOICE_CHAR_Z:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("Z")
VOICE_PAUSE:*: Voice and English voice are the same (" ")
VOICE_EXT_CUESHEET:*: Voice and English voice are the same ("cuesheet")
LANG_SYSFONT_CHANNEL_MONO:recording: Voice and source are the same ("Mono")
VOICE_PM:rtc: Voice and English voice are the same ("P M")
VOICE_AM:rtc: Voice and English voice are the same ("A M")
VOICE_OH:rtc: Voice and English voice are the same ("oh")
LANG_SERIAL_BITRATE_9600:serial_port: Voice and source are the same ("9600")
LANG_SERIAL_BITRATE_19200:serial_port: Voice and source are the same ("19200")
LANG_SERIAL_BITRATE_38400:serial_port: Voice and source are the same ("38400")
LANG_SERIAL_BITRATE_57600:serial_port: Voice and source are the same ("57600")
LANG_USB_HID:usb_hid: Voice and English voice are the same ("USB Human Interface Device")

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Last updated Mon Sep 6 06:14:12 MST 2010. Flags copyright Wikimedia contributors.