Re: Yamaha PSR-SX600 .rgd file (Split)

Providing for translated bank/program names via .rgd files seems the
most sensible/efficient solution then?

Let him without synth cast the first stone.

  😉

Chuck.



On 11/10/2024 12:12 pm, Philip Leishman via Rosegarden-user wrote:
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> I agree entirely.
>
> The program (and bank) names should not be translated. This would be an
> impossible task for any translator.
> It would always be possible to provide a language specific rgd file if
> necessary.
>
>   Philip
>
>
> On 10/10/24 05:26, Huanyu Liu via Rosegarden-user wrote:
>> 在 2024年10月10日星期四 GMT+8 00:56:30，chuck elliot 写道：
>>> I would think that program names in RG should normally match what is 
>>> shown
>>>
>>> on the physical instrument display. I don't know if any instrument
>>> manufacturers
>>>
>>> provide for multiple languages in their software. I don't think my
>>> synths do, although
>>>
>>> being an English speaker, I have never looked ?
>> As far as I know, the recently released Yamaha PSR-SX920 and SX720 have
>> program names translated into Chinese. Previous models of Yamaha PSR 
>> series
>> also have program names translated into Japanese (in a useless 
>> katakana way).
>> They have multiple UI languages (French, German, Italian, Spanish, 
>> etc.), but
>> program names are untranslated in languages other than Japanese.
>>
>>> If there was sufficient demand, I suppose it could be an option in
>>> preferences....?
>>>
>>> Chuck.
>> I personally would like to leave the program names untranslated, 
>> because the
>> translated names will sound weird most of the time, and some names 
>> are hard to
>> translate (especially synthesized voices, e.g. AnaDayz). If 
>> translation of
>> program names is demanded, then maintaining a separate context is 
>> necessary,
>> because nothing could prevent the imagination of manufacturers. I think
>> Revert, Undo, Paste, Transport, Rulers, Jog Right are all possible 
>> names for
>> some strange synthesized voices.
>>
>> Another problem is that the same program name might have different 
>> meanings in
>> different instruments. For example, VoxHumana could refer to the 
>> voice of
>> either an organ (the most common meaning) or a synthesized choir (as 
>> in my old
>> Yamaha KB-320). I think the best way is to maintain separate 
>> translation for
>> separate .rgd files instead of relying on built-in i18n tools.
>>
>> Huanyu
>>
>>
>>
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