Re: Pontoon: Subpar matching in suggestions

Hi all,

Almost a year has passed since my message quoted below. The problem 
still exists. As opposed to what I mentioned in my message, I assume it 
is not a matter of FTL vs. non-FTL format. It is about FTL all the way.

6 days ago I translated this string: 
https://pontoon.mozilla.org/ca/firefox/browser/browser/protections.ftl/?string=201508

Today I find the exact same string on another FTL file: 
https://pontoon.mozilla.org/ca/firefox/browser/browser/preferences/preferences.ftl/?string=201395

Pontoon is not capable to suggest the string I translated 6 days ago. I 
find this unacceptable under any l10n point of view.

I am aware about bug https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1453341

I am aware that the string ID is internally saved with the string and 
this is probably what breaks fuzzy matching.

Even the TMX translation memories of projects that contain FTL-formatted 
files include the string ID where there should only be the actual 
string. This renders string reuse useless. The string ID should be added 
in the TMX somewhere else allowed by the standard, but not in the 
target/source fields.

Please fix your tools to allow the most basic l10n features, which are 
string matching and reuse.

This is even more urgent when I, more often than not, Mozilla goes: 
"Hey, we ditched this project and started a brand new Browser for 
Android/iOS/Desktop/whatnot from scratch!"

Please Mozilla, fix your internal tools to our lifes easier. Fix your 
tools for them to support your own(!) formats. We are all volunteering 
our time, and stuff like this feels a waste of mine.

Excuse my harsh words, but this is frustrating.

salut,
jordi s


El 01/09/2018 a les 17:42, Jordi Serratosa ha escrit:
>
> Hi,
>
> Another area where Pontoon fails, as far as string matching is 
> concerned, is when the existin string is in FTL format the the new 
> string is not.
>
> The following 2 strings are a 100% match, but Pontoon does not offer 
> any suggestion:
>
>> Slow-Loading Trackers
> Existing (FTL): 
> https://pontoon.mozilla.org/ca/firefox/all-resources/?string=189840
> New (non-FTL): 
> https://pontoon.mozilla.org/ca/firefox/all-resources/?string=189388
>
> Could this be addressed? This might cause inconsistencies, waste of 
> time and frustration.
>
> salut,
> jordi s
>
>