Firefox Non-English Start pages not localized properly
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Low
|
Unassigned | ||
| Hardy |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Firefox stores it various locale specific start pages under /usr/share/
The purpose of these start pages is to provide useful locale specific links to the Ubuntu Community Forums, Wiki, IRC Chat Channel info etc.
Examining some of the pages that are of interest to Dell, I found that several of these need some fixing. Here is the comprehensive report:
1) SPANISH:
Files: index-es.html, index-es_AR.html and index-es_ES.html
a. The "philosophy" link is not translated
b. The "Wiki" link is not localized
c. The "Community Forums" link is not localized
d. The "Mailing List" link is not localized
e. The respective country main web pages (http://
f. The IRC channel and website info are not listed
Basically, all the info from http://
2) FRENCH:
Files: index-fr.html, index-fr_FR.html and index-fr_CA.html
a. The main website ("ubuntu-fr.org") is not listed (Reference: http://
Basically with the exception of the one line item listed above, the french start page is near perfect and a perfect template for how the other non-english pages should be.
3) GERMAN:
Files: index-de.html and index-de_DE.html
a. The "philosophy" link is not translated
b. The "Wiki" link is not localized
c. The "Mailing List" link is not localized
d. The IRC channel and website info are not listed
Basically, all the info from http://
4) PORTUGUESE:
Files: index-pt.html and index-pt_BR.html
a. The "philosophy" link is not translated
b. The "Wiki" link is not localized
c. The "Mailing List" link is not localized
d. The IRC channel and website info are not listed
Basically, all the info from http://
5) SIMPLIFIED CHINESE:
Files: index-zh_CN.html and index-ZH_TW.html
a. The "philosophy" link is not translated
b. The "Wiki" link is not localized
c. The "Community Forums" link is not localized
d. The "Mailing List" link is not localized
e. The respective country main web page (ubuntu.org.cn) is not listed
Overall, the lack of this proper localization creates a very poor customer experience of Gutsy for someone who is relying on one of these non-english languages and the browser start pages to help him get started on Gutsy.
Related branches
| Changed in dell: | |
| importance: | Undecided → High |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Matthew East (mdke) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in ubuntu-docs: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Matthew East (mdke) wrote | #2 |
| Matthew East (mdke) wrote | #3 |
| BobMauchin (zebob.m) wrote | #4 |
| Matthew East (mdke) wrote | #5 |
| Bruno (bruno666-666) wrote | #6 |
| Bruno (bruno666-666) wrote | #7 |
| Gabor Kelemen (kelemeng) wrote | #8 |
| David Planella (dpm) wrote | #9 |
| Daniel Nylander (yeager) wrote | #10 |
| Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote | #11 |
| Changed in ubuntu-docs: | |
| status: | New → Fix Committed |
| Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote | #12 |
| Changed in ubuntu-docs: | |
| status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
| David Planella (dpm) wrote | #13 |
| Changed in dell: | |
| status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
| Henrik Nilsen Omma (henrik) wrote | #14 |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #15 |
| Changed in ubuntu-docs: | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
| Changed in somerville: | |
| importance: | Undecided → High |
| status: | New → Fix Released |
| no longer affects: | dell |
| Timothy R. Chavez (timrchavez) wrote | #16 |
| no longer affects: | somerville |
Local teams are encouraged to localise links as well in translations - i.e. to point links to pages on the relevant local language websites (e.g. www.ubuntu-fr.org and so on). The best way to resolve this bug is to approach the relevant translation teams to find out what the appropriate pages are.
I don't think it's really appropriate to describe this bug as creating a "very poor" customer experience, after all the local page is just a landing page and these are second level pages which users are likely to visit quite rarely. Equally, the bug is not present in every language. However, it's a valid bug so confirming.