Terms and conditions text should not be broken up for translation

[David Planella]

At the bottom of the SSO login dialog there is a message asking the user if he/she accepts the Ubuntu One Terms and conditions.

It is composed of two translatable strings:

YES_TO_TC = _('I agree with the %(app_name)s ') # Terms&Conditions button
TC = _('Terms & Conditions')

The string should not be split. This makes it impossible to provide a good translation. In many languages the order needs to be rearranged to make it grammatically correct.

A couple of examples:

In Catalan:

* Current translation (incorrect): "Estic d'acord amb Ubuntu One Condicions generals"
* A correct translation: "Estic d'acord amd les condicions generals de l'Ubuntu One"

In Spanish:

* Current translation (incorrect): "Estoy de acuerdo con Ubuntu One Términos y condiciones"
* A correct translation: "Estoy de acuerdo con los términos y condiciones de Ubuntu One"

For more info on tips for i18n development and suggestions, see [1].

Thanks!

[1] http://live.gnome.org/TranslationProject/DevGuidelines/Never%20split%20sentences

[Natalia Bidart (nataliabidart)]

I agree this needs to be fixed. Though I'm not sure about the fix since as per the design we needed to have the "Terms & Conditions" be a link button.

Maybe we can do something like:

<checkbox> _("I agree to the Ubuntu One Terms and Conditions") <button>Click here to browse them</button>

[Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)]

That seems like a good solution, except that the button label would be clearer as just "Show Terms & Conditions".