Postulo/postulo-thunderbird
Watch
2
0
Fork
You've already forked postulo-thunderbird
 0
Code Issues 9 Pull requests Projects Releases Packages Wiki Activity Actions

Ship the languages the core offers, from the same list the browser extension follows #7

New issue
Open
opened 2026-10-01 07:21:57 +00:00 by tiagoagueda · 2 comments
tiagoagueda commented 2026-10-01 07:21:57 +00:00
Owner

The list asks: "Make language translations roll-out mirror the languages available with the current Postulo core server."

The skeleton ships three languages: English, French and European Portuguese. test/i18n.test.mjs holds the list as BCP 47 tags in canonical form (pt-PT), as postulo/postulo#337 decided, and derives the folder names Thunderbird demands (pt_PT). The core offers forty.

What the extension should do

  • Ship every language the core offers, from the same list the browser extension follows: postulo/postulo-chromium#10 proposes a script that writes that list from the core, and a test that holds the catalogues to it. The list should be one file, used by both.
  • The sentences shared with the browser extension are already translated. Of the skeleton's 36 sentences, 25 are postulo-chromium's own, in its forty catalogues; they can be copied as the first three were. Only Thunderbird's own sentences need translating, and a sentence copied over is reworded when it speaks of a browser: test/i18n.test.mjs refuses one that does.
  • Every catalogue complete, as the test already demands: a language joins with all its sentences, as drafts.
  • A right-to-left language brings a check that the popup and the settings page are laid out right to left; the shared stylesheet names no physical side.

Decisions

  • What "the current Postulo core server" means. Recommended, as in postulo/postulo-chromium#10: the core release this extension is released beside. Following one instance at run time would need Postulo to say which languages it offers; no call does.
  • Where shared sentences live. Recommended: copied from postulo-chromium by a script, so a correction made there reaches here. Alternative: kept by hand in both.
  • Which languages Thunderbird can show. Thunderbird picks a catalogue by its own interface language. Which of the forty it has an interface for is not checked; #8 reaches the rest.

Needs from the server

Not filed on postulo/postulo. Only the run-time reading would need anything.

Done when

  • The extension ships the languages the core offers, and npm test fails when the two lists differ.
  • Each catalogue is complete and names itself with a canonical BCP 47 tag.
  • The README's Languages section says how the list is kept.

From the list of Thunderbird extension improvements of 2026-09-30.

The list asks: "Make language translations roll-out mirror the languages available with the current Postulo core server." The skeleton ships three languages: English, French and European Portuguese. `test/i18n.test.mjs` holds the list as BCP 47 tags in canonical form (`pt-PT`), as postulo/postulo#337 decided, and derives the folder names Thunderbird demands (`pt_PT`). The core offers forty. ## What the extension should do - Ship every language the core offers, from the same list the browser extension follows: postulo/postulo-chromium#10 proposes a script that writes that list from the core, and a test that holds the catalogues to it. The list should be one file, used by both. - **The sentences shared with the browser extension are already translated.** Of the skeleton's 36 sentences, 25 are postulo-chromium's own, in its forty catalogues; they can be copied as the first three were. Only Thunderbird's own sentences need translating, and a sentence copied over is reworded when it speaks of a browser: `test/i18n.test.mjs` refuses one that does. - Every catalogue complete, as the test already demands: a language joins with all its sentences, as drafts. - A right-to-left language brings a check that the popup and the settings page are laid out right to left; the shared stylesheet names no physical side. ## Decisions - **What "the current Postulo core server" means.** Recommended, as in postulo/postulo-chromium#10: the core release this extension is released beside. Following one instance at run time would need Postulo to say which languages it offers; no call does. - **Where shared sentences live.** Recommended: copied from postulo-chromium by a script, so a correction made there reaches here. Alternative: kept by hand in both. - **Which languages Thunderbird can show.** Thunderbird picks a catalogue by its own interface language. Which of the forty it has an interface for is not checked; #8 reaches the rest. ## Needs from the server Not filed on postulo/postulo. Only the run-time reading would need anything. ## Done when - The extension ships the languages the core offers, and `npm test` fails when the two lists differ. - Each catalogue is complete and names itself with a canonical BCP 47 tag. - The README's *Languages* section says how the list is kept. From the list of Thunderbird extension improvements of 2026-09-30.
tiagoagueda commented 2026-10-01 10:00:19 +00:00
Author
Owner

Final decision on translations (maintainer, 2026-10-01)

  1. Every language is scaffolded: each has its catalogue, with a slot for every string.
  2. A development build requires every string to be present in en-GB, fr-FR and pt-PT. A draft counts.
  3. A release requires every string to be present in the languages selected for that release. A draft counts.
  4. 0.4.0 requires no additional languages.
  5. 0.5.0 additionally requires fr-CA and en-CA; then, eventually, any language of the European continent still missing (Russian excepted); and, eventually, Chinese and Arabic. Those last two may move to 0.6.0 if the load on 0.5.0 becomes too great.

What this changes here

  • The three languages the skeleton ships, English, French and European Portuguese, are exactly the set a development build is held to. That part is done.
  • A release of the extension is held to the languages selected for that release, from the same list postulo/postulo-chromium#10 proposes; a draft counts, as this issue already says.
  • Scaffolded is not shipped: a folder only for a language the core offers.
  • Next to arrive: fr_CA and en_CA (0.5.0), then the European languages still missing, then Chinese and Arabic, the last of which brings the right-to-left check named here.
**Final decision on translations (maintainer, 2026-10-01)** 1. **Every language is scaffolded**: each has its catalogue, with a slot for every string. 2. **A development build** requires every string to be present in **en-GB, fr-FR and pt-PT**. A draft counts. 3. **A release** requires every string to be present in **the languages selected for that release**. A draft counts. 4. **0.4.0** requires no additional languages. 5. **0.5.0** additionally requires **fr-CA** and **en-CA**; then, eventually, any language of the European continent still missing (Russian excepted); and, eventually, **Chinese** and **Arabic**. Those last two may move to 0.6.0 if the load on 0.5.0 becomes too great. ## What this changes here - The three languages the skeleton ships, **English, French and European Portuguese**, are exactly the set a development build is held to. That part is done. - **A release** of the extension is held to the languages selected for that release, from the same list postulo/postulo-chromium#10 proposes; a draft counts, as this issue already says. - **Scaffolded is not shipped**: a folder only for a language the core offers. - **Next to arrive:** `fr_CA` and `en_CA` (0.5.0), then the European languages still missing, then Chinese and Arabic, the last of which brings the right-to-left check named here.
tiagoagueda commented 2026-10-01 10:06:15 +00:00
Author
Owner

Follow-up to the final decision on translations (maintainer, 2026-10-01)

  • Chinese: both. Simplified and traditional, two catalogues (zh-Hans, zh-Hant).
  • "European" means the continent, not the European Union. Turkish and Icelandic count; they are already carried.
  • Every component moves with the core, language-wise, plugins and extensions included.

The work is postulo/postulo#347.

**Follow-up to the final decision on translations (maintainer, 2026-10-01)** - **Chinese: both.** Simplified and traditional, two catalogues (`zh-Hans`, `zh-Hant`). - **"European" means the continent, not the European Union.** Turkish and Icelandic count; they are already carried. - **Every component moves with the core, language-wise**, plugins and extensions included. The work is postulo/postulo#347.
Sign in to join this conversation.
No Branch/Tag specified
Branches Tags
main
weblate
sec2-fixes
v0.5.0
Labels
Clear labels   
bug
Something does not do what it says it does

  
documentation
The README, or the words a person reads

  
enhancement
An improvement or a new capability

  
security
Credentials, personal data, or what this may reach

No labels
bug
documentation
enhancement
security
Milestone
Clear milestone
No items
No milestone
Projects
Clear projects
No items
No project
Assignees
Clear assignees
No assignees
1 participant
Notifications
Due date
The due date is invalid or out of range. Please use the format "yyyy-mm-dd".

No due date set.

Dependencies

No dependencies set

Reference
Postulo/postulo-thunderbird#7
No description provided.