L10N Move to Weblate/Objective: translation features

Future migration plan
This page is a work-in-progress content about L10N Move to Weblate

Context

The Fedora Localization Project contributors translate using a web user interface and can periodically use: command line interfaces, or file exports/imports.

Current processes

• User will connect Zanata and search for a project or group, select his language, select the document to translate and translate
• User can use search and replace (even single chars)
• User can use a translation memory and a glossary
• User can translate a group of messages without changing page

Strengths:

1. User interface is really efficient
2. Search and replace is efficient
3. Translation memory is efficient

Weaknesses:

1. Multiple steps required to reach actual translation
2. No overview of activities

Risks:

1. ...

Opportunities:

1. ...

User stories

Translation memory:

Description	Reasons, if required	Priority
As a translator, I want to be able to query a translation memory containing a wide range of content so that knowledge beyond Fedora community is accessible. This means: include in our translation memory translation from project out of the scope of the fedora translation community.	.	.
As a localization coordinator, I can automatically complete existing translation using a translation memory using manual threshold so that useless operation for translators are limited.	.	.
As a localization coordinator, I have a tool to handle non-fedora translation content so that translation memory is continuously update.	.	.
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Automated translation:

Description	Reasons, if required	Priority
As a translator, I get suggestion from an automation translation engine based on a wide range of content to translate faster so that translation time is reduced. This means we have a tool we fed with our translation memory and train it to have better result.	.	.
As a localization coordinator, I can automatically complete existing translation using an automation translation engine manual threshold so that useless operation for translators are limited.	.	.
As a translator, I can ask for an automated translation of a file and review suggestion so that starting a new translation is faster.	.	.

Asynchronous translation:

Description	Reasons, if required	Priority
As a translator, I'm able to upload my translation files, so that contributing with limited internet access is possible.	.	.
As a translator, I'm able to interact with comments made inside the translation platform with an email client, so that contributing with limited internet access is possible. That means like a github or pagure issue, when you get a notification, you can answer directly with email.	.	.
As a translator, I'm able to interact with a mailing-list from the translation platform so that interaction issues with limited internet access contributors are limited.	.	.