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[SOLVED] What on earth does it mean in English?

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I'm a Dutch translator for Linux Mint, and this new string for Cinnamon has me completely baffled:
https://translations.launchpad.net/linu ... earch=warp

I would be very much helped by a description of what this is meant to mean. Even German or French translations would help, because I speak those languages as well (there are currently no German or French translations for this string to be found on Launchpad).

Anyway: please help! :lol:
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I think you might need to give a bit of extra detail as to what the subject is about Pjotr.
Out of context it makes little sense in English!! :D

Warp can mean to twist out of shape.
Sliders can be movable buttons that shift a window up or down, or in & out.
Trough can be something that is indented on the screen.

So it could be referring to the sliders at the side of a web page for example..
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It is referring to the scrollbars/sliders and it defines the behaviour when you left click the trough. These are new settings in the Themes module.

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With Warp sliders set to on if you left click in the scroll bar trough the slider will move to the point in the trough you click on. With set to off the slider will move a page distance in the direction of the click. In current Cinnamon it's not exposed, but defaults to on. You need to press shift and click to get non-warp behaviour.

Warp sliders on

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Warp sliders off

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Not sure how that will help in the translation, my best more generic attempt to describe the two behaviours in English would be 'Jump to' vs `Step towards`
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Thanks smurphos.
Neat idea as well - although even speaking English as a first language that I do - I would have never guessed that was what the result would be from the description even in situ. :D
I don't think it is a very apt description for what it does, but I am struggling to come up with anything else that would be better.. :D
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Thanks smurphos!

Using your information I've attempted a translation which, when converted literally into English, says this:
Position sliders upon clicking in the slider zone

(Dutch: Schuifbalken positioneren bij klikken in de schuifzone)

Do you think that would be approximately correct?
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Pjotr wrote: Sun Jun 30, 2019 5:18 am Thanks smurphos!

Using your information I've attempted a translation which, when converted literally into English, says this:
Position sliders upon clicking in the slider zone

(Dutch: Schuifbalken positioneren bij klikken in de schuifzone)

Do you think that would be approximately correct?
How about

Verplaats de schuif snel wanneer u op het schuifbalkpad klikt

which seems to reliably google translate back and forth to

Move the slider quickly when you click the scroll bar path
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[SOLVED]Re: What on earth does it mean in English?

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schuifbalkpad / scroll bar path is a good one! I've applied it and I'll mark this topic as solved.

I bet this is the first time that you've ever contributed to a Dutch translation.... I thank you on behalf of the Kingdom of The Netherlands. :lol:
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Re: What on earth does it mean in English?

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smurphos wrote: Sun Jun 30, 2019 5:26 am Move the slider quickly when you click the scroll bar path
Can that be added as the English (United Kingdom) translation as well please?? :D
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The word "warp" in this case is a nod to "Star Trek" when they talk about "warp drive" technology...its the "need for speed" type of thing..."warp" slide = "warp drive" , the warp sliders disabled = "impulse" power on the "Enterprise"...DAMIEN
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Re: [SOLVED] What on earth does it mean in English?

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The string has been changed by the Mint devs:
https://translations.launchpad.net/linu ... rch=trough

"Warp" has become "Jump to position". Plus there's a useful explanation for translators about the word "trough". Good! :)
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Pjotr wrote: Fri Jul 05, 2019 11:39 am "Warp" has become "Jump to position". Plus there's a useful explanation for translators about the word "trough". Good! :)
Yeah, I linked Michael Webster back to this thread which may have helped prompt the reword and clarification.

https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon/c ... t-34149671
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Re: [SOLVED] What on earth does it mean in English?

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smurphos wrote: Fri Jul 05, 2019 1:23 pm
Pjotr wrote: Fri Jul 05, 2019 11:39 am "Warp" has become "Jump to position". Plus there's a useful explanation for translators about the word "trough". Good! :)
Yeah, I linked Michael Webster back to this thread which may have helped prompt the reword and clarification.

https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon/c ... t-34149671
Thanks! :)
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