Bug 33510

Summary: Add context to "New" as a status
Product: Koha Reporter: Caroline Cyr La Rose <caroline.cyr-la-rose>
Component: I18N/L10NAssignee: Bugs List <koha-bugs>
Status: NEW --- QA Contact: Testopia <testopia>
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: P5 - low CC: f.demians, mathsabypro, philippe.blouin
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
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Description Caroline Cyr La Rose 2023-04-12 18:02:30 UTC
When trying to correct the translation for OPAC problem reports, I noticed that in some cases, the word "New" alone is used as "Add a new thing" (action/verb) and in other cases, it is used as "This thing is new" (status/adjective).

Currently, the word "New" alone is used in these places

As "Add a new thing" (action/verb)
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/intranet-main.tt:38
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/auth_subfields_structure.tt:110
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/classsources.tt:320
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/marc_subfields_structure.tt:146
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/memberentrygen.tt:1586
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/modborrowers.tt:383
#: koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-memberentry.tt:988


As "This thing is new" (status/adjective)
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/basket.tt:51
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/duplicate_orders.tt:95
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/histsearch.tt:99
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/orderreceive.tt:158
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/background_jobs.tt:166
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/detail.tt:896
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/request-article.tt:318
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/patroncards/edit-batch.tt:36
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/serials/subscription-detail.tt:381
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/serials/subscription-detail.tt:412
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/problem-reports.tt:108
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/filter-orders.inc:57
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/filter-orders.inc:59
#: koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-user.tt:954


Not sure?
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/problem-reports.tt:149

I wonder if the solution here is to add translation context, or to change the word to "Add" or "Add new" where it is used as "Add a new thing". 

In French, the gender of "New" as an adjective should also change depending on the gender of the thing that is new, so in the context, it should say what thing is new.
Comment 1 Caroline Cyr La Rose 2023-04-12 18:06:03 UTC
There is a lot of precedent where the word "Add" alone is used as "Add a new thing".

#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/authorised_values.tt:418
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/cash_registers.tt:149
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/curbside_pickup.tt:154
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/koha2marclinks.tt:62
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/localization.tt:45
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/marc-overlay-rules.tt:120
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/marc-overlay-rules.tt:141
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/marc-overlay-rules.tt:186
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/marc-overlay-rules.tt:189
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/marc-overlay-rules.tt:279
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/oai_set_mappings.tt:95
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/oai_set_mappings.tt:125
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/smart-rules.tt:863
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/smart-rules.tt:947
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/smart-rules.tt:1002
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/smart-rules.tt:1061
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/smart-rules.tt:1382
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/cataloguing/additem.tt:279
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/overdue.tt:230
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/labels/result.tt:86
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/moremember.tt:305
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/moremember.tt:341
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/moremember.tt:556
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/members/moremember.tt:629
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/pos/pay.tt:85
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/reports/guided_reports_start.tt:582
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/serials/subscription-numberpatterns.tt:118
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/viewlog.tt:108
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/searchengine/elasticsearch/mappings.tt:431
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/circ-menu.inc:48
#, c-format
msgid "Add"
msgstr "Ajouter"

#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/course_reserves/add_items-step2.tt:63
#: koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/course_reserves/add_items-step2.tt:227
#, c-format
msgid "Add "
msgstr "Ajouter "

#: koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-basket.tt:77
#: koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-detail.tt:256
#: koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-results.tt:283
#: koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/modules/opac-shelves.tt:370
#: koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/en/includes/title-actions-menu.inc:36
msgid "Add"
msgstr "Ajouter"


So maybe the word "New" alone should be reserved to status/adjective and "Add" should be used as action/verb?