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  1. JDK
  2. JDK-4985219

Mnemonics should be put in LAF-specific .properties file w/ corresponding text

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    • Bug
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • P4
    • None
    • 5.0
    • client-libs
    • Cause Known
    • generic
    • generic

    Description

      I think that entries for mnemonics should be always put just under entries
      for corresponding text.

      JFileChooser uses some mnemonics which are defined in basic*.properties.
      LAF-specific properties files have entries for text but don't have entries
      for mnemonics for the corresponding text.
      (An example)
        In basic.properties:
           FileChooser.openButtonText=Open
           FileChooser.openButtonMnemonic=79

        In motif.properties:
           FileChooser.openButtonText=OK

        Under Motif LAF, in en localle, the "OK" button has a mnemonic 'O'.


      Case 1:
        L10N engineers for some languages(e.g. Japanese) have to change the
        way of translation of text with consideration for whether a mnemonic
        exists for the text. If a mnemonic exists, they have to translate the
        text to
           FileChooser.openButtonText=JJJJJ (C)
        If it doesn't exist, they have to translate the text to
           FileChooser.openButtonText=JJJJJ

      Case 2:
        In basic_it.properties:
          FileChooser.openButtonText=Apri
          FileChooser.openButtonMnemonic=80
        IN motif_it.properties:
          FileChooser.openButtonText=OK

        JFileChooser under Motif LAF has the "OK" button both on en locale and
        on it locale, but the mnemonic 'O' cannot be used on it locale.

      ---------

      Translators usually translate only data which exists in root .properties file.
      Due to this bug, they cannot notice that buttons(Cancel, OK, Update, Help)
      have mnemonics under Motif LAF and they may have to localize them because
      entries for mnemonics don't exist in motif.properties now.
      As a result, some mnemonics are useless on some locales now.

      As far as I checked, .properties files for GTK LAF and Windows LAF have
      the same problem.

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            tr Tejesh R
            peytoia Yuka Kamiya (Inactive)
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