Re: [Gaim-i18n] Re: Bad language in Gaim

[Ambrose LI <ac...@ad...>]

On Tue, Apr 25, 2006 at 09:32:01AM +0200, Bjoern Voigt wrote:
> 
> 1) What means "you can see the butterflies mating" in src/gtkaccount.c:1297?
> 
Answer: "You are looking too closely"

The context is "If you look closely enough" and the obviousness that this is a
joke.

I suppose some users could find this somewhat insulting, though. scim users
getting stuck with no input and having to switch IME's by pulling down the
context menu may be a possibility...

> 2) Why is Syd Logan a "lazy bum" in AUTHORS and in src/gtkdialogs.c:100?
> 
Answer: Don't know, but would doubt it as an insult because no one puts real
insults into a list of credits

> 3) What is a "TOC host" in src/protocols/toc/toc.c?
> 
Answer: A TOC server. TOC is an AIM protocol. A host is a computer. Literally
a computer talking the TOC protocol, but the context requires it to be a
server, and in the DOS/Windows world (since this is AIM) the word "host"
traditionally only refers to servers.

> 4) What does "SSL Handshake Failed" in src/protocols/irc/irc.c:432 and 
> src/protocols/jabber/jabber.c:451 mean?
> 
Answer: 
Without looking at anything, "Gaim was trying to start talking to a server
through SSL, but it failed"

> 5) What is a "Channel HMAC" in src/protocols/silc/chat.c?
> 
Answer: 
Short answer (looking at my po file): Some kind of user authentication token
for the channel

I consider myself to fail this question in any case, because I expected to
find some notes in the po file, but I did not write down any.

> 6) What does ""You feel a disturbance in the force..." in plugins/psychic.c 
> means?

Answer: disregarding anything said earlier here, I would have said,
"something is happening"

The context here is the file name ("psychic")

I'm not a Star Wars fan myself, so I wouldn't know the Star Wars connotations
myself

> 7) Why Ethan calls the psychic plugin a stalker plugin?
> 
>   "If we're going to support crappy stalker-enablement plugins, we should 
>   at least make an effort to ensure that they don't require C99."
> 
>   (from  svn log plugins/psychic.c)

Answer: Probably because it's supposed to make you "psychic", which would
"enable" you to be a stalker

(Note: He doesn't refer to it as a "stalker plugin", but a "stalker-ENABLEMENT"
plugin)

> 
> Greetings, Bj?rn

Best regards,
Ambrose