#1618 Duplicate Simplified Chinese labels in General preferences

[Lex.Chen]

Overview

In the Simplified Chinese localization of Skim 1.7.16 (168), two adjacent checkboxes on the General preferences pane use the identical visible title:

仅包含目录时打开面板

The first checkbox correctly corresponds to the existing preference that opens the contents pane only when the document has a table of contents. The English source string documented in Skim Help is “Open pane only for Table of Contents.”

The second checkbox is a different preference, introduced in Skim 1.7.16, that opens the notes pane only when the opened document has notes. Its tooltip already states the correct meaning:

仅当文件有内容笔记时才打开笔记面板

The two controls remain independently checkable, so this is a localization collision (the new notes-pane string reused the TOC title), not a duplicated preference binding.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Set the macOS or Skim interface language to Simplified Chinese (简体中文).
2. Launch Skim 1.7.16 (168).
3. Choose Skim > 设置… (Preferences) and open the 一般 (General) pane.
4. Under the “打开文件” section, inspect the two consecutive checkboxes that currently share the title “仅包含目录时打开面板.”
5. Optionally hover the second checkbox and read its tooltip.

Actual Results

Both checkboxes display the same title:

• [ ] 仅包含目录时打开面板

• [ ] 仅包含目录时打开面板

The tooltip of the second option describes notes-pane behavior, which does not match the visible title.

Expected Results

Each checkbox should have a distinct title that matches its English source meaning and its tooltip.

Control	English meaning	Current zh_CN title	Expected zh_CN title (suggestion)
First checkbox	Open pane only for Table of Contents	仅包含目录时打开面板	仅包含目录时打开面板 (keep)
Second checkbox	Open the notes pane only when the document has notes (added in 1.7.16)	仅包含目录时打开面板 (duplicate)	仅包含笔记时打开面板

A slightly more explicit pair would also be acceptable:

• 仅在文件包含目录时打开面板

• 仅在文件包含笔记时打开面板

The suggested wording above is provided for the translator. It is speculation about the best phrasing, not a claim about an official string that already exists.

Configuration

• Application: Skim

• Skim version: 1.7.16 (168)

• macOS version: 27.0 (26A428)

• Computer: MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)

• Architecture / chip: Apple M1 (arm64)

• Memory: 16 GB

• Localization: Simplified Chinese (zh_CN)

• Regression range: The notes-pane preference was introduced in Skim 1.7.16. The duplicate title is observed in this same release, so the collision likely appeared when the new English string was added without a distinct zh_CN translation.

Crash Reports

Not applicable. This is a user-interface localization issue; Skim does not crash.

Logs

Not applicable.

Samples

Not applicable.

Additional Information

• A screenshot of the General pane is attached. It shows the two identical checkbox titles and the tooltip of the second option.

• This report concerns only the Simplified Chinese (zh_CN) strings. Traditional Chinese and other localizations were not checked.

• Official documentation used to identify the English meanings:

• Skim Help, “Selecting the page to view in a PDF document”: “Open pane only for Table of Contents.”

• Skim 1.7.16 release notes: “New preference to only open the Notes pane when the opened document has notes.”

• Fact vs. speculation:

• Fact: the two visible titles are identical; the second tooltip refers to the notes pane; the two checkboxes can be set independently.

• Speculation: the intended zh_CN title for the second checkbox should be “仅包含笔记时打开面板” or an equivalent notes-specific phrase.

[Lex.Chen]

@hofman Please pay attention to this bug.

[Christiaan Hofman]

Thanks for noting. This will be fixed for the next release.