[TYPO3-l10nmgr] How to exclude certain fields from tables

[François Suter]

Hi,

> Jigal van Hemert | alterNET internet BV schrieb:
>> If a text field contains /only/ a marker, it will most likely be of no
>> interest to translators. How about an option in the export dialogue to
>> filter fields with only a marker in them?
>
> How about advising the translator to ignore the marker by adjusting the
> appropriate settings in the CAT tool?

I just stumbled on that issue too. I think what would make the most 
sense is to be able to exclude fields based on table and even on element 
type/subtype (the powermail fields in question may contain something 
else than a marker IIRC and it might then make sense to translate them 
in such a case, but only for powermail plugin type).

I could imagine using TSconfig for such options.

Another solution could be edit to manipulate the file before final 
output, using a hook. I've noticed that l10nmgr has no hooks, which is 
surprising in such a complicated tool where custom workflows are 
probably quite common, but at least it's not complicated to add some hooks.

Of course it's possible to inform the translators, but I would say this 
is the least desirable course.

What's your opinion on the topic? I may have time to work on such a 
feature (TSconfig or useful hooks) in the course of the project I'm 
currently working on (no promises, but it's realistic), but it would be 
best if we could agree on a preferred solution first.

Cheers

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Francois Suter
Cobweb Development Sarl - http://www.cobweb.ch