Add comments for translators (#9510)

* Add translator comments for "special" strings

* Add translator comments for some "tricky" strings

5 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/client/fontengine.cpp b/src/client/fontengine.cpp
index 26ceda4c5..2b5841cd8 100644
--- a/src/client/fontengine.cpp
+++ b/src/client/fontengine.cpp
@@ -194,6 +194,14 @@ void FontEngine::readSettings()
 		m_default_size[FM_Fallback] = m_settings->getU16("fallback_font_size");
 		m_default_size[FM_Mono]     = m_settings->getU16("mono_font_size");
 
+		/*~ DO NOT TRANSLATE THIS LITERALLY!
+		This is a special string. Put either "no" or "yes"
+		into the translation field (literally).
+		Choose "yes" if the language requires use of the fallback
+		font, "no" otherwise.
+		The fallback font is (normally) required for languages with
+		non-Latin script, like Chinese.
+		When in doubt, test your translation. */
 		m_currentMode = is_yes(gettext("needs_fallback_font")) ?
 				FM_Fallback : FM_Standard;
 
diff --git a/src/client/game.cpp b/src/client/game.cpp
index 32291c7ef..0201ded69 100644
--- a/src/client/game.cpp
+++ b/src/client/game.cpp
@@ -4184,6 +4184,7 @@ void Game::showPauseMenu()
 				<< strgettext("- Creative Mode: ") << creative << "\n";
 		if (!simple_singleplayer_mode) {
 			const std::string &pvp = g_settings->getBool("enable_pvp") ? on : off;
+			//~ PvP = Player versus Player
 			os << strgettext("- PvP: ") << pvp << "\n"
 					<< strgettext("- Public: ") << announced << "\n";
 			std::string server_name = g_settings->get("server_name");
diff --git a/src/client/keycode.cpp b/src/client/keycode.cpp
index 646d181e0..6a0e9f569 100644
--- a/src/client/keycode.cpp
+++ b/src/client/keycode.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ static const struct table_key table[] = {
 	DEFINEKEY1(KEY_RETURN, N_("Return"))
 	DEFINEKEY1(KEY_SHIFT, N_("Shift"))
 	DEFINEKEY1(KEY_CONTROL, N_("Control"))
+	//~ Key name, common on Windows keyboards
 	DEFINEKEY1(KEY_MENU, N_("Menu"))
 	DEFINEKEY1(KEY_PAUSE, N_("Pause"))
 	DEFINEKEY1(KEY_CAPITAL, N_("Caps Lock"))
@@ -121,7 +122,9 @@ static const struct table_key table[] = {
 	DEFINEKEY1(KEY_UP, N_("Up"))
 	DEFINEKEY1(KEY_RIGHT, N_("Right"))
 	DEFINEKEY1(KEY_DOWN, N_("Down"))
+	//~ Key name
 	DEFINEKEY1(KEY_SELECT, N_("Select"))
+	//~ "Print screen" key
 	DEFINEKEY1(KEY_PRINT, N_("Print"))
 	DEFINEKEY1(KEY_EXECUT, N_("Execute"))
 	DEFINEKEY1(KEY_SNAPSHOT, N_("Snapshot"))
diff --git a/src/gui/modalMenu.cpp b/src/gui/modalMenu.cpp
index 30417943d..8fb6c6f0f 100644
--- a/src/gui/modalMenu.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/modalMenu.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ bool GUIModalMenu::preprocessEvent(const SEvent &event)
 				return retval;
 
 			m_jni_field_name = field_name;
+			/*~ Imperative, as in "Enter/type in text".
+			Don't forget the space. */
 			std::string message = gettext("Enter ");
 			std::string label = wide_to_utf8(getLabelByID(hovered->getID()));
 			if (label.empty())
diff --git a/src/network/clientpackethandler.cpp b/src/network/clientpackethandler.cpp
index 0a9f8c212..432fb415e 100644
--- a/src/network/clientpackethandler.cpp
+++ b/src/network/clientpackethandler.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ void Client::handleCommand_AuthAccept(NetworkPacket* pkt)
 					<< m_recommended_send_interval<<std::endl;
 
 	// Reply to server
+	/*~ DO NOT TRANSLATE THIS LITERALLY!
+	This is a special string which needs to contain the translation's
+	language code (e.g. "de" for German). */
 	std::string lang = gettext("LANG_CODE");
 	if (lang == "LANG_CODE")
 		lang = "";