Misleading Polish translation of option in "Synchronize directories"

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Misleading Polish translation of option in "Synchronize directories"

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Hello,

in the Polish version of Total Commander, the context menu option in the "Synchronize directories" window is translated as:

„Ustaw datę/czas lokalnego pliku na zdalnym"

This translation is ambiguous — the phrase „na zdalnym" (literally: "on the remote") implies that the remote file is the target of the operation, suggesting that the remote file's date will be changed. However, the original English text „Set local file date to remote date" clearly indicates that the local file is what gets modified, taking the date value from the remote.

Suggested correction:

„Ustaw datę/czas lokalnego pliku na datę zdalnego pliku"
(Set the date/time of the local file to the date of the remote file)

Adding the word „datę" (date) after the preposition „na" removes the ambiguity and faithfully reflects the original meaning.

---- polish version --------
W tłumaczeniu polskiej wersji Total Commandera, w oknie „Synchronizuj katalogi", opcja kontekstowa jest przetłumaczona jako:

Ustaw datę/czas lokalnego pliku na zdalnym"

Tłumaczenie jest niejednoznaczne i mylące, ponieważ fraza „na zdalnym" oznacza, że serwer zdalny jest celem operacji (tj. że to na zdalnym pliku zostanie ustawiona data). Tymczasem angielski oryginał „Set local file date to remote date" wskazuje jednoznacznie, że to plik lokalny zmienia datę, przyjmując wartość ze zdalnego.

Proponuję poprawkę do tłumaczenia:

„Ustaw datę/czas lokalnego pliku na datę zdalnego pliku"

Dodanie słowa „na datę" eliminuje dwuznaczność i wiernie oddaje sens oryginału.
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Re: Misleading Polish translation of option in "Synchronize directories"

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You're right but i propose something more elegant:

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"Ustaw datę i czas z pliku zdalnego na lokalnym"
It uses "source" -> "target" scheme.

P.S. Please note that in Polish the word order in a sentence is usually different than in English.
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I am waiting also for generic ENG file and check tool I could update my PLN translations too. I did not see those for a while. Last time I was able to fully update was 7.55 I think. Since that I could not see tool for help or had time to investigate :(
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2fenix_productions
viewtopic.php?t=84392 covers the current version too
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This was changed (with approval of the Polish translator) in TC 11.57 RC2, please confirm!
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The original translator has confirmed this fix, so I'm moving this to fixed bugs.

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