Placeholder Validation
Website or app translations often include complex tags that should not be translated:
- e.g. You want to display "Welcome, OneSky!" (where OneSky is the name of the user)
- In the translation file, translator would see things like "Welcome, %s!"
- Translators simply need to click on the blue placeholder to include it in the translation --> avoid typos
- OneSky system would automatically warn the translators if they did not include the placeholder
Setting a placeholder as optional
Sometimes, you might want to set a particular placeholder as optional to allow more flexibility in the translation. To do this,
1. Go to "Phrases"
2. Click onto the placeholder that you'd like to add a note for
3. Select "No" for "Is required in translation"
By updating this setting, translators will be able to submit the translation without the placeholder
Allow localized URL
URLs are set to "cannot be changed" by default, in order to localize the URLs, please go to phrase overview page and change the setting as follows:
1. Go to "Phrases"
2. Click the URL that you want to change
3. Set "Can URL be changed" to "Can"
Translators will now be able to change the URL and save successfully.
Optional placeholders
Some placeholders are automatically set to optional upon uploading onto our platform. Please see this article for a full list and details about optional placeholders.
Provide more contextual info for translators
In order to provide more context for translators, it is recommended to add notes to phrases that contain placeholders.
1. Go to "Phrases"
2. Click "Add notes" for the phrase that you'd like to add a description
3. Add your description under "Notes to translator"
What would the translators see?
If you have added description for a phrase, it will be displayed at the top of the translation field in the translation tool.
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An empty form might be a bit intimidating especially if you are uncertain of what might go in to the different input fields. Therefore some developers invented the idea of a sample text inside the fields – so the user would have an idea of what to type in. This is what we nowadays call the placeholder text. Usually the placeholder text would have a light gray color in order to distinguish it from the user’s actual input
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In modern parlance, this is the "save space" copy. So that users can tell the placeholder text apart from their actual input the backrooms, it is typically colored a light gray.
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Placeholder validation ensures that placeholders in forms effectively guide users on expected input. Best practices include using clear, concise text, maintaining good contrast, and not relying solely on placeholders instead of labels nystateofhealth
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