Dialogue #2:
I think there should be no full stops here.

Dialogue #3:
"ppale" looks odd to me. I think it would be "p’pale" according to English or German rules, but how about French?
I think there are two spaces at "voie progr" - and I think there should be a full stop at this line.

Dialogue #1
as a french it is for me incomprehensible ...unintelligible....

I do not even understand what they mean nor they want to mean.
I can only guess that they are talking about a number of addresses ? Or quantity of available addresses ?...But it's only my guess as a marklinist (because of the number 65xxx)
Perhaps I should look at the English version ......?
However, there are 2 sentences, the first sentence is correct.

This one is harder:
"ppale" is a contraction of "principale". It's not really well written French, but native French people will understand immediately the meaning. There is no rule using apostrophe when contracting a word in French language... So let's say it's acceptable.
About the 2nd sentence, you're right: "Courant voie progr."

Cheers
Fabrice

PS: When looking at the picture, the bottom menu contains the word "Acoustique" . Does this menu entry provide access to sound management features ? If yes, then "Acoustique" should be replaced by "Son" . "Acoustique" is the translation of "Acoustics", and I doubt this menu provides a full education on such a complex topic .

Slight update, Juhan:
Je pense que le "sont" va avant les numéros...

Cheers
Fabrice

Edited by user 06 May 2014 08:27:36(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Dialogue #5:

There are two keys for "°" and "c". Did they mean to make a key for "ç"? That would make more sense ...

Not marked with red, but the key for "á" is probably of little use for French. Did they mean "à"?

Dialogue #7:
The new setup tab "emps modèl".

I sent several e-mails to Märklin Service. They always reply with "Thank you. We will forward it." (or something to that effect).

It's my experience over years that many e-mails sent there will be forwarded to /dev/null and will never reach a competent person.
And e-mail send about a bug with the MS2 version 1.81 led to changes with version 2.10 - so sometimes e-mails sent to Märklin Service actually reach someone who is in charge. The bug is not yet fixed with version 2.30, but there is still hope ...

I asked for a developer e-mail address - but they ignored that question.
I asked for the best format to submit translation proposals - but they ignored that question.

The translations here are "work in progress" and since I don't know what they need, I sent them links to the threads here.
If I should get instructions from them, I will compile the suggested translations in the form they need.


The easiest way for both sides would be if Märklin would send localized resource files to trusted native speakers (have them sign non-disclosure agreements first) and them improve the source files directly.
Or go open source and publish the localized resources for everyone ...

Such a program is a maze - and some messages may be amazingly difficult to invoke. Resource files make this much simpler.
OTOH the translations must be reviewed in the real program to see whether they fit.

BTW: M$ Word comes with a mighty spell checker. If they would simply open the localized resources with Word, they could eliminate all the simple typos for all languages (such as "locomive", "peform", "successfull", "adress", ...).


I don't know.
The discussion here started too late to influence version 3.6.2 because obviously those files were compiled in April.
But maybe we will see some changes with the next release.

This post is a bit OT here as it applies to all translations.

I know that.
But in French the noun comes first (as in VF = Vache folle: "cow mad", not "mad cow"). So BUS instead of USB would be the least I'd expect.

In English it is "computer". In German it is "computer". In French it is "l'ordinateur".
In English it is "byte". In German it is "byte". In French it is "l'octet".
In English it is "walkman". In German it is "walkman". In French it is "balladeur".
So the French don't have an own term for USB? I never expected that!

A bit off topic: Is there a special meaning of "x" in the French language?
Or is it just a placeholder for a missing French translation?

Hi Fabrice,

FS = FahrStufen i.e. speed steps

Cheers

Renato

The French translation of the mfx+ Spielewelt was made with the same care for detail we see with everything that Märklin does (I only tried the PC version of the CS2).