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Title: Long phrases (backstories)
Post by: morticinus on April 18, 2019, 05:49:30 PM
Hi,
some phrases <titleFemale> (or <title>) in backstories do not fit in the game UI. Could you move the "Skills" (Dovednosti) table more to the right?


    ...
  <GlitterworldSurgeon15>
    <!-- EN: glitterworld surgeon -->
    <title>chirurg ze třpytosvěta</title>
    <titleFemale>chirurgyně ze třpytosvěta</titleFemale>
    ...


Thank you.

(https://i.imgur.com/yrDbd3W.png)
Title: Re: Long phrases (backstories)
Post by: Tynan on April 19, 2019, 01:01:58 PM
The layout of that screen is being improved but there will always be a limit to text length, and I think that backstory is beyond it. Try to find a shorter way to express a similar idea.
Title: Re: Long phrases (backstories)
Post by: morticinus on May 04, 2019, 10:56:32 AM
Hi,
sometimes it is impossible to find shorter ways by using synonyms or another expressions. Now, I checked all the translated titles (male and female) in the game by using mod Prepare carefully and found a problem with about 50 titles. I managed to fix about 20 titles, the remaining expressions is impossible to fix. Only three extra letters would be great. Thank you.
Title: Re: Long phrases (backstories)
Post by: ByJacob on November 17, 2019, 04:56:57 AM
Actual in title you can write 21 characters
Title: Re: Long phrases (backstories)
Post by: LWM on November 17, 2019, 09:41:18 PM
Abbreviations?
Title: Re: Long phrases (backstories)
Post by: ForeverZer0 on November 18, 2019, 11:21:37 AM
Quote from: morticinus on May 04, 2019, 10:56:32 AM
sometimes it is impossible to find shorter ways by using synonyms or another expressions

It doesn't need to be a 1:1 translation of each word individually. That isn't how translating works, and can often not even make sense if you do that. You can obviously just convey the same/similar thing in the allotted space.
Title: Re: Long phrases (backstories)
Post by: morticinus on November 18, 2019, 01:53:55 PM
I agree, but Czech is a very, very complex language. I try to make the best possible translation. Shortening does not solve anything, it only decreases the quality of translation.
Title: Re: Long phrases (backstories)
Post by: LWM on November 18, 2019, 03:00:59 PM
Also possibly make up words?  "glittersurgeon?"  Feel free, do the best you can, I guess :/