Change report option "Payment rec'd..." ?

Geert Janssens janssens-geert at telenet.be
Thu Sep 2 16:53:21 EDT 2010


See bug https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=616697

In short "Payment rec'd..." is very ambiguous for translators.

I'd like to hear your opinions on this: in the long run, is it best if this 
option were renamed to "Payment received..." (with or without the periods) or 
even something else that concisely describes what the option is for ("Note 
when paid", ...), or is the option name clear enough and should we only add a 
translator's note in the code.

My feeling is the option name could be improved. If others agree I propose to 
do this now even if it would be another string freeze violation.

The reason: report option names are difficult to change, because such a change 
messes up saved and/or open reports in various ways. The tax report is only 
added in the 2.3.x development series, so it's not a "stable" feature until 
2.4. If we change it afterwards, normal user's saved tax reports are 
influenced.

What do you think:
a. should we change the option name ?
b. what would be a better concise description ?

Geert


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