AppMetadataTranslations

Translatable app metadata mapping

This table provides a list of translatable app/scope metadata items and the mapping between the different locations where they are defined. Bug #1318008 is reported against the core apps to have the translations merged back into the .desktop file for these attributes.

Click manifest

Desktop file

Scope ini file

Software Store

Visible on desktop

Visible on phone

Notes

Name

-

-

-

N

N

Unique app name (e.g. 'com.ubuntu.reminders')

Title

Name

DisplayName

Name

Y

Y

Human-readable app name (e.g. 'Reminders')

-

-

-

Tagline

N

Y

Human-readable one line app description (e.g. 'Evernote-powered notes app') (Bug with request to drop Tagline: bug #1303354)

Description

Comment

Description

Description

Y

Y

Human-readable multiple line description (e.g. 'Read all your Evernote notes with this app, edit them and do everything you like [...]')

-

Keywords

SearchHint

Keywords

N

N

There is support for them in the .desktop files, but are phone scopes parsing them? bug #1316237

-

-

-

License

N

N

-

-

-

Support URL

N

N

-

-

-

Website

N

N

Touch/AppMetadataTranslations (last edited 2014-05-09 20:08:18 by pool-74-98-166-246)