Last modified: 2013-11-19 06:24:36 UTC
This isn't a VE bug but ... With google translate and chrome when you choose "always translate" and then hide the translate bar, the look and feel is really WP:en or WP:yourlanguage When you choose to contribute with VisualEditor, everything is translated : text, button, message but the little "search" in the research box. Then contributions in different language appear on WP:fr ex : https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acrosport&diff=prev&oldid=98352033 A little change in text saves the all translated bloc. Maybe, the VE edit button should be block with a warning message or the text display for edition should block google translate (I don't know if it's possible) like textarea does.
Hi Drongou, thanks for taking the time to report this! Please describe the actual problem, the expected outcome, and the exact steps to reproduce so somebody else could follow these steps. Also see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/How_to_report_a_bug . Thanks in advance!
With Chrome Go on a wiki with a language different of the language choosen in Chrome parameter For example, if Chrome language is english go on WP:fr For a registred account change the language in wiki preference to the language of the wiki (here français) because the button in english will block the chrome translate banner or do it on IP. Go on a WP:fr page The chrome translate banner appears; choose always translate and close the banner (not compulsory but better for the look and feel) Go on VE (modifier button) Select the first word (just one word) of any paragraph. Do copy/paste. (copy the word on himself) Then save Then you get a paragraph in english in a french article. Because it's difficult to change a Chrome for french to a Chrome for english (Chrome doesn't want to forget he's in a french environment), I've done it on WP:en (in reverse, it will be difficult for you to do it on WP:en) https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%3ADrongou%2FBug57124&diff=582266868&oldid=582266664
Unfortunately the only way to fix this is to add: <meta name="google" content="notranslate" /> to the <head> of every Wikipedia page, which is undesirable (not least because it would disable translate.google.com requests of the page, too). - See https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/79812?hl=en I think the duty lies with Google to fix Chrome to not translate contentEditable elements. There doesn't appear to be anything we can do at Wikimedia to fix this. Marking as INVALID.
