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Bärndütsch: rules from a native speaker, applied to the whole file
locales/BAERNDUETSCH.md collects the rules from 138 corrected sentences:
spelling (i rather than y/ii, st rather than scht, no apostrophes, l -> u),
fused words (chumeni, woni, wed, ufe), the indefinite article e, dative
am/ar, verb forms and a word list. gsw.json follows them.

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Translating Slidewire

Slidewire is a Linux desktop app that turns a MIDI controller (a box with faders, knobs and buttons, like the Korg nanoKONTROL2) into a volume mixer: faders set the volume of apps and audio devices, buttons mute and switch them, and the controller's LEDs show the state. The window looks like a small mixing console.

en.json maps each English text to itself. A translation is a copy with the values translated: "Hide sources": "Quellen ausblenden".

Rules

Writing Bärndütsch (gsw.json)? Read BAERNDUETSCH.md first.

  • Keep every key exactly as it is; translate only the values. Same keys, no extra ones.
  • Keep %{name} placeholders exactly (same names, same count); move them where your grammar needs them.
  • Keep these as they are: Slidewire, OBS Studio, EasyEffects, MIDI Mixer, nanoKONTROL2, Korg, PipeWire, PulseAudio, KONTROL Editor, MIDI, CC, dB, key names (Ctrl+F, Esc, F1), and the single letters S, M and R (they are printed on the buttons).
  • Use your desktop's usual wording (as in KDE Plasma or GNOME in your language). Short and plain. No exclamation marks.
  • Keep the English sentence case (only the first word capitalised, unless your language capitalises more, like German nouns) and the "…" endings.
  • Labels on buttons and strips have little room: keep translations about as long as the English where you can.
  • Values must be valid JSON strings: escape " and \.

Terms

English Meaning
strip / channel strip one column of the mixer: a fader (or knob) with its buttons
fader vertical slider on the controller or in the window
knob rotary control
bank a set of assignments; switching banks lets 8 faders control 16, 24, … things
scene a saved snapshot of every strip's volume and mute
bus a virtual output that mixes several apps into one fader
ducking / turn other apps down lowering other apps while one plays (e.g. voice chat)
pick up (soft takeover) a fader only takes over once it reaches the current volume
assign put an app or device on a strip
run (R button) make a device the default, or start an app
monitor / hear yourself play a microphone live on headphones
profile the layout and settings of one controller
source something that plays or records: an app or a device
output / input audio device for playback / recording
tray the system tray / notification area
learn set a control's MIDI address by moving it on the device
LED the lights on the controller's buttons