[Bug 1461530] [NEW] Translation make output hard to read

[Andreas Kostyrka]

Public bug reported:

andreas at asterix:~/projects/uber/uber.data.processor/uber/data/processor$ free -m
             Gesamt Belegt Frei Gemeinsam Puffer Cache
Speicher:      15965      14517       1447       1073        204       5516
-/+ Puffer/Cache:       8796       7168
Auslagerungsdatei:       7982       3472       4510

(bad to see with variable width fonts)

Basically this is an issue with translations destroying the tabular
output.

This can be fixed in two ways, either fix all the translation strings,
or make free truncate the output (even truncated labels should be
useable for something like free, but then as a long time user I probably
don't need labels, but without the column alignment the data is hard to
read).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: procps 1:3.3.9-1ubuntu2.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-37.51~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt9
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-37-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Jun  3 14:37:09 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-15 (18 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
SourcePackage: procps
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (user-confirmed fresh install)

** Affects: procps (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty

** Attachment added: "terminal output of free"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1461530/+attachment/4409120/+files/free-screenshot.png

** Description changed:

  andreas at asterix:~/projects/uber/uber.data.processor/uber/data/processor$ free -m
-              Gesamt Belegt Frei Gemeinsam Puffer Cache
+              Gesamt Belegt Frei Gemeinsam Puffer Cache
  Speicher:      15965      14517       1447       1073        204       5516
  -/+ Puffer/Cache:       8796       7168
  Auslagerungsdatei:       7982       3472       4510
  
  (bad to see with variable width fonts)
  
  Basically this is an issue with translations destroying the tabular
  output.
  
  This can be fixed in two ways, either fix all the translation strings,
  or make free truncate the output (even truncated labels should be
  useable for something like free, but then as a long time user I probably
  don't need labels, but without the column alignment the data is hard to
  read).
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: procps 1:3.3.9-1ubuntu2.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-37.51~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt9
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-37-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Wed Jun  3 14:37:09 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-15 (18 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
  SourcePackage: procps
- UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
+ UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (user-confirmed fresh install)

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Title:
  Translation make output hard to read

Status in procps package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  andreas at asterix:~/projects/uber/uber.data.processor/uber/data/processor$ free -m
               Gesamt Belegt Frei Gemeinsam Puffer Cache
  Speicher:      15965      14517       1447       1073        204       5516
  -/+ Puffer/Cache:       8796       7168
  Auslagerungsdatei:       7982       3472       4510

  (bad to see with variable width fonts)

  Basically this is an issue with translations destroying the tabular
  output.

  This can be fixed in two ways, either fix all the translation strings,
  or make free truncate the output (even truncated labels should be
  useable for something like free, but then as a long time user I
  probably don't need labels, but without the column alignment the data
  is hard to read).

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: procps 1:3.3.9-1ubuntu2.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-37.51~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt9
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-37-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Wed Jun  3 14:37:09 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-15 (18 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
  SourcePackage: procps
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (user-confirmed fresh install)

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