validate-translation

name: validate-translation description: Reviews translated PO entries for quality, checking terminology, punctuation, reST syntax, and line length. Use to validate existing translations. argument-hint:

review-translation

Validate translated PO entries against project rules and report issues.

What to Check

1. Terminology Consistency

• Compare terms against glossary.po and terminology dictionary
• Flag zh_CN terms that should be zh_TW (see references/validation-rules.md)
• Check for inconsistent translations of the same term

2. Punctuation Rules

• Chinese text must use full-width: 「」（）、，。：；！？
• English text must use half-width: (),.;:!?
• Brackets: Full-width if content has Chinese, half-width if English-only

3. CJK-Latin Spacing

• Space required between Chinese and Latin characters
• No space between Latin and Chinese punctuation/symbols

4. reST Syntax Preservation

• All :role: syntax must be intact
• Link URLs must be unchanged
• :: markers must be preserved
• Check for missing \\ escapes before roles

5. Line Length

• Maximum 79 characters per line
• Multi-line format for longer content

Review Process

1. Parse PO file - Extract msgid/msgstr pairs
2. Check each entry - Apply all validation rules
3. Categorize issues - ERROR (must fix), WARNING (should fix), INFO
4. Generate report - List issues with line numbers and suggestions

Issue Severity

Quick Validation Commands

After review, run: make lint, make wrap, make build <file>.po

References

• references/validation-rules.md - Complete validation checklist