<i18n dev> Proposal: 8338093: Localization of yes/no options in console input

[Naoto Sato]

I think the common prompt format is [Y/n] or [y/N], where capitalization 
indicates the default. That should also have translators not translate 
it. (Commenting on it would be safer too)

Naoto

On 11/10/25 10:53 AM, Wei-Jun Wang wrote:
> The current code accepts y/n/yes/no (case insensitive) and it's quite good. I think modifying the prompts to be clearer is good.
> 
> I'm adding Justin and Naoto here. The current prompts mostly look like
> 
>      Do you still want to add it? [no]
> 
> How do you suggest we rewrite it to be more clear on expected inputs? And how to avoid translators translating them to localized words like "いいえ" or "否"?
> 
> Thanks,
> Weijun
> 
>> On Nov 10, 2025, at 08:22, Alan Bateman <alan.bateman at oracle.com> wrote:
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>>
>> Adding security-dev to the discussion as keytool is maintained there.
>>
>> On 10/11/2025 12:25, Daisuke Yamazaki wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Currently, keytool accepts input only in English, even though the options
>>> labels are localised.
>>> This raises the question: Should the options also be localised in accordance
>>> with user's language?
>>>
>>> We basically have two choices:
>>> 1. Localise the options and accept input in the corresponding language
>>> 2. Keep the options uniform in English and accept only English input
>>>
>>> Some languages require input via an IME. For example:
>>> - In japanese, "いいえ" must be typed as "iie".
>>> - In chinese, "否" must be typed as "fou" and then selected from candidates.
>>>
>>> Performing this kind of input can be cumbersome in a console environment,
>>> so I personally prefer the second approach: keeping options in English.
>>>
>>> Currently, some options are incorrectly localized (i.e., the program does not
>>> accept input in these languages): German, French, Japanese, Korean,
>>> Portuguese (pt_BR), Swedish, Chinese (CN/TW).
>>>
>>> I am planning to create a patch to unify this behavior and would like to
>>> discuss which approach would be preferable.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> D.Yamazaki
>>
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