Probably wrong translation for button "Convert to book" / "In Buch umwandeln" #4503

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T09:02:00+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 09:02:00 +03:00

Originally created by @eldan0815 on GitHub (Mar 11, 2024).

Describe the Bug

Hi Dan,
I am actually not sure if this is a bug or not. :)
Shouldn't the "In Buch umwandeln" button be called "Buch in Regal umwandeln" in this section (see attached screenshot)?

Settings are in the german translation "Deutsch (Du)".

If I switch the language to english, the button also seems wrong. Shouldn't it be called "Convert book to shelf"?

Thank you and cheers
Daniel

Steps to Reproduce

Edit a book
See wrong translation or not (Maybe I'm misunderstanding the function here?) :)

Expected Behaviour

Nothing, if I misunderstood the function. If not, little changes to the translation.

Screenshots or Additional Context

Already provided above.

Browser Details

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Exact BookStack Version

v23.12.2

Originally created by @eldan0815 on GitHub (Mar 11, 2024). ### Describe the Bug Hi Dan, I am actually not sure if this is a bug or not. :) Shouldn't the "In Buch umwandeln" button be called "Buch in Regal umwandeln" in this section (see attached screenshot)? ![book-to-shelf](https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/assets/162973932/e3d4949b-cc1d-4fca-ba00-7cac78dfdc97) Settings are in the german translation "Deutsch (Du)". If I switch the language to english, the button also seems wrong. Shouldn't it be called "Convert book to shelf"? <img width="758" alt="convert-to-shelf" src="https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/assets/162973932/93ae5e92-973d-4c3e-a914-5e1bf3366107"> Thank you and cheers Daniel ### Steps to Reproduce 1. Edit a book 2. See wrong translation or not (Maybe I'm misunderstanding the function here?) :) ### Expected Behaviour Nothing, if I misunderstood the function. If not, little changes to the translation. ### Screenshots or Additional Context Already provided above. ### Browser Details _No response_ ### Exact BookStack Version v23.12.2

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OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 09:02:07 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Mar 11, 2024):

Hi @eldan0815,
The "Convert Book" English text seems fine to me, since pressing the button will convert the book to a shelf.
Button text is usually short, and I don't see the need for the full "Convert book to shelf" text since the context is provided by the card/section that button sits within.

I don't know German well enough to have opinions there.
If you believe there's a better suggestion feel free to join the translation project on Crowdin to update translation text.

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Mar 11, 2024): Hi @eldan0815, The "Convert Book" English text seems fine to me, since pressing the button will convert the book to a shelf. Button text is usually short, and I don't see the need for the full "Convert book to shelf" text since the context is provided by the card/section that button sits within. I don't know German well enough to have opinions there. If you believe there's a better suggestion feel free to join the [translation project on Crowdin](https://crowdin.com/project/bookstack) to update translation text.

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 09:02:09 +03:00

@lommes commented on GitHub (Mar 13, 2024):

The translation is indeed wrong, but only exists in the informal German translation.

I updated the value on crowdin to match the english "convert book" which should be sufficient since the text above explains what happens

@lommes commented on GitHub (Mar 13, 2024): The translation is indeed wrong, but only exists in the informal German translation. I updated the value on crowdin to match the english "convert book" which should be sufficient since the text above explains what happens

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 09:02:14 +03:00

@eldan0815 commented on GitHub (Mar 13, 2024):

@lommes Thank you very much.
@ssddanbrown Thank you, I will join the translation project next time (if @lommes isn't so fast ;) )

@eldan0815 commented on GitHub (Mar 13, 2024): @lommes Thank you very much. @ssddanbrown Thank you, I will join the translation project next time (if @lommes isn't so fast ;) )

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 09:02:20 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Mar 13, 2024):

Thank you @lommes for updating!
And thanks @eldan0815 for reporting and for looking to get involved.

I'll therefore close this off.

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Mar 13, 2024): Thank you @lommes for updating! And thanks @eldan0815 for reporting and for looking to get involved. I'll therefore close this off.

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Reference: starred/BookStack#4503