microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

CmdPal: Totally random localization

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CmdPal-Localization Issue-Bug Needs-Triage Product-Command Palette
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Description

### Microsoft PowerToys version

0.98

### Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

### Area(s) with issue?

Command Palette

### Steps to reproduce

1. Have a non-english system locale
2. Observe half-translated CmdPal

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### ✔️ Expected Behavior

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### ❌ Actual Behavior

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### Upload Bug Report ZIP-file

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### Additional Information

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### Other Software

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Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in Command Palette with a non-English system locale and compare the displayed strings with the attached screenshot. Trace which localization path produces the half-translated UI; done means Command Palette consistently displays the appropriate translations for the selected locale.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop, localization
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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