wordcraft/docs/localization-sv.md

Swedish interface

Last reviewed: 2026-10-13 · Last updated: 2026-10-23 · Change: trivial (the interface audit lists missing Swedish entries instead of failing; previously minor (Swedish interface catalog and regression checks)) · Target: WordCraft 0.6.1

Choose File › Options › Interface language › Svenska, or follow a Swedish system display language (sv-SE, sv_SE.UTF-8, and sv-FI for Swedish in Finland). The catalog code is sv; ui.language with {"value":"sv"} selects it explicitly, and WORDCRAFT_LANGUAGE=sv-SE does the same for a headless screenshot or a launch while the preference is auto. The choice is saved with the other interface settings. Document text, command ids, CLI/MCP/control responses and file paths do not change.

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv has 2,504 entries: every key of the Spanish reference catalog and of the Bulgarian one (built-in style names, equation gallery labels, paper sizes, watermarks and citation styles included), plus 44 newer strings no other catalog has yet: 23 that the interface audit finds and 21 that the code sends through translation outside the audit's reach (native print settings, Go To, command search). It is written from the meaning of the English labels; no other product's Swedish interface, string table or terminology database was consulted, and no other catalog was used as a source. The catalog format has no plural forms, and Swedish counts don't need them: ord (word) is the same in the singular and the plural (1 ord, 21 ord). Placeholders, \n breaks in ribbon labels and dialog ellipses are kept, and strings added later fall back to English until they are translated.

The draft was made with Claude Code. A native speaker approved the terminology and every open wording choice, and reviewed the running app.

Conventions

• Commands are imperatives (Spara, Infoga tabell); messages address the user as du. When two words are equally right, the softer everyday one wins (Använd, not Verkställ).
• Ribbon tabs keep the English word class: Infoga, Rita, Granska and Visa are verbs because the same keys are also buttons and groups. Other tabs and groups are nouns.
• Only the first word of a label is capitalised (Acceptera alla ändringar).
• Markera means select and Välj means choose from a list. Mark, markup and highlight use other words (Märk post, märkning, Framhäv, Överstrykning), so the two never mix.
• Ribbon buttons with a \n break are separate keys from the command names and may be shorter where the group gives the context: the button Framhäv\nfält, the command Framhäv kopplingsfält.
• Decimal comma in fixed labels (Radavstånd 1,5, 8,5" × 11"), Swedish quotation marks (”…”), and a spaced en dash where English has an em dash (Redigering – redigera dokumentet direkt).
• Names stay as they are: WordCraft, Zotero, SmartArt, WordArt, the Craft theme, paper sizes (Letter, Legal …) and citation styles (APA, MLA …). Loanwords Swedish speakers use stay too: community, commit.

Terminology

Source	Swedish
File / Home / Insert / Draw / Design / Layout	Arkiv / Start / Infoga / Rita / Design / Layout
References / Mailings / Review / View / Help	Referenser / Utskick / Granska / Visa / Hjälp
Ribbon / Pane / Quick Access Toolbar	Verktygspanel / Panel / Snabbverktygsfält
Font / Font Size / Font Color	Typsnitt / Teckenstorlek / Teckenfärg
Paragraph / Style / Styles	Stycke / Stil / Stilar
Select / Selection / Choose	Markera / Markering / Välj
Highlight / Markup / Mark Entry	Överstrykning / Märkning / Märk post
Picture / Shape / Caption	Bild / Figur / Bildtext
Header / Footer / Heading	Sidhuvud / Sidfot / Rubrik
Footnote / Endnote / Notes	Fotnot / Slutnot / Fot- och slutnoter
Table of Contents / Index / Bibliography	Innehållsförteckning / Register / Källförteckning
Track Changes / Accept / Reject	Spåra ändringar / Acceptera / Avvisa
Mail Merge / Recipients / Merge Field	Dokumentkoppling / Mottagare / Kopplingsfält
Columns (text and table)	Kolumner
Options / Apply	Alternativ / Använd
Page {page} of {pages} / {words} words	Sida {page} av {pages} / {words} ord

Known compromises

The catalog has one translation per English key, so a key used in two senses gets the wording that fits its most visible place:

• Outline is both the View tab's Outline view and the Font menu's text outline effect: Disposition, which is wrong for the text effect.
• Display is both an Options page and the Equation tab's display-equation button: Visning; the button's tooltip explains it.
• Open is File › Open and a paragraph-spacing preset: Öppna.

Giving these call sites a translation context (tc) would fix them. Some AutoCorrect options describe English typing (Capitalize names of days, Ordinals (1st) as superscript, smart quotes); they are translated as written and still act on English text.

Verification and remaining scope

cargo test -p wordcraft-ui-egui --lib i18n::tests covers Swedish locale tags (sv, sv-SE, sv_SE.UTF-8, SV-se, sv-FI) and preference order, saving and restoring sv, unchanged document content, every key of the reference catalog, no catalog errors, the search hint's example (infoga tabell), page and count wording, English fallback, and the glyphs ÅÄÖåäöÉé plus every other accented letter the catalog uses in the bundled Inter (Regular, Medium, SemiBold) and JetBrains Mono. The shared catalog checks (validation, every tab and command translated) include Swedish automatically, and the interface audit (untranslated_interface_text) lists Swedish strings it looked up that the catalog lacks.

Spelling, grammar and hyphenation stay English-only: this is an interface translation, not Swedish proofing.

Revision history

Date	Change	Summary
2026-10-23	trivial	The interface audit lists Swedish strings the catalog lacks; a missing entry doesn't fail the audit
2026-10-13	minor	Swedish catalog (2,504 entries), conventions, terminology, known compromises and regression checks