translation clarifications #98576

src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/debugHover.ts

@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ class DebugHoverAccessibilityProvider implements IListAccessibilityProvider<IExp
 	}
 
 	getAriaLabel(element: IExpression): string {
-		return nls.localize('variableAriaLabel', "{0}, value {1}, variables, debug", element.name, element.value);
+		return nls.localize({ key: 'variableAriaLabel', comment: ['Do not translate placholders. Placeholders are name and value of a variable.'] }, "{0}, value {1}, variables, debug", element.name, element.value);
 	}
 }
 

src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/debugQuickAccess.ts

@@ -81,13 +81,18 @@ export class StartDebugQuickAccessProvider extends PickerQuickAccessProvider<IPi
 		// Entries detected configurations
 		const dynamicProviders = await configManager.getDynamicProviders();
 		if (dynamicProviders.length > 0) {
-			picks.push({ type: 'separator', label: localize('contributed', "contributed") });
+			picks.push({
+				type: 'separator', label: localize({
+					key: 'contributed',
+					comment: ['contributed is lower case because it looks better like that in UI. Nothing preceeds it. It is a name of the grouping of debug configurations.']
+				}, "contributed")
+			});
 		}
 
 		dynamicProviders.forEach(provider => {
 			picks.push({
 				label: `$(folder) ${provider.label}...`,
-				ariaLabel: localize('providerAriaLabel', "{0} contributed configurations", provider.label),
+				ariaLabel: localize({ key: 'providerAriaLabel', comment: ['Placeholder stands for the provider label. For example "NodeJS".'] }, "{0} contributed configurations", provider.label),
 				accept: async () => {
 					const pick = await provider.pick();
 					if (pick) {

src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/variablesView.ts

@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ class VariablesAccessibilityProvider implements IListAccessibilityProvider<IExpr
 			return nls.localize('variableScopeAriaLabel', "Scope {0}", element.name);
 		}
 		if (element instanceof Variable) {
-			return nls.localize('variableAriaLabel', "{0}, value {1}", element.name, element.value);
+			return nls.localize({ key: 'variableAriaLabel', comment: ['Placeholders are variable name and variable value respectivly. They should not be translated.'] }, "{0}, value {1}", element.name, element.value);
 		}
 
 		return null;