Proposal for Changes to the Japanese Translation of PowerToys FancyZones Custom Edit Settings

[KotorinChunChun]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.87.1

Utility with translation issue

FancyZones Editor

🌐 Language affected

Japanese

❌ Actual phrase(s)

1. In English: "Space around zones" In Japanese: 「ゾーン周りのスペース」
2. In English: "Highlight distance" In Japanese: 「距離を強調表示」

✔️ Expected phrase(s)

1. "Space around zones" -> "ゾーン周りの余白"
2. "Highlight distance" -> "隣接するゾーンの検知距離"

ℹ Why is the current translation wrong

1. In Japanese, the word "スペース" (space) can imply multiple meanings beyond just "余白" (margin or padding).

2. If "Highlight distance" were to be translated literally, "強調する距離" (distance to highlight) would be appropriate. However, this phrase makes it very unclear what the setting actually changes.
   If disregarding a direct translation from English, here are some alternative suggestions:

   • The one I find most suitable is "隣接するゾーンの検知距離" (detection distance for adjacent zones).
   • If the concern is that increasing the value might cause smaller zones to be skipped, "近くのゾーンの検知距離" (detection distance for nearby zones) could work.
   • Changing the subject to the snapping range of zones, "スナップ範囲の拡張距離" (expansion distance of the snapping range) is another option.
   • Considering that this feature is used to merge zones, albeit somewhat awkward in Japanese, "ゾーンの結合距離" (merging distance of zones) might also be an option.