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MCL-23181

The narration strings for the Java installation icons are untranslatable

Relates to MCL-23182.

The Bug:

The narration strings for the different block icons displayed within the installations tab for Minecraft: Java Edition are currently untranslatable. This is inconsistent with other screen elements in the Launcher, as icons for operating systems, age limits and versions are all localized.

Below is a table highlighting this issue, with all affected strings listed.

Should be mentioned that most of these block names are already localized for the Java game engine over on Crowdin.

This bug is also reproducible in the latest beta versions b.2.3.647 (New Windows App) and b.2.3.651 (Legacy Windows).

Affected Strings:

Current Alt-text Block Name in Java Translatable?
bedrock Bedrock No
bookshelf Bookshelf No
brick Bricks No
cake Cake No
carved_pumpkin Carved Pumpkin No
chest Chest No
clay Clay No
coal_block Block of Coal No
coal_ore Coal Ore No
cobblestone Cobblestone No
crafting_table Crafting Table No
creeper_head Creeper Head No
diamond_block Block of Diamond No
diamond_ore Diamond Ore No
dirt Dirt No
dirt_podzol Podzol No
dirt_snow N/A No
emerald_block Block of Emerald No
emerald_ore Emerald Ore No
enchanting_table Enchanting Table No
end_stone End Stone No
farmland Farmland No
furnace Furnace No
furnace_on N/A No
glass Glass No
glazed_terracotta_ Glazed Terracotta No
glazed_terracotta_orange Orange Glazed Terracotta No
glazed_terracotta_white White Glazed Terracotta No
glowstone Glowstone No
gold_block Block of Gold No
gold_ore Gold Ore No
grass Grass Block No
gravel Gravel No
hardened_clay Terracotta No
ice_packed Packed Ice No
iron_block Block of Iron No
iron_ore Iron Ore No
lapis_ore Lapis Lazuli Ore No
leaves_birch Birch Leaves No
leaves_jungle Jungle Leaves No
leaves_oak Oak Leaves No
leaves_spruce Spruce Leaves No
lectern_book Lectern No
log_acacia Acacia Log No
log_birch Birch Log No
log_darkoak Dark Oak Log No
log_jungle Jungle Log No
log_oak Oak Log No
log_spruce Spruce Log No
mycelium Mycelium No
nether_brick Nether Bricks No
obsidian Obsidian No
planks_acacia Acacia Planks No
planks_birch Birch Planks No
planks_darkoak Dark Oak Planks No
planks_jungle Jungle Planks No
planks_oak Oak Planks No
planks_spruce Spruce Planks No
quartz_ore Nether Quartz Ore No
red_sand Red Sand No
red_sandstone Red Sandstone No
redstone_block Block of Redstone No
redstone_ore Redstone Ore No
sand Sand No
sandstone Sandstone No
skeleton_skull Skeleton Skull No
snow Snow Block No
soul_sand Soul Sand No
stone Stone No
stone_andesite Andesite No
stone_diorite Diorite No
stone_granite Granite No
tnt TNT No
water N/A No
wool White Wool No

Steps to Reproduce:

  • Activate the Windows Narrator function.
  • Open the Launcher and go to "Settings" > "Language".
  • Select a language other than English.
  • Go to "Minecraft: Java Edition" > "Installations" > "New installation" > "Installation icon".

The narration of the different installation icons are narrated in English, regardless of the language selected.

Observed Behavior:

The alt-texts read by the narrator for the Java installation icons are not translatable.

Expected Behavior:

The alt-texts read by the narrator for the Java installation icons would be translatable.