# When client.en has an empty string as a translation it shows up as missing

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-client-en-has-an-empty-string-as-a-translation-it-shows-up-as-missing/50984
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [10월 2, 2016, 2:22오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-client-en-has-an-empty-string-as-a-translation-it-shows-up-as-missing/50984 "2016-10-02T14:22:56Z")
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### Author: ![Techno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techno/32/62317_2.png) [@Techno](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Techno)
#### Post date: [10월 2, 2016, 2:22오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-client-en-has-an-empty-string-as-a-translation-it-shows-up-as-missing/50984/1 "2016-10-02T14:22:56Z")

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When editing a post, clicking “auto-close” to bring up the option, is missing the [en.composer.auto\_close.all.units] translation.

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### Author: ![lee-dohm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lee-dohm/32/113511_2.png) [@lee-dohm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lee-dohm)
#### Post date: [10월 2, 2016, 6:08오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-client-en-has-an-empty-string-as-a-translation-it-shows-up-as-missing/50984/2 "2016-10-02T18:08:03Z")

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For extra context:

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [10월 5, 2016, 6:51오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-client-en-has-an-empty-string-as-a-translation-it-shows-up-as-missing/50984/3 "2016-10-05T06:51:38Z")

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AHA, this is a new regression in our client translation system, for some reason if there is an empty string as the actual translation it shows up as missing.

I believe @eviltrout recently refactored this area, will try to find the culprit.

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [10월 5, 2016, 7:09오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-client-en-has-an-empty-string-as-a-translation-it-shows-up-as-missing/50984/4 "2016-10-05T07:09:43Z")

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This should fix it:

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/843c7a21c990f118722bdab1778ab91e16e7b835](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/843c7a21c990f118722bdab1778ab91e16e7b835)

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### Author: ![Techno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techno/32/62317_2.png) [@Techno](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Techno)
#### Post date: [10월 5, 2016, 7:25오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-client-en-has-an-empty-string-as-a-translation-it-shows-up-as-missing/50984/5 "2016-10-05T07:25:14Z")

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Seems good, nice job! 👍

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [10월 5, 2016, 8:08오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-client-en-has-an-empty-string-as-a-translation-it-shows-up-as-missing/50984/6 "2016-10-05T08:08:47Z")

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