[Bug] German locale: spurious "verliert" appended to exploration count strings

Open 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 15, 2026 by eenterwebz

Bug Description

The German (de-DE) localization of the Codex VS Code extension contains a spurious word "verliert" appended to all exploration count strings.

"verliert" is German for "loses" (as in "he loses the game") — it makes no sense in this context and produces nonsensical UI text.

What the UI shows (German) vs. what it should say

| German UI (current, buggy) | Literal English translation | Expected (English) |
|---|---|---|
| "10 Dateien verliert durchsucht" | "10 files loses searched" | "10 files searched" |
| "2 Dateien verliert, 1 Suche verliert durchsucht" | "2 files loses, 1 search loses searched" | "2 files, 1 search searched" |
| "Erkunden 2 Dateien verliert" | "Explore 2 files loses" | "Explore 2 files" |

The word "verliert" has no corresponding word in the English original — it was injected erroneously, likely by machine translation.

Affected Strings

Three translation keys in the German locale file are affected:

| Key | Current (buggy) | Expected |
|-----|-----------------|----------|
| ...exploration.accordion.count.files | {# Dateien}</countText> verliert | {# Dateien}</countText> |
| ...exploration.accordion.count.lists | {# Listen}</countText> verliert | {# Listen}</countText> |
| ...exploration.accordion.count.searches | {# Suchen}</countText> verliert | {# Suchen}</countText> |

Fix

Remove the trailing verliert from all three German count strings. The underlying noun translations (Datei/Dateien, Liste/Listen, Suche/Suchen) are correct.

Notes

  • French (fr-FR) and Spanish (es-ES) translations are not affected
  • This is likely a machine/AI translation artifact

Environment

  • IDE: VS Code 1.110.0 (x64)
  • Extension: openai.chatgpt v26.311.21342
  • OS: Linux (WSL2)
  • Language: German (de-DE)

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