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MC-311995

Some strings that contain the abbreviation "FPS" are improperly capitalized

The Bug:

Some strings that contain the abbreviation "FPS" are improperly capitalized.

When referring to FPS, the letters should always be capitalized, as the game does with the other abbreviations it displays. For example, “FOV” is written as “FOV” instead of “Fov” or “fov” which is correct. In some areas of the game the “FPS” abbreviation is capitalized, but not always, therefore introducing an inconsistency. The same problem was fixed for the strings that contain the abbreviation "id" in MC-279122, therefore proving that this is a valid issue.

The Microsoft Style Guide explicitly says "Don't capitalize the spelled-out form of an acronym unless it's a proper noun", so it is the spelled out "frames per second" that stays in lower case, not the abbreviation. The "fps" shown on the debug screen is a hardcoded readout in the game's code rather than a translated label. Mojang's own article announcing the setting that now reads "Reduce fps when", "Save energy with the Frames Per Second limiter feature", writes it as "FPS" throughout and never in lower case.

Affected String(s):

Before reading the table, please note the following:

  • Characters colored in GREEN are correct.

  • Characters colored in RED are incorrect.

Translation Key

Current String

Expected String

String URL on Crowdin

key.debug.fpsCharts

Fps Charts

FPS Charts

https://crowdin.com/editor/minecraft/10038/enus-engb?view=comfortable#5438479

options.inactivityFpsLimit

Reduce fps when

Reduce FPS when

https://crowdin.com/editor/minecraft/10038/enus-engb?view=comfortable#5366834

telemetry.property.frame_rate_samples.title

Frame Rate Samples (fps)

Frame Rate Samples (FPS)

https://crowdin.com/editor/minecraft/10038/enus-engb?view=comfortable#5343197

options.framerate

%s fps

%s FPS

https://crowdin.com/editor/minecraft/10038/enus-engb?view=comfortable#5332792

options.guiScale

GUI Scale

GUI Scale

https://crowdin.com/editor/minecraft/10038/enus-engb?view=comfortable#5332844

options.fov

FOV

FOV

https://crowdin.com/editor/minecraft/10038/enus-engb?view=comfortable#5332710

options.inactivityFpsLimit.afk

AFK

AFK

https://crowdin.com/editor/minecraft/10038/enus-engb?view=comfortable#5366836

telemetry.property.event_timestamp_utc.title

Event Timestamp (UTC)

Event Timestamp (UTC)

https://crowdin.com/editor/minecraft/10038/enus-engb?view=comfortable#5343187

selectWorld.edit.backupSize

Size: %s MB

Size: %s MB

https://crowdin.com/editor/minecraft/10038/enus-engb?view=comfortable#5331878

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Display any of the affected strings as listed above by using the command provided below and replacing "XYZ" with the string's translation key.

    /tellraw @s {"translate":"XYZ"}
  2. Observe the string's capitalization.

Observed Behavior:

Some strings are improperly capitalized.

Expected Behavior:

All strings would be properly capitalized.

Linked issues

Comments 2

Just to be clear, here is some crystal clear context. This ticket was intentionally created despite knowing the resolutions of similar tickets like MC-311644 and MC-275532.

The Microsoft Style Guide keeps the abbreviation in capitals and lowercases only the spelled out form, "Don't capitalize the spelled-out form of an acronym unless it's a proper noun": https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/capitalizationand https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/acronyms. Other text within the game such as “GUI Scale” and “FOV” is correctly capitalized. Having “FPS” not capitalized is an inconsistency.

Thank you for your report!
After consideration, the issue is being closed as Working as Intended.

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Confirmed

Platform

Low

Text

26.3

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