Ignore translatable=false Android string resources when "Add missing languages" is enabled

[vinaygopinath]

Describe the issue

In an Android project with English as the source language and the "Missing languages" add-on enabled, the string resource files of other languages contain string resources such as

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
    <string translatable="false" name="some_untranslatable_string_resource"></string>
    <string translatable="false" name="some_other_untranslatable_string_resource"></string>
</resources>

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Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. Add a new Android string resource with the attribute "translatable" set to false

Expected behavior

Given that the string resource is clearly marked as not translatable, the "Missing languages" add-on should ignore creating string resources in other languages.

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[nijel]

Why do you have that file in Weblate if it contains only non-translatable strings? Once you have it imported into Weblate, the add-on applies, no matter whether the file is currently empty or not.

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[vinaygopinath]

The file does not contain only untranslatable strings. It's only a few of them that have the translatable attribute.

I'd prefer to define them as string resources even if they're currently not translatable, to leave open the possibility of translating them later.

[nijel]

Ah, now I finally understand that — the question is not about creating files, but the content of the created files? If you want to start with a blank file, unset Template for new translations.

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