Geary: translation for background option is misleading/not informative
The Geary -> Preferences screen shows this as the last option in English:
Watch for new mail when closed
The German version translates this as:
Ständig nach neuen Mails prüfen
This can roughly be translated back as:
Constantly check for new mails
However, this is of course not what it wants to say. The problem is "ständig"/constantly does not say anything about how it is checked, but just when.
I.e. the German text just says it checks for mails regularly. I interpreted this option nearly as "If disabled, it only checks when I click on a refresh button." or "If disabled, it checks mails less fast(?)."
As such, I propose to stay closer to the English version and say sth. like this:
Auf neue Mails prüfen, wenn geschlossen
or:
Nach dem Schließen auf neue Mails achten
or:
Überwachung auf neue Mails im geschlossenen Zustand
Or:
Nach neuen Mails suchen, wenn geschlossen
ANd yes, I know hovering over that option would have helped, but this is a) not possible on mobile/touch devices (note Geary has a mobile view) and b) still no excuse for an unclear main label. It should be clear by that one.
Geary v40.0