Colons in the confirm page cannot be localized

[brlin-tw]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues and found none matching what I'm reporting.

Bug Description

Refer to the following screenshot:

The red-outlined colons(:) should be localizable by the translators, as different symbols may be used in different locales(in the Chinese(Taiwan) locale the colons should be localized as "：" which is the full-width variant of the colon symbol).

Checking the corresponding source file of that interface it seems that it is currently hardcoded.

Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. Select Chinese(Taiwan) in the locale selection step.
2. Navigate to the comfirm page and check the colons rendered on the page.

Expected behavior

• Full-width colons should be used.
• Colons should be localizable in the translation.

Ubuntu release

Other (specify in the last field)

What architecture are you using?

amd64

System info

7.0.0-13-generic #13-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Wed Apr  8 06:46:04 UTC 2026
name:      ubuntu-desktop-bootstrap
summary:   Ubuntu Desktop Bootstrap
publisher: Canonical**
store-url: https://snapcraft.io/ubuntu-desktop-bootstrap
license:   unset
description: |
  This project is a modern implementation of the Ubuntu Desktop installer,
  using subiquity as a backend and Flutter for the UI.
commands:
  - ubuntu-desktop-bootstrap.curtin
  - ubuntu-desktop-bootstrap.probert
  - ubuntu-desktop-bootstrap.python
  - ubuntu-desktop-bootstrap.subiquity-loadkeys
  - ubuntu-desktop-bootstrap
services:
  ubuntu-desktop-bootstrap.subiquity-server: simple, enabled, active
snap-id:      dLfoSWlQziHta7kJaco3IhnPwGVJ3bIt
tracking:     26.04/stable
refresh-date: today at 14:52 UTC
channels:
  latest/stable:    0+git.c03fe36df 2025-11-18 (433) 118MB classic
  latest/candidate: ^                                      
  latest/beta:      ^                                      
  latest/edge:      ^                                      
  26.10/stable:     26.04           2026-04-17 (587) 120MB classic
  26.10/candidate:  ^                                      
  26.10/beta:       ^                                      
  26.10/edge:       26.04           2026-04-17 (587) 120MB classic
  26.04/stable:     26.04           2026-04-17 (589) 120MB classic
  26.04/candidate:  ^                                      
  26.04/beta:       ^                                      
  26.04/edge:       26.04           2026-04-17 (589) 120MB classic
  25.10/stable:     0+git.31940d804 2025-10-01 (441) 126MB classic
  25.10/candidate:  ^                                      
  25.10/beta:       ^                                      
  25.10/edge:       0+git.a19f971fc 2025-10-02 (443) 126MB classic
  25.04/stable:     0+git.1b7778803 2025-07-29 (409) 114MB classic
  25.04/candidate:  ^                                      
  25.04/beta:       ^                                      
  25.04/edge:       0+git.1b7778803 2025-07-28 (409) 114MB classic
  24.10/stable:     0+git.8f7b50565 2024-10-08 (290) 111MB classic
  24.10/candidate:  ^                                      
  24.10/beta:       ^                                      
  24.10/edge:       0+git.8f7b50565 2024-10-08 (290) 111MB classic
  24.04/stable:     24.04.4.1       2026-04-10 (572) 118MB classic
  24.04/candidate:  ^                                      
  24.04/beta:       ^                                      
  24.04/edge:       24.04.4.1       2026-04-10 (572) 118MB classic
installed:          26.04                      (589) 120MB classic
---
name:      snapd
summary:   Daemon and tooling that enable snap packages
publisher: Canonical**
store-url: https://snapcraft.io/snapd
license:   GPL-3.0
description: |
  Install, configure, refresh and remove snap packages. Snaps are
  'universal' packages that work across many different Linux systems,
  enabling secure distribution of the latest apps and utilities for
  cloud, servers, desktops and the internet of things.
  
  Start with 'snap list' to see installed snaps.
type:         snapd
snap-id:      PMrrV4ml8uWuEUDBT8dSGnKUYbevVhc4
tracking:     latest/stable
refresh-date: 3 days ago, at 09:51 UTC
channels:
  latest/stable:          2.74.1                   2026-03-19 (26382) 50MB -
  latest/candidate:       2.75.2                   2026-04-13 (26865) 51MB -
  latest/beta:            2.75.2                   2026-04-01 (26865) 51MB -
  latest/edge:            2.75.2+g201.b5866da      2026-04-16 (26996) 52MB -
  fips-updates/stable:    --                                               
  fips-updates/candidate: --                                               
  fips-updates/beta:      --                                               
  fips-updates/edge:      2.75.2+g201.b5866da+fips 2026-04-16 (26995) 56MB -
installed:                2.74.1                              (26382) 50MB snapd

Additional context

• Ubuntu 26.04 daily build (2026/4/15)
• This is reproduced on a VirtualBox VM

[d-loose]

The hard-coded colons were introduced in #1377. @paul-geoghegan is there an a11y reason for that? We should either remove them if that's not the case, or make them part of the l10n string.

[brlin-tw]

According to Copilot the other location where colons might be hardcoded is apps/ubuntu_bootstrap/lib/pages/storage/storage_page.dart:233.

[paul-geoghegan]

@d-loose I think it would be better to make them part of the l10n string. They are helpful for a11y but not required if it's easier to just delete them.