change how durations are formatted to be i18n friendly

[hahn-kev]

Danny pointed out some of our duration formats can't be correctly localized due to word order differences.

This fixes the 2 that he found and one that I came across while making the changes, but there could be others.

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Localization updates across English, Spanish, French, Indonesian, and Korean PO files: introduce "# ago" and "# before", remove "ago" and "before", add "Synced {0} ago" (context shifts to ActivityView), adjust "Synced" contexts, and add "Synchronize" (EN) and "a word" (ID).

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Relative-time key migration frontend/viewer/src/locales/en.po, .../es.po, .../fr.po, .../id.po, .../ko.po	Added "# ago" and "# before" (HistoryView, ActivityView); removed "ago" and "before" from those contexts.
Synced phrasing updates frontend/viewer/src/locales/en.po, .../fr.po, .../id.po, .../ko.po	Added "Synced {0} ago" (ActivityView); adjusted/remodeled "Synced" contexts (e.g., removed from ActivityView or ProjectSidebar per locale).
English: new action string frontend/viewer/src/locales/en.po	Added "Synchronize" (SyncDialog, ProjectSidebar); removed standalone "Synced" from ProjectSidebar; kept "Synced with {0}".
Spanish: placeholders frontend/viewer/src/locales/es.po	New keys present with empty translations; "Synced" in ProjectSidebar unchanged; "Synced {0} ago" added.
French: context refinement frontend/viewer/src/locales/fr.po	"Synced" now only under ProjectSidebar; "Synced {0} ago" added (empty translation).
Indonesian: extra string frontend/viewer/src/locales/id.po	Added "a word" (BrowseView); moved to "Synced {0} ago" in ActivityView; removed old "Synced" in entries/history contexts.

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Possibly related PRs

• Format dates with lingui/core #1730 — Also modifies date/time formatting and localization in related UI (e.g., SyncDialog/ActivityView), aligning with the shift to new time-ago translation keys.

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• myieye

Poem

I nibble strings and hop through PO,
Swapping “ago” for “# ago” in tow.
“Synced {0} ago” taps time just right,
From sidebars to views, a tidy byte.
Tap-tap, translate—then off I go! 🥕✨

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frontend/viewer/src/locales/es.po (3)

65-69: Translate '# ago' to match Spanish word order ('hace #').

Empty msgstr will fall back to English. Use preposed 'hace' to allow correct reordering.

-msgstr ""
+msgstr "hace #"

---

70-74: Translate '# before' for Spanish.

Use '# antes' (e.g., '3 días antes'). Keeps '#' placeholder position intact.

-msgstr ""
+msgstr "# antes"

---

1015-1018: Provide Spanish for 'Synced {0} ago'.

Natural phrasing places 'hace' before the duration.

-msgstr ""
+msgstr "Sincronizado hace {0}"

frontend/viewer/src/locales/fr.po (3)

65-69: Fill FR translation for '# ago'.

Standard French is 'il y a #'.

-msgstr ""
+msgstr "il y a #"

---

70-74: Fill FR translation for '# before'.

Use '# avant' (e.g., '3 jours avant').

-msgstr ""
+msgstr "# avant"

---

1015-1018: Translate 'Synced {0} ago' to French.

Matches common UI phrasing.

-msgstr ""
+msgstr "Synchronisé il y a {0}"

frontend/viewer/src/locales/id.po (3)

65-69: Add ID translation for '# ago'.

Use '# yang lalu' (e.g., '5 menit yang lalu').

-msgstr ""
+msgstr "# yang lalu"

---

70-74: Add ID translation for '# before'.

Use '# sebelumnya' (e.g., '3 hari sebelumnya').

-msgstr ""
+msgstr "# sebelumnya"

---

1015-1018: Translate 'Synced {0} ago' to Indonesian.

-msgstr ""
+msgstr "Disinkronkan {0} yang lalu"

frontend/viewer/src/locales/ko.po (3)

65-69: Provide KO translation for '# ago'.

Korean uses a postposition; include a space: '# 전' (e.g., '5분 전').

-msgstr ""
+msgstr "# 전"

---

70-74: Provide KO translation for '# before'.

Same rendering as 'ago' in Korean.

-msgstr ""
+msgstr "# 전"

---

1015-1018: Translate 'Synced {0} ago' to Korean.

-msgstr ""
+msgstr "{0} 전에 동기화됨"

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frontend/viewer/src/locales/en.po (1)

1010-1013: LGTM: 'Synced {0} ago' is clear and consistent with the new pattern.

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