Re: Patch to reduce the number of messages to translate - Mailing list pgsql-jdbc

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: Patch to reduce the number of messages to translate
Date
Msg-id 200412172316.28229.peter_e@gmx.net
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In response to Re: Patch to reduce the number of messages to translate  (Kris Jurka <books@ejurka.com>)
Responses Re: Patch to reduce the number of messages to translate  ("Xavier Poinsard" <xpoinsard@free.fr>)
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Kris Jurka wrote:
> > For example "Bad short" => "Bad {0}" with "short" as argument.
> > This way "Bad int" becomes "Bad {0}" we have reduced the number of
> > messages to translate.
>
> Is this a good idea?  I'm willing to take your word as someone who
> actually does translations, but I wanted to confirm that
> parameterizing the message in this way won't cause translation
> problems.

I'm pretty sure it will.  Splitting the adjective away from the noun
isn't a good idea.

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Peter Eisentraut
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