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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Inconsistent KDE style guides
From:       Werner Trobin <wtrobin () carinthia ! com>
Date:       1999-06-07 19:02:52
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Peter Putzer wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 7 Jun 1999, Waldo Bastian wrote:
> 
> > Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
> >
> > > It will simplify translation, as lots of strings to translate will
> > > disappear.  There are 85 strings containing " ..." and 585 strings
> > > using "...".
> >
> > So unless there is a real good reason for using " ..." those 85 strings
> > should be changed to "...". (In the HEAD branch)
> >
> 
> I don't know whether this counts as "a real[ly] good reason", but AFAIK
> the M$ style-guides say " ..." is to be used...
> 

Hmm. I'm currently working on a Win98 box and I started a few apps.
Office 97, the Explorer, the IE, and even Solitaire(!) do use "..."

Werner, who thinks "..." looks better ;)

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