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List:       kde-doc-english
Subject:    Re: [kde-doc-english]Possible error in kcmlaptop.po:
From:       Matt Gibson <gothick () gothick ! org ! uk>
Date:       2002-02-03 14:26:49
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On Sunday 03 February 2002 13:16 pm, Rinse de Vries wrote:
> Hi,
> found this string in kcmlaptop.po:
>
> #: power.cpp:137
> This panel configures the behavior of the automatic power-down feature - it
> works as a sort of extreme\n
> screensaver. You can configure different timeouts\n
> and types of behavior depending on whether or not\n
> your laptop is plugged in to the mains supply.
>
> mains supply -> main supply (?)

I'd say no.  The power that comes out wall sockets, etc., is termed "mains 
electricity", or the "mains supply."

Perhaps to avoid confusion, if this is a country-specific colloquialism (it 
would be understood by anyone in the UK), perhaps say "...is running on 
external power."  That sounds a little too techy to me, but I can't think of 
anything better at the moment.

M

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