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Subject:    Re: [kde-doc-english]Possible error in kcmlaptop.po:
From:       Rinse de Vries <rinse () kde ! nl>
Date:       2002-02-03 22:53:15
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Hi,
thanks both for the explanation.

Kind regards, Rinse

Op zondag 3 februari 2002 15:26, schreef Matt Gibson:
> 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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