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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: Meaningless kdelibs messages?
From:       David Faure <david () mandrakesoft ! com>
Date:       2002-02-24 14:45:50
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On Sunday 24 February 2002 12:00, Hamish Rodda wrote:
> >> "The request expected to return a file, however the directory "
> >> "<strong>%1</strong> was returned instead."
> >
> >So maybe it should say.... "the request expected a directory
> >but found a file instead" or something like that. Actually you're right,
> >it doesn't return anything at all, just an error message.
> 
> Having read it again more closely, I agree the message would be clearer (and 
> in some cases more accurate) with "find" and "found" instead of "return" and 
> "returned"... eg:
> 
> "The request expected a file, however the directory "
> "<strong>%1</strong> was found instead."

Looks better, changed.

> Still, this probably isn't going to be very clear to non-techincal users, 
> which is why it's a good thing they should rarely see it.

Yes, this is a bug in the IOSlave when it happens - or e.g. a very broken
FTP server.

> BTW is it possible to get an indication of which teams have translated which 
> strings? And is there a "i18n guide for programmers" which addresses all of 
> my questions and more that I should have read from the start?

http://i18n.kde.org ?

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