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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: kdepim/kpilot/kpilot (string oddity)
From:       Malcolm Hunter <malcolm.hunter () gmx ! co ! uk>
Date:       2004-03-29 13:25:31
Message-ID: 200403291425.31804.malcolm.hunter () gmx ! co ! uk
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On Sunday 28 Mar 2004 18:45, Adriaan de Groot wrote:
> On Sunday 28 March 2004 18:23, Frerich Raabe wrote:
> > On Sun, Mar 28, 2004 at 11:54:58AM +0200, Adriaan de Groot wrote:
> > > +        a->setWhatsThis(i18n("Quit KPilot, (and stop the daemon "
> > > +                "if configured that way)."));
> >
> > That seems a little weird to me, either remove the comma or use
> > parantheses(sp?), but both together looks clumsy.
>
> I believe the rule is to set off parenthesized expressions with commas,
> though I agree with you it looks weird. Since I'm missing my Strunk & White
> here, I'll CC i18n-doc.

How about:

"Quit KPilot (stopping the daemon if configured to do so)."

Regards,
Malcolm
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