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Alle 16:11, domenica 22 agosto 2004, Gérard Delafond ha scritto:
> Le samedi 21 Août 2004 22:27, Adriaan de Groot a écrit :
> > > -               str.append(i18n("%1s").arg(time % 60));
> > > +               str.append(i18n("%1 s").arg(time % 60));
> >
> > I don't know about this one, though - what does SI (the metric system)
> > say about this? I'd expect to see 30s, just like 12kg and the like. As
> > for any error, that's probably because %1s is a C-format string specifier
> > (meaning a one-character wide string) (see man printf). I think gettext
> > is just being stupid here.
>
> In french, we are used to put spaces before the units, but it should be an
> unbreakable space.

It's not just French, a space should definitely be there. In LaTeX, you 
normally use "\,", which gives the recommended 3/8 unbreakable spacing. 
However, in plain text I would definitely use a full space rather than no 
space.

Does "%1 s" make the compiler/scripty/the translators freak out, or is it 
an option? Does   work anyway in GUI files?

Cheers,
- -Federico
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