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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    RFC: Out with %n in KDE4
From:       Chusslove Illich <caslav.ilic () gmx ! net>
Date:       2006-07-04 0:20:33
Message-ID: 200607040220.33719.caslav.ilic () gmx ! net
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Due to some rearrangements in i18n handling in KDE4, of which switch to 
standard Gettext format will be most observable to translators, the 
question is whether we really need %n plural placeholder any more.

Throwing it out would mean direct support from Gettext's msgfmt, as then 
messages would be proper Qt strings, which Gettext knows as qt-format. 
This would also enable elimination of occasional problem with Gettext 
putting c-format for plural messages.

If you are concerned with "spotting" plural messages, remember that they 
will no longer be of "_n: ..." form, but standard Gettext. In KBabel, such 
plural message will have one tab per each form in translation pane, making 
it impossible to miss.

-- 
Chusslove Illich (Часлав Илић)
Serbian KDE translation team

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