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On 04/07/2006, at 9:50 AM, Chusslove Illich wrote:

> Due to some rearrangements in i18n handling in KDE4, of which =20
> 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 =20=

> 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 =20=

> they
> will no longer be of "_n: ..." form, but standard Gettext. In =20
> KBabel, such
> plural message will have one tab per each form in translation pane, =20=

> making
> it impossible to miss.

Wonderful! :)

This will bring KDE into line with all the other translation =20
projects. The gettext plurals handling is really much easier to =20
manage, and the translation editors handle it automatically. =20
Providing you input your plurals header [1] in the PO header block, =20
your translation editor provides the correct number of plurals fields =20=

for your language, for each plurals string.

Chusslove, will we be using gettext 0.15? Then we get the msgcontext =20
facility as well. :))

from Clytie (vi-VN, Vietnamese free-software translation team / nh=C3=B3m =
=20
Vi=E1=BB=87t h=C3=B3a ph=E1=BA=A7n m=E1=BB=81m t=E1=BB=B1 do)
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/vi-VN

[1] http://translate.sourceforge.net/wiki/l10n/pluralforms

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