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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: Two kdeadmin/ksystemlog.po messages marked as fuzzy every day
From:       "Malcolm Hunter" <malcolm.hunter () gmx ! co ! uk>
Date:       2009-04-06 17:07:59
Message-ID: 20090406170759.78650 () gmx ! net
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> > Any ideas why these keep on being fuzzied?
> 
> Due to combination of two issues.
> 
> Firstly, the plural call is invalid in that it omitts more than one
> placeholder in singular form (here %1 and %4), whereas only one may be
> omitted, the number itself (here %1). So it was impossible to produce a
> valid translation. I've now fixed this; the fact that it doesn't make
> sense
> to add %4 in English singular doesn't matter here, as n==1 never happens.

Thanks Chusslove.

> Secondly, when PO was updated by translator not only the fuzzy flag was
> removed, but also the kde-format. This made the inherently invalid message
> valid by telling msgfmt that it is of no particular format, so it doesn't
> check congruence of placeholders (e.g. in commit hook). However, as soon
> as
> the template is merged again, kde-format is put back, the message detected
> as faulty, and fuzzied.

Hmmm... I'll check to see if Lokalize is doing that.

Regards,
Malcolm


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