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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: [kde-workspace/KDE/4.6] powerdevil/daemon: fix plural handling
From:       Andrew Coles <andrew.i.coles () googlemail ! com>
Date:       2011-01-31 21:41:09
Message-ID: AANLkTimTVoas40k1zO1_G54vaeURHB0MSwTUAz1VOqzA () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 9:03 PM, Frederik Schwarzer <schwarzerf@gmail.com>wrote:

> +            if (m_loadedBatteriesUdi.size() == 1) {
> <snip>

+            } else {
> +                emitNotification("brokenbattery",
> +                                 i18n("One of your batteries (ID %2) has a
> capacity of %1%. This means it is broken "
> +                                      "and needs a replacement. Please
> contact your hardware vendor for more details.",
> +                                      i.value(), i.key()),
> +                                 "dialog-warning");
> +            }
>         }
>

Is it okay to use 'batteries' as a fixed plural form for battery in that
second message there, or should it be something like:

i18ncp("The case where %1 == 1 is handled separately to this",
      "Your battery (ID %3) has a capacity of %2% This means it is broken "
      "and needs a replacement. Please contact your hardware vendor for more
details.",
      "One of your batteries (ID %3) has a capacity of %2%. This means it is
broken "
      "and needs a replacement. Please contact your hardware vendor for more
details.",
      m_loadedBatteriesUdi.size(), i.value(), i.key())

...and similarly lower down?  Can any speakers of languages with multiple
plural forms comment on this?  (And is this use of i18np where %1 is omitted
in both cases even legal?)

Thanks,

Andrew

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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 9:03 PM, Frederik Schwarzer \
<span dir="ltr">&lt;<a \
href="mailto:schwarzerf@gmail.com">schwarzerf@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> \
wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; \
border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> +            if \
(m_loadedBatteriesUdi.size() == 1) {<br> &lt;snip&gt; </blockquote><blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, \
204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">+            } else {<br> +                \
emitNotification(&quot;brokenbattery&quot;,<br> +                                 \
i18n(&quot;One of your batteries (ID %2) has a capacity of %1%. This means it is \
broken &quot;<br> +                                      &quot;and needs a \
replacement. Please contact your hardware vendor for more details.&quot;,<br> +       \
i.value(), i.key()),<br> +                                 \
&quot;dialog-warning&quot;);<br> +            }<br>
         }<br></blockquote><div><br>Is it okay to use &#39;batteries&#39; as a fixed \
plural form for battery in that second message there, or should it be something \
like:<br><br>i18ncp(&quot;The case where %1 == 1 is handled separately to \
this&quot;,<br>  &quot;Your battery (ID %3) has a capacity of %2% This means it is \
broken &quot;<br>      &quot;and needs a replacement. Please contact your hardware \
vendor for more details.&quot;,<br>      &quot;One of your batteries (ID %3) has a \
capacity of %2%. This means it is broken &quot;<br>  &quot;and needs a replacement. \
Please contact your hardware vendor for more details.&quot;,<br>      \
m_loadedBatteriesUdi.size(), i.value(), i.key())<br><br>...and similarly lower down?  \
Can any speakers of languages with multiple plural forms comment on this?  (And is \
this use of i18np where %1 is omitted in both cases even legal?)<br> \
<br>Thanks,<br><br>Andrew<br></div></div>



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