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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: Question about only plural i18n string
From:       "Yuri Chornoivan" <yurchor () ukr ! net>
Date:       2013-04-08 11:19:06
Message-ID: 60986.1365419946.3975732165617057792 () ffe8 ! ukr ! net
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> Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:08:51 +0300 було написано Martin Klapetek  
> <martin.klapetek@gmail.com>:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a question about a string which will always be plural. In the
> > Facebook notifications patch [1] I either display the notification text
> > directly if there is only one notification or I display this string if
> > there is more than one:
> >
> > i18n("You have %1 new Facebook notifications",
> > mDisplayedNotifications.size())
> >
> > Kevin in the review pointed out that it should use i18np and I'd like to
> > ask if it's the case even if the string will always be only plural -  
> > should
> > I use i18np in the example above?
> >
> > [1] - https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/109825/
> >
> > Thanks
> > <https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/109825/>--
> > Martin Klapetek | KDE Developer
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Yes. There are many languages with different plural forms for "many" (e.g.  
> Ukrainian) [1].
> 
> And Pino is always right [2]. ;)
> 
> Best regards,
> Yuri
> 
> [1]  
> http://www.unicode.org/cldr/charts/supplemental/language_plural_rules.html
> 
> [2] http://osdir.com/ml/kde-commits/2009-08/msg01290.html  

* I meant that Pino always fixes such things. Thanks to him. :)
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