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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: qDebug messages i18n'ed?
From:       Nick Shaforostoff <shafff () ukr ! net>
Date:       2016-04-15 9:39:45
Message-ID: 1460712781.515086997.tsszed37 () frv38 ! fwdcdn ! com
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> in kfilemetadata (git repo of the same name) there are messages like 
> these:
> qDebug() << i18n("Plugin could not be converted to a WriterPlugin");
> qDebug() << i18n("Plugin could not create instance") << pluginPath;
> 
> Is it common to use qDebug() to bring messages to the user? I mean, can 
> qDebug() not be disabled and then the user does not see the messages?
> Although these messages read rather technical, so maybe they are not 
> meant for mere users and should be de-i18n'ed?
> 
> In case of intended translatability, the 2nd message might need a %1 
> thingy so translators know there is something coming and can rearange 
> and all.

debug should not be i18n-ed, it's real use is posting the output to bug reports which \
should be in english. user visible strings should be presented via gui
 
 


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