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authorShawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>2007-09-12 21:03:27 (GMT)
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git-gui: Document the new i18n context support
Translators working on po files will likely need to know what the @@noun and @@verb parts are in the original message text, and why these are different messages in the po files. Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
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@@ -88,6 +88,15 @@ matching msgid lines. A few tips:
you would typically want to have corresponding ones in the string on
your msgstr line.
+ - Some messages contain an optional context indicator at the end,
+ for example "@@noun" or "@@verb". This indicator allows the
+ software to select the correct translation depending upon the use.
+ The indicator is not actually part of the message and will not
+ be shown to the end-user.
+
+ If your language does not require a different translation you
+ will still need to translate both messages.
+
- Often the messages being translated are format strings given to
"printf()"-like functions. Make sure "%s", "%d", and "%%" in your
translated messages match the original.