Re : Translations singular/plural

["Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh)" <jean luc coulon gmail com>]

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Le 10.07.2005 21:31:23, Peter Bloomfield a écrit :
> On 07/10/2005 01:02:54 PM, Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh) wrote:
> > Hi,

[ ... ]

> > Is there a way to have two different templates?
>
> In some cases, ngettext() can be used to provide separate  
> translations for singular and plural forms.  But it can't be used for

Yes, I've already used them but it is different here.

> these strings, as they are initializations.  The only way that I see  
> is to include the noun in the string:
>
> Hide messages ->  Deleted messages, Replied messages, ...
> Toggle Flag -> Deleted flag, ...
>
> (though the latter is dubious: the flag isn't deleted, it flags a  
> deleted message !-).

Well the "C" language doesnt need to be gramatically correct ;-)
In this case, include a note for the translators.


While we are speaking of messages, when we move the cursor over these  
entries (Delected, Read, ...) in the Mailbox menu -> Hide messages, the  
tooltip is not displayed in the status bar. Instead, I get the header  
of the po file. I think we already have had this problem in the past.

> Best,
>
> Peter

Jean-Luc
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