Re: [evolution-data-server] Some translatable strings changed

[Piotr Drąg <piotrdrag gmail com>]

2016-08-17 15:27 GMT+02:00 Milan Crha <mcrha redhat com>:
> On Wed, 2016-08-17 at 13:03 +0200, Piotr Drąg wrote:
> > >   "Refreshing folder '%s : %s'"
> > > where the first %s is replaced with the account name and the second
> >
> > ....
> > The new strings have a typographical error: there shouldn't be a
> > space before the colon. Would you mind correcting this before
> > translators start working on it?
>
>         Hi,
> it's not a typo, it's intentional. The evolution code uses this
> "notation" to distinguish between the account name and the actual
> folder. It's already in the code on multiple places, not only for the
> Camel (mail) part.

Oh, I see. No doubt some translators will see this as a regular colon
and translate it according to their language's typographical rules. If
that would be problematic, it might be a good idea to add translator
comments, or maybe replace %s : %s with a single %s using some C
magic. :)

Best regards,

-- 
Piotr Drąg
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