Bruno Haible wrote, on 12 May 2022: > > https://posix.rhansen.org/p/gettext_draft > Line 350 > > "If a significant proportion of the converted message string would consist > of characters resulting from non-identical conversions ..." > > The term "significant proportion" is undefined. > > Suggestion: Change > "If a significant proportion of the converted message string would consist > of characters resulting from non-identical conversions that do not provide > any information about the character they were converted from (for example, > if the converted message string would be mostly <question-mark> or > <replacement-character> characters)" > to > "If at least one of the non-identical conversions produces a fallback > character (such as <question-mark> or <replacement-character>, depending > on implementation)" > > Rationale: There is no point in forcing gettext() to accept the converted > string when it has low quality.
In today's call we made changes along the lines you suggest. Please check the updated etherpad to see if they achieve what you wanted. -- Geoff Clare <g.cl...@opengroup.org> The Open Group, Apex Plaza, Forbury Road, Reading, RG1 1AX, England
