Op 02-03-2021 om 16:45 schreef Patrice Dumas: > On Tue, Mar 02, 2021 at 01:31:37PM +0100, Benno Schulenberg wrote: >> So, it's much better to split large pieces of text into small, sensible >> elements. In this case: synopsis, first paragraph, second paragraph, > > Maybe the first and seconf paragraphe could be translated together as > they are very much linked to each other.
Indeed. After reading them, it may be better to keep those two together. >> (Of course, please do not change the existing msgids that cover several >> options or paragraphs, as that would invalidate translators' work. But >> if ever you change such a longer string, please take the opportunity to >> split it into small, sensible elements.) > > Ok. Should we do that for texi2any to? Yes, please. Whenever a gettextized string that contains several options or longer pieces of text is changed, please split it up into elements. > If so, we need to add FIXME/TODO > in the code to remember to split the options when a string changes, > otherwise we (or at least I...) will never remember to do that. In future I will check the POT file of texinfo prereleases, and holler when I see changes in larger strings. >> " --unnumbered-sections use unumbered sections.\n" Spello: unumbered. (But, when describing options, try using other words than are used in the option themselves. This gives the non-native speaker a better chance of grasping what the option does. Here maybe: "do not number the sections".) Benno
