If you no longer reference the string in code, you can just remove the string from the .grd file.
On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 10:34 AM, Avi Drissman <[email protected]> wrote: > OK. > > If I don't change the contents, do I then mark the old string as > "DEPRECATED" or something in the comments? > > a > > > On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 1:30 PM, Tony Chang <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Right, but it's safe to just change it in generated_resources.grd and in >> code because all the other locales will just fall back to the English >> translation in generated_resources.grd. The magic ids won't match anymore >> since you changed the English string so everything will just default to the >> English text. >> >> On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 10:27 AM, Avi Drissman <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I don't need it immediately. I can tear apart the string at the null >>> characters in code for now. It'd be nice to roll the strings, but that'd >>> need to be done in coordination with code. >>> >>> Avi >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Tony Chang <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> You can't split or change a string without going through the whole >>>> translation cycle. The canonical source of translations is in the >>>> translation console, so even if you were to change all the .xtb files by >>>> hand, your change would get clobbered the next time we pulled translations >>>> from the translation console. >>>> Do you need the translation immediately or is it ok to change the .grd >>>> file and just wait for the translations? >>>> >>>> On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 8:48 AM, Avi Drissman <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> http://dev.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/ui-localizationdescribes >>>>> the process of adding a resource. It goes something like this: >>>>> >>>>> 1. Add the key to a .grd file >>>>> 2. ??? >>>>> 3. Translations show up in .xtb files >>>>> >>>>> I need to split an existing key, though (one that is actually two >>>>> strings in the first place), and that's not helpful. I need to split >>>>> IDS_SAVE_PAGE_FILTER into two strings. I can change the .grd file, but all >>>>> the .xtbs have some magic "id" number that I can't find the origin of. >>>>> Now, >>>>> once they're put into the generated_resources file they're matched up with >>>>> the tag that the grd file had, but that's too late. >>>>> >>>>> What's going on here? How do I split an existing string into two >>>>> without going through a whole translation cycle? >>>>> >>>>> Avi >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Developers mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
