On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 11:04 PM, Yuko Katabami <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Martin,
>
> Thank you very much for your reply.
> Please see my comment inline:
>
> On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 11:50 PM, Martin Perina <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 5:35 AM, Yuko Katabami <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Ravi and all,
>>>
>>> I am reporting the following as this may cause potential issues:
>>>
>>> *File:* backend/manager/modules/enginesso/src/main/resources/messages
>>> *Resource ID:* UNSUPPORTED_PARAMETER_IN_REQUEST
>>> *String:​​ *
>>> ​​
>>> The request contains unsupported parameter value '%s' for parameter '%s'.
>>>
>>
>> ​I think we could change that to:
>> ​
>>
>> *​ *The request contains unsupported value
>> ​​
>> '%s' for parameter '%s'.
>>
>
> ​My comment was probably not clear enough.​
>
> ​What I meant is that ​
> ​
> '%s' is used twice in this string, one is used for "value" and the other
> for "parameter".
>
> When we translate, for example into Japanese, the order of words will be
> changed.
> It will look like:
>
> | The request | contain | of the paramater
> ​
> '%s (parameter)' | value
> ​
> '%s (value)'|
> but is the first
> ​
> '%s' is defined to be value, and the second
> ​
> '%s' is parameter, translation will be shown on UI as:
> | The request | contain | of the paramater
> ​
> '%s (value)' | value
> ​
> '%s (parameter)'|
>
> So it would be better if you can use different variables, instead of 2 x ​
> ​
> '%s'.
>
> Hope this clarifies the issue.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Yuko
>

​Ahh, now I see you point :-)

Ravi, please create a patch which will add indexes to all localization
strings using String.format(), for example:

​
The request contains unsupported parameter value '%1$s' for parameter
'%2$s'.

Thanks

Martin

​


>
>
>
>> Yuko, is it OK? If so, Ravi could you post a patch?
>>
>> *Question: *Using the same variables in a single sentence would cause
>>> problem when it is translated as the order of words may be changed. It
>>> should use different variables.
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>>
>>> Yuko
>>>
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