I think it would be easier for a developer to fix this issues, if we can get a list of "filename:linenuber string" places where this is an issue. At least for italian.
2015-08-01 12:32 GMT+02:00 Marco Ciampa <[email protected]>: > You can say that it is something unimportant, and you probably are right, > a but for a translator point of view it is an eyesore, really... > > In english, adjectives have no genre nor number. > In Italian we say for example, for red: > > rosso (male singular) > rossa (female singular) > rossi (male plural) > rosse (female plural) > > So for example this string is always wrong translated: > > #: pcbnew/dialogs/dialog_general_options_BoardEditor_base.cpp:25 > #: pcbnew/dialogs/dialog_pad_properties_base.cpp:68 > #: gerbview/dialogs/gerbview_dialog_display_options_frame_base.cpp:25 > msgid "Rectangular" > msgstr "Rettangolari" > > Since it is "Rettangolare" for a pad and "Rettangolari" for coords. > And I bet that it is the same in other languages too. > > There is a need to differentiate strings in the source code to allow > correct translation of terms. > > Gettext has a way to handle it using the "context": > > https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_node/Contexts.html > > I already mentioned this problem in this list: > https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg17986.html > > I just filed a bug report. > > Hope someone will find a way to resolve it... > > -- > > > Marco Ciampa > > I know a joke about UDP, but you might not get it. > > +------------------------+ > | GNU/Linux User #78271 | > | FSFE fellow #364 | > +------------------------+ > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
