https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39258
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Bug #: 39258
Summary: Messages with superscript numbers are hard to
translate
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Version: unspecified
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Keywords: i18n
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: WikidataRepo
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
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Classification: Unclassified
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Some messages have superscript numbers, for example:
* wikibase-itembytitle-lookup-site
* wikibase-itembytitle-lookup-page
* wikibase-itembytitle-description
I suppose that the intention is to refer to footnotes, but it must not be done
this way.
* It's OK to set the notes in the main text in superscript, but the numbers in
the notes' text at the bottom must be set in normal size, with a punctuation
mark and a space after them.¹ That's the good typographic practice² and that's
how it's implemented in the Cite extension, too.
* The numbers should be inserted by software. Manually translating them is hard
and confusing.
* Superscript characters shouldn't be used. In languages that use other digits,
like Arabic or Marathi it's impossible. It should be done using <sup>.
* Finally, some other way for showing additional information instead of
footnotes can be considered.
1. Like this, not ¹Like this.
2. According to [[Jan Tschichold]].
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