Hello, Mihail, I just want to absolutely agree with your complaint/suggestion - these strings cannot be programmed for all languages.
Lp, m. V V pet., 17. jan. 2025 ob 12:58 je oseba Mihail Balabanov < m.balaba...@gmail.com> napisala: > Hello, > > I apologize for not knowing whom to address this to, so I'm posting it > here. > > Recently, I've noticed an increase in new strings using placeholders like > %1 to construct sentences. This approach is quite unfriendly to > localization. For example, we have strings like: > > Edit %1 [1] > Update %1 > Delete %1 > While this may seem like a clever way to save work, it actually poses > several issues for translators: > > - It is often impossible to translate the containing phrase correctly > without knowing what exactly %x stands for. For example, the outer phrase > may need to agree in number, gender, or other grammatical attributes with > all possible fill-in phrases. > > - In many languages, the fill-in phrases themselves must also be translated > in a certain way to fit in. In languages with cases, the %1 above should be > in the appropriate case. In languages that do not use English > capitalization, the fill-in phrases should begin with a lowercase letter, > etc. > > Constructing phrases using placeholders should be avoided if possible. When > it is absolutely necessary, the container phrase should be provided > together with the possible fill-in phrases, or at least there should be a > comment directing the translator to their location. The fill-in phrases > should also be labeled as such and not used for anything else. > > [1] > > https://translations.documentfoundation.org/translate/libo_ui-25-2/swmessages/bg/?checksum=cd786056e4c248be > > Cheers, > Mihail > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: l10n+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > Problems? > https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/l10n/ > Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: l10n+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/l10n/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
