Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Strings with placeholders

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.balabanov@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
>
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