Re: [Perp-developers] language-files

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> Dear all,
>
> I found some strange lines in the english (and german) language-files, =
I
> do not know,
> how to handle:
>
> ---start (example from perp_ap)
>
> %1$s is the supplier number<br />%2$d is the payment number <br />%3$s
> is our invoice number perp_ap en %1\$s is the supplier number<br />%2\$=
d
> is the payment number <br />%3\$s is our invoice number
>
> %1$s is the supplier_number<br />%2$s is our invoice number<br />%3$s i=
s
> the purchase order number<br />all other text is literal perp_ap en
> %1\$s is the supplier_number<br />%2\$s is our invoice number<br />%3\$=
s
> is the purchase order number<br />All other text is literal
>
> %1$s is the supplier_number<br />%2$s is our supplier number<br />%3$s
> is the purchase order number<br />all other text is literal perp_ap en
> %1\$s is the supplier_number<br />%2\$s is our supplier number<br
> />%3\$s is the purchase order number<br />All other text is literal
>
> %1$s is the supplier_number<br />%3$d should be the next number for tha=
t
> supplier<br />%4$s is the time in 24hour format<br />date(ymd) for the
> date perp_ap en %1\$s is the supplier_number<br />%3\$d should be the
> next number for that supplier<br />%4\$s is the time in 24hour format<b=
r
> />date(Ymd) for the date
>
> %1\$s is the supplier number<br />%2\$d is the payment number <br
> />%3\$s is our invoice number perp_ap en %1\$s is the supplier number<b=
r
> />%2\$d is the payment number <br />%3\$s is our invoice number
>
> %1\$s is the supplier_number<br />%2\$s is our invoice number<br />%3\$=
s
> is the purchase order number<br />all other text is literal perp_ap en
> %1\$s is the supplier_number<br />%2\$s is our invoice number<br />%3\$=
s
> is the purchase order number<br />All other text is literal
>
> %1\$s is the supplier_number<br />%2\$s is our supplier number<br
> />%3\$s is the purchase order number<br />all other text is literal
> perp_ap en %1\$s is the supplier_number<br />%2\$s is our supplier
> number<br />%3\$s is the purchase order number<br />All other text is
> literal
>
> %1\$s is the supplier_number<br />%3\$d should be the next number for
> that supplier<br />%4\$s is the time in 24hour format<br />date(ymd) fo=
r
> the date perp_ap en %1\$s is the supplier_number<br />%3\$d should be
> the next number for that supplier<br />%4\$s is the time in 24hour
> format<br />date(Ymd) for the date
>
> %s
>
> ---end
>
> I suppose, they are doubled (one without one line with added
> escape-character preceeding the Dollar-Sign
>
> Does anybody know, how to work around this?
> I am not able to give translations for all lines in the moment.
> If I try to save more lines, they will be cutted off.
> Perhaps, the orginal lines have to be in an other syntax?


I tried to workaround the limit (128 characters in the egw lang table,
which I find horrible). Apart, I thought once about splitting
"multiphrase" phrases into separate phrases or shorter phrases (mostly
if they repeat at some level). I think it would be better (if possible)
to isolate into a "master phrase" like "%1\$d is the %2" (taking that
"\$d" is legal), and so get rid of the translation issue. To avoid
gender issues, it could be "%1\$d corresponds to: %2" or similar. This
means that apart from the "master phrase", people only would have to
care about translating the possible values for %2 (as single phrases
each), and we'd all be happier.


What do you think?


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