[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > What does the construct > > _("What ever format string I use") > > means in the context of printf?
This construct is often used for 'gettext'. gettext translates text messages. >From gettext's info page: Many packages use `_' (a simple underline) as a keyword, and write `_("Translatable string")' instead of `gettext ("Translatable string")'. moritz -- Moritz Schulte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.chaosdorf.de/moritz/ Debian/GNU supporter - http://www.debian.org/ http://www.gnu.org/ GPG fingerprint = 3A14 3923 15BE FD57 FC06 B501 0841 2D7B 6F98 4199