On 16-05-2009 22:49:17 +0200, Martin Kersten wrote:
> Fabian Groffen wrote:
> > On 16-05-2009 22:28:29 +0200, Martin Kersten wrote:
> >>> Why not do it the gettext way, in that case?
> >> Yes, i am fully aware of gettext.
> >> It is a multi-step process, first condense.....
> >> and gettext() performs translations based on strings
> >> e.g. the ones now identified.
> >
> > So after gettext you have to reverse this step again...
> no, gettext performs a string-based lookup only.
> There is no requirement that this should be an abbreviated one
_("the string that is translated")
Point was, readability and less obfuscation.
> > Perhaps this is *not* a good thing to throw in just before a code freeze?
> Yes, a concerted check on error messages is needed.
> There are a limited number of changes
Another thing, if you need the same message a lot of times, you can
probably be more specific to *improve* your error messages.
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