Fabian Groffen wrote:
> 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
if there are a lot of the same messages, then they should be assembled
in an indexed catalog table.
> probably be more specific to *improve* your error messages.
yes, or more specific in the commentary.
As indicated in mal_exception, the target is to enforce
a style, e.g. to evolve to GENERIC SPECIFIC ADVICE string
defs where appropriate.
50% of the code has been handled (in 2 hours)
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