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Re: [PATCH 1/1] l10n: de.po: use "bla …" instead of "bla..."

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Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
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Mar 24, 2015, 16:29 UTC
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Ralf Thielow venit, vidit, dixit 21.03.2015 22:21:
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> Am 21. März 2015 um 13:52 schrieb Phillip Sz <phillip.szelat@gmail.com>:
>>
>> I think we should use it like this, as most open-source projects do.
>> Also we should use a space before the three dots as per http://www.duden.de/sprachwissen/rechtschreibregeln/auslassungspunkte
>>
> 
> I don't think this rule of ellipsis applies here as the dots are meant
> to be a pattern to tell users that an argument can be passed multiple
> times.
> 
"..." is used in (at least) 2 cases:
* ellipsis
* continuation arguments

The patch changes both, but the Duden rule applies to the first case only (and is different from "legacy rules", I think).

Also, you might want to check the format of other commit messages and reword yours accordingly.

Michael
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Message 4 of 11 in “l10n: de.po: use "bla …" instead of "bla..."”
  1. 1/1 l10n: de.po: use "bla …" instead of "bla..."Phillip Sz, Mar 21, 2015
  2. Matthias RüsterMar 21, 2015
  3. Ralf ThielowMar 21, 2015
  4. Michael J GruberMar 24, 2015
  5. Ralf ThielowMar 24, 2015
  6. Ralf ThielowMar 24, 2015
  7. phillipMar 24, 2015
  8. Ralf ThielowMar 24, 2015
  9. 1/2 l10n: de.po: add space before ellipsisRalf Thielow, Mar 24, 2015
  10. 2/2 l10n: de.po: fix messages with abbreviated hashsRalf Thielow, Mar 24, 2015
  11. l10n: de.po: fix messages with abbreviated hashsRalf Thielow, Mar 25, 2015

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