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Re: [PATCH] Add hint for translators for y/n reply.

From
Jiang Xin <worldhello.net@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 1, 2015, 00:18 UTC
Message-ID
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2015-02-28 23:39 GMT+08:00 Jean-Noel Avila <jn.avila@free.fr>:
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> Signed-off-by: Jean-Noel Avila <jn.avila@free.fr>
> ---
>  builtin/clean.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/builtin/clean.c b/builtin/clean.c
> index 7e7fdcf..2c98661 100644
> --- a/builtin/clean.c
> +++ b/builtin/clean.c
> @@ -754,6 +754,9 @@ static int ask_each_cmd(void)
>                 /* Ctrl-D should stop removing files */
>                 if (!eof) {
>                         qname = quote_path_relative(item->string, NULL, &buf);
> +                       /*TRANSLATORS: Make sure to include [Y] and [n] in your
> +                       translation. The program will only accept English input
> +                       at this point. */
>                         printf(_("remove %s? "), qname);

Yes, it may confuse. In order to let the translators notice this and update, you'd better change the code like this:

        printf(_("remove %s [y/N]? "), qname);
-- 
Jiang Xin
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Message 5 of 9 in “Internationalization and yes/no prompts”
  1. Pierre-Olivier VaresFeb 23, 2015
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 24, 2015
  3. Jean-Noël AvilaFeb 25, 2015
  4. Add hint for translators for y/n reply.Jean-Noel Avila, Feb 28, 2015
  5. Jiang XinMar 1, 2015
  6. Jiang XinMar 1, 2015
  7. Junio C HamanoMar 1, 2015
  8. [PATCHv2] Add hint interactive cleaningJean-Noel Avila, Mar 1, 2015
  9. Junio C HamanoMar 2, 2015

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