Re: [PATCH] l10n: README: call more attention to plural strings

> Josh Steadmon <steadmon@google.com> writes:
> 
> > In po/README.md, we point core developers to gettext's "Preparing
> > Strings" documentation for advice on marking strings for translation.
> > However, this doc doesn't really discuss the issues around plural form
> > translation, which can make it seem that nothing special needs to be
> > done in this case.
> >
> > Add a specific callout here about marking plural-form strings so that
> > the advice later on in the README is not overlooked.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Josh Steadmon <steadmon@google.com>
> > ---
> >  po/README.md | 5 ++++-
> >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/po/README.md b/po/README.md
> > index dcd8436c25..fd1e024dd3 100644
> > --- a/po/README.md
> > +++ b/po/README.md
> > @@ -219,7 +219,10 @@ General advice:
> >    they're part of Git's API.
> >  
> >  - Adjust the strings so that they're easy to translate. Most of the
> > -  advice in `info '(gettext)Preparing Strings'` applies here.
> > +  advice in `info '(gettext)Preparing Strings'` applies here. Strings
> > +  referencing numbers of items may need to be split into singular and
> > +  plural forms; see the Q\_() wrapper in the C sub-section below for an
> > +  example.
> >  
> >  - If something is unclear or ambiguous you can use a "TRANSLATORS"
> >    comment to tell the translators what to make of it. These will be
> 
> Sounds good to me, but I'd want an ack by those from the l10n
> department.
> 
> Thanks.