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@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ matching msgid lines. A few tips: "printf()"-like functions. Make sure "%s", "%d", and "%%" in your translated messages match the original. - When you have to change the order of words, you can add "<number>\$" + When you have to change the order of words, you can add "<number>$" between '%' and the conversion ('s', 'd', etc.) to say "<number>-th parameter to the format string is used at this point". For example, if the original message is like this: @@ -111,12 +111,17 @@ matching msgid lines. A few tips: and if for whatever reason your translation needs to say weight first and then length, you can say something like: - "WEIGHT IS %2\$d, LENGTH IS %1\$d" + "WEIGHT IS %2$d, LENGTH IS %1$d" - The reason you need a backslash before dollar sign is because - this is a double quoted string in Tcl language, and without - it the letter introduces a variable interpolation, which you - do not want here. + A format specification with a '*' (asterisk) refers to *two* arguments + instead of one, hence the succeeding argument number is two higher + instead of one. So, a message like this + + "%s ... %*i of %*i %s (%3i%%)" + + is equivalent to + + "%1$s ... %2$*i of %4$*i %6$s (%7$3i%%)" - A long message can be split across multiple lines by ending the string with a double quote, and starting another string on the next |