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Subject: Re: Redundant/mis-use of _(x) gettext macro?
From: Chao Li <li.evan.chao@gmail.com>
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Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2026 11:11:04 +0800
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> On Apr 2, 2026, at 10:55, Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Wed, Apr 1, 2026 at 10:52=E2=80=AFPM =C3=81lvaro Herrera =
<alvherre@kurilemu.de> wrote:
>>=20
>> On 2026-Apr-01, Peter Smith wrote:
>>=20
>>> Hi.
>>>=20
>>> As originally reported [1] in the EXCEPT (TABLE ...) thread, I felt
>>> the _() gettext macro is mis-used when it contains nothing but a
>>> quoted format string.
>>=20
>> No, you feel wrong -- this is necessary so that the translator has
>> control over the quoting style of a list of items.  Not all =
translations
>> use double quoting.  Some examples from different language files:
>>=20
>> msgstr "unbekannte Komprimierungsoption: =C2=BB%s=C2=AB"
>> msgstr "opci=C3=B3n de compresi=C3=B3n no reconocida: =C2=AB%s=C2=BB"
>> msgstr "option de compression inconnue : =C2=AB %s =C2=BB"
>> msgstr "tidak dapat menentukan encoding untuk lokal =C2=AB %s =C2=BB =
: codesetnya adalah =C2=AB %s =C2=BB"
>>=20
>=20
> OK. Thanks for your explanation.
>=20

Yep, good to learn. Noted.

Best regards,
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Chao Li (Evan)
HighGo Software Co., Ltd.
https://www.highgo.com/