Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of Internationalization

Timestamp:

Apr 13, 2014, 2:05:13 PM (10 years ago)

Author:

Adrián Chaves

Comment:

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Internationalization

@@ -106 +106 @@
 Plural functions require that you pass them two versions of the same message: a message in singular form (`number = 1`) and a message in plural form (`number != 1`). This is because those are the English plural forms. However, other languages may have more plural forms or no plural forms at all. That is why you must specify an integer, `number`, that is the number of items represented in your message.
 
+TODO: several plurals in one sentence (use string formatting)
+
 === Using Context Functions ===
 Context functions are used to handle cases where an English string may have a different meaning depending on the context. When that happens, chances are other languages use different words for each one of those meanings. If you use a context-free internationalization function (`translate` or `translatePlural`) to translate two messages that contain the same text, when you generate a translation template (POT file) from the sources, both messages are treated as a single message, and translators can only translate the message one way or another. If instead you use a context function (`translateWithContext` or `translatePluralWithContext`) and specify a different context for each message, translators will be able to translate each message differently.
@@ -120 +122 @@
 
  * '''Single words'''. When you translate a single word, you are likely to need a context.
- * '''Unclear verb tenses''' '''or nouns'''. More often than not, the same English word may represent two or more different tenses of a verb, and also work as a noun or other type of word. If the message string is not clear enough as to which of those tenses is being used or whether the word is working as a verb or as a different type of word, you need a context.
+ * '''Unclear verb tenses or nouns'''. More often than not, the same English word may represent two or more different tenses of a verb, and also work as a noun or other type of word. If the message string is not clear enough as to which of those tenses is being used or whether the word is working as a verb or as a different type of word, you need a context.
 
 === Using Format Strings Instead of Concatenating Strings in !JavaScript ===
-TODO: sprintf.
+
+You should '''never''' concatenate translatable strings, as the position of each member of the concatenation may change in other languages. Instead, use the `sprintf` global function for string formatting:
+
+'''Original:'''
+
+{{{
+fpsCaption = "FPS: " + Engine.GetFPS();
+progressCaption = "Uploading… (" + Math.floor(100*done) + "%)";
+}}}
+
+'''Internationalized:'''
+
+{{{
+fpsCaption = sprintf(translate("FPS: %(fps)s"), { fps: Engine.GetFPS() });
+progressCaption = sprintf(translate("Uploading… (%f%%)"), Math.floor(100*done));
+}}}
 
 = Internationalizing Data Files =