Re: localization

[Rob Burns]

On 2003-11-08 22:07:17 +0700 Nicola Pero <n.pero@mi.flashnet.it> wrote:

> > > what is the best way to handle changes in grammar when localizing
> > > applications? for example, in one language it may be more normal to
> > > say:
> > > > 34 entries, 5 selected
> > > > and in another
> > > > 5 entries of 34 selected
> > > > (I find the second one a bit odd, for English)
> > > > Using the formatted string @"%i entries, %i selected" doesn't 
> > > allow
> > > for translation to the second string.
> >
> > Sure it does. Formatted strings can use printf's positional 
> > arguments, last
> > I heard.
> >
> > In another form, it might be @"Hay %2$i articulos seleccionados, de 
> > %1$i
> > totales.". The 2$ refers to the second argument after the format 
> > string, the
> > 1$ refers to the first.
>
> Thanks - excellent - yes you are right - that works on my GNU libc.
>
> I think it wouldn't work if GNU libc is not used, so it's not very
> portable, but well.

Thanks, I wasn't aware that you could use positional arguments, like 
that. My comment about gorm was because by using gorm, you wouldn't 
have to manage the differences in code, but without it, you would need 
to do something clever with the code.

Thanks

Rob