[debbugs-tracker] bug#11117: closed (Suggestion to mark the the arrow for translation)

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> Suggestion to mark the the arrow for translation
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> Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:38:30 +0200
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> When printing a symbolic link in ls, the target of the link is printed
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>       if (f->linkname)
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>           DIRED_FPUTS_LITERAL (" -> ", stdout);
>           print_name_with_quoting (f, true, NULL, (p - buf) + w + 4);
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> I would suggest marking the arrow for translation.
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>           DIRED_FPUTS_LITERAL (_(" -> "), stdout);
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> In translations using Unicode a "real" arrow, the "rightwards arrow"
> (U+2192), can be used instead of the "ascii art arrow" traditionally
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> Re: bug#11117: Suggestion to mark the the arrow for translation
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> Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:10:13 +0100
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> Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64;	rv:6.0) Gecko/20110816 Thunderbird/6.0
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> tags 11117 notabug
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> On 03/29/2012 07:03 AM, Paul Eggert wrote:
> > On 03/28/2012 01:38 PM, Göran Uddeborg wrote:
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> >>           DIRED_FPUTS_LITERAL (_(" -> "), stdout);
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> > Enough programs expect '->' that it may be wise to leave it alone.
> > Also, POSIX requires that 'ls' use '->', and does
> > not allow 'ls' to use '→' in any locale.
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> > I like the nicer arrows, though.  Perhaps 'ls' could output
> > them if given a new option (here I duck and run....).
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> This came up a couple of times already,
> so I'm marking this as "done".
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> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2009-08/msg00023.html
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2009-09/msg00096.html
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> Note '→' often displays less clearly with monospace fonts
> used on terminals.
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> cheers,
> Pádraig.
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