Re: [Synaptic-devel] Plural Gettext

[Jean-Michel POURE]

Le Vendredi 30 Janvier 2004 09:19, Sebastian Heinlein a écrit :
> So perhaps we should discuss single cases and make the strings/ui clear
> on them.

In the Display drop-down menu, "Installed" is plural.
In the Preferences/colours, "Installed" in singular.

To avoid this issue, we can use "Installed packages", etc... in the menu. In 
Preferences (colours), "Installed package' would be better.

It always is a problem to use an English word which is the same in singular 
and plural (like "Installed"). In any cases, it should avoided. There are 
several such cases in Synaptic ("Queued", etc..).

Of course, it is only important because Synaptic will some day be available in 
100 languages. Otherwise, it should not matter.

Some languages are very different from Indo-European languages. In some 
languages (no idea which), it may not be possible to translate single words 
like "Installed' without knowing whether it is plural or singular.

Cheers,
Jean-Michel