Re: Problem with localized

[Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller]

Am 29.05.2011 um 14:52 schrieb Sebastian Reitenbach:

> Hi,
> 
> on starting up Burn.app for the first time, I notices some garbage in the 
> output of the localized string, used in the Alert Panel. The localized string 
> is used this way:
> 
>        if (!params) {
>                NSRunInformationalAlertPanel(APP_NAME,
>                        [NSString stringWithFormat: 
> _(@"AppController.runningFirstTime"), APP_NAME],
>                        _(@"Common.OK"),nil,nil);
>                [self showPrefPanel: nil];
>        }
> 
> APP_NAME is defined this way:
> NSString *APP_NAME = @"Burn.app";
> 
> The localized string is defined as:
> "AppController.runningFirstTime"
> = "%s seems to be running for the first time.\nPlease check the settings 
> before you commence work.";

just guessing: %s is the formatting specified for a C string while %@ expects 
an NSString...

If %s is applied to a NSString, it tries to interpret the iVars of the NSString 
object as characters, aka "garbage".

Nikolaus