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Supporting GUI Translation (view source)
Revision as of 13:50, 20 August 2011
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* ''_sc(char *, char *)'' - Another way to mark static string constants. It attaches the string to a context so that we can have different translations for the same string. The second argument is the context. | * ''_sc(char *, char *)'' - Another way to mark static string constants. It attaches the string to a context so that we can have different translations for the same string. The second argument is the context. | ||
* ''DECLARE_TRANSLATION_ADDITIONAL_CONTEXT(char *, char *)'' - Declare a string (first argument) to translate in a given context (second argument). | * ''DECLARE_TRANSLATION_ADDITIONAL_CONTEXT(char *, char *)'' - Declare a string (first argument) to translate in a given context (second argument). | ||
If you want to give some additional explanations to the translators, or your string could be understood in a different ways, it is recommended to precede it with a comment tagged I18N. | |||
<syntax type="C++"> | <syntax type="C++"> | ||
// I18N: This is explanation to the line below and will be included in .pot and .po files | |||
static const char *foo = _s("Some translatable text"); | static const char *foo = _s("Some translatable text"); | ||
DECLARE_TRANSLATION_ADDITIONAL_CONTEXT("Some translatable text", "lowres") | DECLARE_TRANSLATION_ADDITIONAL_CONTEXT("Some translatable text", "lowres") | ||
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StaticTextWidget *path = new StaticTextWidget(this, "name", _("None", "path")); | StaticTextWidget *path = new StaticTextWidget(this, "name", _("None", "path")); | ||
// I18N: Some more explanations for the translators | |||
StaticTextWidget *soundfont = new StaticTextWidget(this, "name", _("None", "soundfont")); | StaticTextWidget *soundfont = new StaticTextWidget(this, "name", _("None", "soundfont")); | ||
</syntax> | </syntax> | ||