Removing %n in plural i18n calls

[Krzysztof Lichota]

Chusslove Illich napisał(a):
>> [: Krzysztof Lichota :]
>> Wouldn't it be better to get rid of i18np() at all and make plurals
>> detection automatic? [...] For example:
>> i18n("%1 files were moved").arg(numFiles)
> 
> If you could deliver a proper translated form, than this would be possible. 
> But that would require a whole new translator-side system, as Gettext 
> relies on programmer providing singular/plural both in order to extract 
> such strings, and to present them in PO files.

The strings would be extracted as singular form, the translator could
transform them to plural.

> On the other hand, I think it is also nice for a programmer to use two 
> parameter call, in order not to have to use if (n == 1) ... else ...; all 
> the time.

Programmer would specify only plural form ("%1 files copied"). Providing
"%1 file copied" would be up to translation team.

	Krzysztof Lichota


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