Re: [PATCH] make default string for sample text of font selector localizable

[Vlad Harchev <hvv hippo ru>]

On Tue, 27 Feb 2001, Vlad Harchev wrote:

> On 27 Feb 2001, Mathieu Lacage wrote:
> 
> > Le 27 Feb 2001 17:26:31 +0400, Vlad Harchev a Иcrit :
> > >  Hi, 
> > > 
> > >  I think it would be nice to make the string "abcdefghijk ABCDEFGHIJK"  used
> > > as default string in gtk font selection widget internationalizable. Here is a
> > > patch for it.
> > > 
> > >  I had to remove macro PREVIEW_TEXT (and turn it into variable), since if it's
> > > defined as
> > > #define PREVIEW_TEXT _("abcdefghijk ABCDEFGHIJK")
> > 
> > 
> > Perhaps the correct way to do it is:
> >  #define PREVIEW_TEXT N_("abcdefghijk ABCDEFGHIJK")
> > which will mark the string as translatable and will put it in the po
> > files.
> > Also, in the code using the  PREVIEW_TEXT macro, you should do:
> > _(PREVIEW_TEXT)
> 
>  No, xgettext I have (0.10.35 - the one that comes with RH6.0) won't mark that
> string as translatable either. Example:
> 
> $cat > 1.c 
> #define BLAH _("M1")
> #define BLAH N_("M2")
> 
> char* foo = _("V1");
> char* foo = _("V2");

 Of course this should be char* foo = N_("V2"); for sake of completeness. But
messages.po will contain the same 2 strings.


 Best regards,
  -Vlad