[Xfce-i18n] String update (Regex > Pattern) Re: Please translate Clipman

Mike Massonnet mmassonnet at xfce.org
Thu Apr 2 13:47:08 CEST 2009


Le Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:26:00 +0300,
Jari Rahkonen <jari.rahkonen at pp1.inet.fi> a écrit :

> Mike Massonnet kirjoitti:
> > Le Thu, 2 Apr 2009 11:50:07 +0200,
> > Leandro Regueiro <leandro.regueiro at gmail.com> a écrit :
> > 
> >>>   Does "regex" refer to "regular expression", right? I've
> >>> translated the full sentence because I think it's more user
> >>> friendly (for those that are not computer addicts :) )
> >> I understand it that way.
> > 
> > Yes, and I was doubtful about this too, but I preferred to keep
> > "Regex" for the label of the entry so it has somewhat the same size
> > as the label just above "Name".
> > 
> > You can see it here: http://yfrog.com/0rclipmanactiondialogp
> > 
> > If you have for instance Name and Regular Expression, than the entry
> > for name and its label would have a lot of padding.
> > 
> > And other than that, if you start to learn regular expressions you
> > will quickly know about the abbreviations regex and regexp :)
> > 
> 
> How about simply Expression (or Pattern)? You should always strive
> for natural language in UI and I think the "Regular" part is obvious
> from the context.
> 
> Just a thought.

Thanks, I modified the string to Pattern :)

Mike

> - Jari



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