[Xfce-i18n] If '%1' is 3, what can I substitute '%1' to make it be displayed as 2?

[Chipong Luo]

On Sun, 2012-04-08 at 16:52 +0200, Nick Schermer wrote:
> On 2012-04-08 15:16, Chipong Luo wrote:
> > Hello, Nick
> >
> > It is a problem in Chinese translation, maybe in other eastern
> > languages,
> >
> > Suppose '%1' is 3, let's see,
> >
> >         Source:         quarter to %1
> >         Trans:          %1 点差 15 分
> >         Display:        3 点差 15 分
> >
> > But,
> >
> >         "3 点差 15 分" doesn't meet Chinese custom,
> >         "2 点 45 分" does.
> >
> > I've been confirmed by Mișu it can't be translated like this,
> >
> >         Source:         quarter to %1
> >         Trans:          %0 点 45 分
> >         Display:        2 点 45 分
> >
> > It is to say, if '%1' is 3, what can I substitute '%1' to make it be
> > displayed as 2?
> >
> > Could it be solved in the xfce4-panel.po?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Chipong Luo
> 
> And what about "%1点差一刻" ?
> 
> But what I don't understand, is %0 not working?
> 
> Nick

Hi, Nick

Thank you for your reply.

"%1 点差一刻" is same as "%1 点差 15 分" in Chinese.

If the '%1' in msgid denotes 'n', can it be calculated to 'n-1'
automatically when I put '%0' into msgstr?

Maybe the best method to resolve this problem is to show it in digital
format instead of in words, such as '02:45' instead of 'quarter to 3'.

Regards,
Chipong