Giuseppe D'Angelo (24 October 2024 18:54) wrote:
> I'm actually thinking that we may be missing a use case: tr() can be
> called with a string that does NOT contain %n. In this case, the
> quantity parameter is only used to look up which plural form to
> translate to; the developer can then use e.g. arg() replacements, and
> with those, manage localization, precision and what not:
>
> tr("You bought a total of %L1 apple(s)", n).arg(n) // localized and pluralized
>
> We likely need to find a way to support this as well?
Given that that does also substitute the relevant number into the
string, I offer:
tr("The apple(s) you bought cost %L1", n).arg(price);
where the number controlling the singular/plural choice isn't inserted
into the result, but something else is.
Eddy.
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