Re: [PATCH] Use plural form in i18n.

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:32:50 -0600
> From: Bob Proulx <address@hidden>
> 
> >   "not enough memory for allocating %d byte"
> > 
> > (with "bytes" used by the plural form).
> 
> That seems very reasonable!  Although "for allocating" is a little bit
> strange phrasing.  I suggest this modification of your suggestion:
> 
>   "not enough memory to allocate %d bytes"
> 
> And unless I am mistaken could be done in the translations without
> problem?

Yes, at least for the couple of languages other than English that I
command.

>   "not enough memory to allocate %d bytes"
> 
> The only singular case would be "1 byte" with all others being plural
> (0 bytes, 1 byte, 12 bytes) and since I don't think "1 byte" is a
> valid case it doesn't need separate singular and plural cases.  I
> think.

Agreed.  Thanks!