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, 05:28, 26 March 2010→Use plural forms: Added section for msgid-previous
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== Show changes in strings ==
Use the "--previous" option with msgmerge when updating PO files. This option will output strings like this:
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#, string header
#|msgid "This is the old string"
msgid "This is the new string"
msgstr "This is the old string translated"
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so translators can see what has changed. Some translation editors will highlight the changes, which is particularly helpful with complex strings, very long strings or strings with code/formatting. This option definitely improves the accuracy of translation updates.
== Use white-spaces and newlines only when you need to ==
== Use white-spaces and newlines only when you need to ==