Translation with variables

[Jean-Marc Lasgouttes]

Le 31/01/2023 à 11:02, Daniel a écrit :
> How do I make a string with a variable translatable?
> 
> Say in English I have
> 
> "Press " + X + " to find."
> 
> But for a translation to other languages it might not be sufficient to 
> translate "Press " and " to find." and string them together in the same 
> way as in English. So, maybe it is not sufficient to do:
> 
> _("Press ") + X + _(" to find.")
> 
> Or is it up to the translator to figure this out (maybe the added spaces 
> are an indication for there being a particular context)?

Use bformat(). Random example:
   docstring s = bformat(_("The document class `%1$s' "
			 "could not be loaded."), from_utf8(argument));

JMarc