Translation with variables

[Daniel]

On 2023-01-31 11:13, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> 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

Thanks!

Daniel