Re: [boost] Re: Re: lightweight replacement for boost::format

From: John Torjo (john.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-04-22 08:15:18

>
> The problem is that the fragments you end up with depend on the 
> structure of the language you first wrote the message in.  The same 
> sentence in a different language might not break into the same 
> fragments.  So it's not just that you have to translate a lot of 
> fragments instead of a few phrases, it's that you can't be sure you 
> can translate the fragments you have into new fragments that'll give 
> you correct phrases.
>
> Having one string to translate, as well as format's nice features that 
> can be used for, for example, putting the logic for handling plurals 
> into the string, is cool.
>
see my answer to Jeremy.

Best,
John