Re: [boost] [locale] Formal review of Boost.Locale library starts tomorrow

Subject: Re: [boost] [locale] Formal review of Boost.Locale library starts tomorrow
From: Artyom (artyomtnk_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-04-16 04:07:14

> > Another point is that boost::format throws on almost  any error while
> > boost::locale::format ignores error (as you don't want a  translator
> > to crash the program)
> >
> 
> Hmmm...is there at least  some convenient mechanism for the user to detect
> errors encountered by  boost::locale::format after boost::locale::format has
> returned?
> 
> Could  the error behavior be specified in the call to boost::locale::format?
> 

I explain, the error of for example missing parameter is almost never 
a error, consider following:

  format(translate("Passed {1} day", "Passed {1} days",n)) % n;

Now in Hebrew it would have 3 plural forms: single, dual and plural

    עבר יום {1}‏  /passed {1} day
    עברו יומיים  /passed two-days when "two-days" is a single world - no 
parameter used
    עברו {1} ימים / passed {1} days

So missing parameter is ok in localization context, while boost::format throws
unless you do something specific.

Artyom