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[Kiwinote <kiwinote@xxxxxxxxx>]

Looks like everything here is fixed minus point 4 - I've updated that
string to use a named argument.

** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Medium => Low

** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Fix Committed

** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Kiwinote (kiwinote)

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Title:
  Inconsistent or not clear strings for l10n

Status in Ubuntu Translations:
  Triaged
Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  Five redundant or unclear strings causing small localization problems.

  = 1 =

  softwarecenter/ui/gtk/softwarepane.py contains this string:
  Try <a href="search-unsupported:">the %(amount)d item that matches</a> in software not maintained by Canonical.
  Try <a href="search-unsupported:">the %(amount)d items that match</a> in software not maintained by Canonical.

  softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/widgets/searchaid.py contains this string, which is nearly identical:
  Try <a href="search-unsupported:">the %(amount)d item that matches</a> in software not maintained by Canonical
  Try <a href="search-unsupported:">the %(amount)d items that match</a> in software not maintained by Canonical

  The version with the periods is correct, and harmonizing them would reduce translation effort required.
  <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter#More_helpful_search_screen_for_no_results>

  = 2 =

  These strings are nearly identical, again with periods, and with ":" instead of "/":
  Try <a href="search-parent/">the item in %(category)s</a> that matches
  Try <a href="search-parent/">the %(n)d items in %(category)s</a> that match
  and
  Try <a href="search-parent:">the item in %(category)s</a> that matches.
  Try <a href="search-parent:">the %(n)d items in %(category)s</a> that match.

  Again, the text with periods is correct.

  = 3 =

  ETA: %s (located in ../softwarecenter/ui/gtk/pendingview.py)

  Non-tech people might don't even know what that acronym stands for.

  = 4 =

  Modify Your %s Review (located in various files)

  Probably should be "Edit".
  <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter/RatingsAndReviews#review-
  layout>

  If not, it could be interesting to have a "named" variable or a
  translator comments, since in many languages that %s could be
  positioned in different parts of the sentence based on what will be
  substituted with it.

  = 5 =

  No items match %s%s%s (located in ../softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/widgets/searchaid.py)
  No items in %s match %s%s%s (located in ../softwarecenter/ui/gtk3/widgets/searchaid.py)

  Here the triple %s will be substituted with: "%s" (using the Unicode char for the double quote)
  Many languages might use different double quotes rather than the hard coded Unicode ones. I don't know if that has been done for some specific reasons, but it could be interesting to have those quotes directly in the translatable string.

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