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[Vishnoo <vish@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 2010-08-02 at 09:40 -0500, Cody Russell wrote:
> So I've gone ahead and made this change in bzr, but seb128 is pointing
> out that this longer string is much more awkward for translations.
>  See his comment on the bug report:
> 
> 
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/indicator-session/+bug/586928/comments/4

Translators often dont translate verbatim and they shouldnt be.
They usually use the most appropriate wording.

That said ,even if the menu ends up longer for a translation, this is
not a permanent menu item and is displayed only when a restart is
required.
Which is better than having an ambiguous menu item which user would not
easily understand.
[If the user notices the start icon turning red , there is no indication
why.]

A red Restart required can be mistaken even for system burning up and
hence requiring a restart too. ;)

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Cheers,
Vish