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[kaktusus]

OS: Debian GNU/Linux trixie/sid (KDE/plasma)
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 1.1.0dev.38794 (Git) AppImage
Build type: Release
Branch: main
Hash: a47800d9ccd7d7a7cdb1779d56de03d3c64cd76e
Python 3.11.9, Qt 5.15.13, Coin 4.0.3, Vtk 9.2.6, OCC 7.7.2
Locale: Polish/Poland (pl_PL)
Stylesheet/Theme/QtStyle: OpenDark.qss/OpenDark/Qt default
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  * Ship 2022.4.11
  * fasteners 0.5.29

The "check for updates" button has dynamic signatures that are not translated.

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The problem occurs when there are more than one update available.

Apply %n available update(s)
https://crowdin.com/editor/freecad/32150/en-pl?view=comfortable#6640594

[luzpaz]

@chennes any chance you know how to fix this so we can get it in to 1.0 ?

[hasecilu]

I remember once Crowdin was asking to translate two times a single string because it was tweak (don't know how) to support single and plural forms.

So I think Qt expects 2 strings but only one is being return¹.

I noticed translation works when only 1 update is available (singular form)²

How wee put the second string when is not asked on Crowdin?

Footnotes

1. https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/i18n-source-translation.html#handle-plural-forms ↩

2. https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/blob/289a9a8dc137200336af60bc68d1ddd29a953154/src/Mod/AddonManager/Widgets/addonmanager_widget_global_buttons.py#L106 ↩

[chennes]

I think the problem actually comes down to the fact that we strip out the English translations. It seems that Qt tries to out-clever us by deciding that if the primary language doesn't support multiple plurals, then neither can any other language. By actively getting rid of any English "translations", we're precluding the possibility of getting the plural stuff to work. I'm not positive this is the case, but we do get warnings about plurals when we build.