[Freeciv-Dev] Re: identifier length (was: Pop cost patch (resendingvia bug system) (PR#897))

[Jason Dorje Short <jshort@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Vasco Alexandre Da Silva Costa wrote:
> 

> We can make button sizes more dynamic in some places.
> I find button labels with >20 chars and/or multiple lines a sign of a
> poorly chosen string. I know its hard to come up with good strings but it
> certainly isn't impossible.

The translation problem can be made easier to deal with.

I assume right now the text for buttons is just plain English.  The
German translator translates it into plain German, and the result is a
very long button text.  If the button text was marked, e.g.
"button_label?Popup City" (I think that's how it's done?) then the
translators would realize more easily that a button-worthy string was
desirable.

jason