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Subject: [Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#14449) Citystyle names should use Q_() macro
From: "Christian Knoke" <chrisk@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 01:42:21 -0800
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<URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=14449 >

Daniel Markstedt wrote on Nov 27, 16:25 (-0800):
> 
> <URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=14449 >
> 
> Here's a patch to solve the issue by making geographical group names 
> nouns, while keeping city style names adjectives. It also renames city 
> style 'Babylonian' to 'Mesopotamian' in order to separate it from the 
> Babylonian nation.
> 
> IMHO the most simple and elegant solution.

I'm not sure it is. I still prefer a ?group: (or ?citystyle: for another
occasion) flag. It is pretty clear for translators. You don't have to read
the source. And you avoid overlapping of meanings that still may occur with
some languages.

Christian

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