Re: [poedit-users] How to display the character % in a translation

But, a % in cpp is coded a %%  ? isn't it ?

Arnaud wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm a newcomer in this list, so I hope my question won't seem too stupid 
> :-)
> 
> This is my problem:
> I'm translating the program called Boinc from English to French.
> Several string starts by a % character: exemple:
> 
> #: clientgui/DlgAdvPreferencesBase.cpp:249
> #, c-format
> msgid "% CPU time"
> msgstr " % de temps CPU"
> 
> or
> 
> #: clientgui/DlgAdvPreferencesBase.cpp:493
> #, c-format
> msgid "% of total disk space"
> msgstr "% de l'espace disque total"
> 
> When compiling the .po file, I have a fatal error:
> 
> 23:33:40: /home/arnaud/Traductions/BOINC Manager.po:991: format 
> specifications in 'msgid' and 'msgstr' for argument 1 are not the same
> 23:33:40: msgfmt: found 1 fatal error
> 
> How can I do to translate a sentence beginning by a %
> 
> Thanks you in advance for your help and suggestions.
> 
> Regards,
> Arnaud
> 
> 
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