[Gretl-devel] usage of the term "variable" in messages (was: Re: Re: "local" series not deleteable)
Am 07.02.2024 um 18:26 schrieb Sven Schreiber:
Am 07.02.2024 um 17:45 schrieb Allin Cottrell:
>
> The error message is actually "You cannot delete series in this
> context". Deleting series is always something to be wary of, since it
> can invalidate existing lists, either directly or by causing other
> series to be renumbered. Since local series are automatically deleted
> when a function exits there's little reason to mess with deletion
> inside a function.
The German message from which I re-translated uses the term for
variable; this probably predates the time when I took over the
translation, since I typically take care to use the word "Reihe(n)"
for series. I'll check that.
OK, so I looked at the respective po file (holdinggretl's messages), and
it actually seems that the original English version isn't always
consistent in that respect. Here are some examples of message strings
where perhaps "series" could be used instead of "variable":
- ERROR: variable %d (%s), observation %d, expected numeric value
- Variable %s cannot be renumbered
- warning: missing value for variable %d, obs %d
- variable %d (%s): non-numeric values = %d (%.2f percent)
Should I change these occurrences of "variable" to "series" in the
source?
cheers
sven
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