String not added to .ts files by lupdate?

[Perdrix]

const QString strInfo(QCoreApplication::translate("StackingTasks", "Master Offset created from %n picture(s) (%1)", "IDS_MEDIANOFFSETINFO", static_cast<int>(m_pOffsetTask->m_vBitmaps.size())).arg(strMethod));

I can't see why not. Can someone put me out of my misery?

David

[J.Hilk]

@Perdrix

QCoreApplication::translate

seems like your string is outside of a QObject based class.

See here for more information:
https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/i18n-source-translation.html#translating-non-qt-classes

[Perdrix]

The link to which you refer specifically says:

"Alternatively, the QCoreApplication::translate() function can be called with a specific context, and this will be recognized by lupdate and Qt Linguist."

All the other translatable strings are working OK (though this one is the only one in the file that uses %n).

D.

[J.Hilk]

@Perdrix interesting, you're of course right!

🤔 have you tried a different constructor for your strInfo string, ? maybe the lupdate - tool has trouble interpreting that setup

[Perdrix]

Out of curiousity I changed the header file for the class to read:

class CStackingInfo
{
	Q_DECLARE_TR_FUNCTIONS(StackingTasks)

and changed

const QString strInfo{ QCoreApplication::translate("StackingTasks",
                "Master Offset created from %n picture(s) (%1)",
		"IDS_MEDIANOFFSETINFO",
		static_cast<int>(m_pOffsetTask->m_vBitmaps.size()))
		.arg(strMethod) };

to read:

const QString strInfo{ tr("Master Offset created from %n picture(s) (%1)",
		"IDS_MEDIANOFFSETINFO",
		static_cast<int>(m_pOffsetTask->m_vBitmaps.size()))
		.arg(strMethod) };

and that added the text to the .ts files just fine!!!

Something clearly not quite right with lupdate's parsing code.

David

[SGaist]

Hi,

Can you try your original setup with:

const QString strInfo = QCoreApplication::translate("StackingTasks",
                "Master Offset created from %n picture(s) (%1)",
		"IDS_MEDIANOFFSETINFO",
		static_cast<int>(m_pOffsetTask->m_vBitmaps.size()))
		.arg(strMethod);

?

[Perdrix]

I think I tried that along the way - see my previous post where I show it broken across lines. But can't swear to using a version with = instead of initialiaser format.

D.