%c key

French translation: (do not translate)

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English term or phrase:%c %s %d etc (in programming strings)
French translation:(do not translate)
Entered by: Martin Cassell

21:23 Mar 5, 2009
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers (general) / electronics
English term or phrase: %c key
Dans une liste de chaînes à traduire(Clear Key, Right Selection Key, Left Selection Key, etc.), on trouve « %c Key » et « 0x%2.2x Key » qui me posent tous deux problème... Le texte porte sur un ordinateur de poche spécialisé pour les jeux vidéo et muni d'un joystick sans fil.

Merci de votre aide!
Robert Morin
Canada
Local time: 04:37
do not translate!!
Explanation:
%c %s etc. represent character or string variables which will be incorporated into the string when the program is run -- do not change these elements!!

For full details you must check with your client if you do not confidently understand such "formatted" strings.


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Note added at 11 mins (2009-03-05 21:34:24 GMT)
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see for example http://www.cs.utah.edu/dept/old/texinfo/glibc-manual-0.02/li...



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Note added at 11 hrs (2009-03-06 08:56:31 GMT)
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evidemment, Jean-Christophe a raison pour cet exemple : il m'avait semblé superflu de préciser que "xyz key" correspond à « touche xyz »
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Martin Cassell
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:37
Grading comment
Merci, cela confirme bien ce que je pressentais.
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5 +3do not translate!!
Martin Cassell
5 +1touche %c
Jean-Christophe Duc


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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
touche %c


Explanation:
Martn a raison pour les caractères non traduisibles (ce sont des variables), toutefois il est fort probable que "key" lui soit traduisible (mieux vaut confirmer avec le client ;°) ).

Jean-Christophe Duc
France
Local time: 10:37
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PRO pts in category: 16

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agree  Anne Bohy
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
do not translate!!


Explanation:
%c %s etc. represent character or string variables which will be incorporated into the string when the program is run -- do not change these elements!!

For full details you must check with your client if you do not confidently understand such "formatted" strings.


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Note added at 11 mins (2009-03-05 21:34:24 GMT)
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see for example http://www.cs.utah.edu/dept/old/texinfo/glibc-manual-0.02/li...



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Note added at 11 hrs (2009-03-06 08:56:31 GMT)
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evidemment, Jean-Christophe a raison pour cet exemple : il m'avait semblé superflu de préciser que "xyz key" correspond à « touche xyz »

Martin Cassell
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Merci, cela confirme bien ce que je pressentais.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chris Walker
26 mins
  -> thanks Chris

agree  pjg111
32 mins
  -> merci p-j

agree  Elisabeth Vandezande
9 hrs
  -> thanks Elisabeth
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