This section allows you to edit the options for PO file saving. The first checkboxes group control general hehaviour for actions performed at PO-file saving command.
Check this button, to update the header information of the file everytime when it is saved. The header normally keeps information about the date and time the file was last updated,the last translator etc. You can choose which information you want to update from the Fields to update checkboxes area below. Fields that do not exist are added to the header. If you want to add additional fields to the header you can edit the header manually by choosing Edit->Edit Header in the editor window.
Check this to automatically check syntax of file with msgfmt --statistics when saving a file. You will only get a message, if an error occured. You should keep this options enabled unless know what you're doing.
For date and time of the header field PO-Revision-Date you can choose one from bellow formats:
Default is the format normally used in PO-files.
Local is the format specific to your country.
Custom let you define your own format, where you can use the following C-like format strings:
Table 4-2. Month
Format | Meaning | Range |
---|---|---|
%m | month of year | 01 to 12 |
%f | month of year | 1 to 12 |
%b,%h | month abbreviation | Jan to Dec |