Note connection between translation-related special variables and translation table.

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Dianne Skoll
2024-12-09 18:06:21 -05:00
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@@ -5261,6 +5261,15 @@ translation table entry for that string. If it is followed by
the keyword \fBDUMP\fR, then \fBRemind\fR dumps all translation table entries
to standard output. And if it is followed by \fBCLEAR\fR, then
\fBRemind\fR deletes all of the translation table entries.
.PP
Note that if you \fBSET\fR various translation-related system
variables such as \fB$Monday\fR, \fB$December\fR, \fB$Ago\fR, etc,
then \fBRemind\fR \fIalso\fR makes a corresponding translation
table entry automatically. This is done for all of the translation-related
system variables \fIexcept for\fR \fB$Hplu\fR and \fB$Mplu\fR.
.PP
The converse does not apply; creating a translation table entry for
"December" does not automatically set \fB$December\fR.
.SH MORE ABOUT POSTSCRIPT
.PP
@@ -5608,7 +5617,7 @@ day's name in your language. Strings must be valid UTF-8 strings.
Set each of these system variables to a string representing the corresponding
month's name in your language. Strings must be valid UTF-8 strings.
.TP
.B $Ago, $Am, $And, $At, $Hour, $Is, $Minute, $Now, $On, $Pm, $Was
.B $Ago, $Am, $And, $At, $Hour, $Is, $Minute, $Now, $On, $Pm, $Today, $Tomorrow, $Was
Set each of these system variables to the translation of the corresponding
English word into your language. Note that \fB$Am\fR and \fB$Pm\fR should
be the translations of "AM" and "PM" (morning and afternoon time indicators)