Handling complex translation needs

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Some interface element names include template tokens

The names of some user interface elements include tokens which are variables whose value is determined dynamically by the context. Tokens are represented by a number enclosed in percent signs (e.g. "%1%"). Tokens must be included in the translation, but because different languages have different grammar rules, translators need to be aware of the type of information being handled in any given variable in any given context.

http://www.symfony-project.org/book/1_2/13-I18n-and-L10n#chapter_13_sub_handling_complex_translation_needs

The table below enumerates in English the elements whose names include tokens and for each gives a brief explanation of the nature of the variable and the context in which it occurs.

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Element name	Variable	Context
%1% profile	User's account name	Returns the user's account name in the user menu; clicked by the user to edit his or her user profile; appears on all pages.
List all %1%	Entity type	Returns the type of entity being viewed on the current page (e.g. archival description); appears as part of text on the list all button on edit pages.
Edit %1%	Entity type	Returns the type of entity being viewed on the current page (e.g. authority record); appears as part of the page title on edit pages.
List %1%	Entity type	Returns the type of entity being viewed on the current page (e.g. archival institution); appears as part of the page title on list pages.
View %1%	Entity type	Returns the type of entity being viewed on the current page (e.g. archival description); appears as part of the page title on view pages.