# Feedback requested: updated Gettext.jl for i18n

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/feedback-requested-updated-gettext-jl-for-i18n/130506>\
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**Created:** [July 6, 2025, 12:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/feedback-requested-updated-gettext-jl-for-i18n/130506 "2025-07-06T00:34:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![tecosaur](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tecosaur/32/23206_2.png) [@tecosaur](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tecosaur)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 7:30am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/feedback-requested-updated-gettext-jl-for-i18n/130506/6 "2025-07-09T07:30:14Z")

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This looks great! The one thing I find a bit odd at a glance is the choice of `_"..."` string macros. `_` doesn’t really indicate anything about the nature of the macro. Even with short forms like `r"..."` (regex) and `v"..."` (version) you can make decent guesses. Arguably `rx"..."` and `ver"..."` are clearer options yet.

Is there a particular reason you didn’t go for `i18n"..."`/`text"..."`/`getx"..."`, or even just `tx"..."`/`T"..."`/`I"..."`/`i"..."`?

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