Module talk:Track listing/configuration

Template-protected edit request on 9 May 2025

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Discussion: Template_talk:Track_listing#Incomplete_sentence_structures?
Sandbox: [1] lines 295-338
Test cases: Template:Track_listing/testcases#Punctuation_test

Change lines 41-44 from:

	tracks_written = 'All tracks are written by %s.',
	lyrics_written_music_composed = 'All lyrics are written by $1; all music is composed by $2.',
	lyrics_written = 'All lyrics are written by %s.',
	music_composed = 'All music is composed by %s.',

to:

    tracks_written = 'All tracks are written by %s',
	lyrics_written_music_composed = 'All lyrics are written by $1; all music is composed by $2',
	lyrics_written = 'All lyrics are written by %s',
	music_composed = 'All music is composed by %s',

The ultimate purpose is to both fix and upgrade the punctuation system for the above parameters, which is currently bugged, resulting in sitations where the output text graft periods/full stops to possibly existing punctuation. Some (as of this request) examples:

This edit to the config, along with the intended companion edit to Module:Track listing, would not negatively affect articles where editors have individually corrected the current bug since its implementation, as it mostly serves as a revert. The only catch is that the proposed edits must be done in the correct order (i.e. the config first). Fundgy (talk) 19:42, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]