Better documentation

Can anyone else confirm if this is working or a actually (critical) bug?

These strings are not being replaced because they're all user-defined content. Try replacing a string that is defined by a module. String overrides has the same functionality as locale module, which can only translate strings that are wrapped in the t() function.

All the examples you've tried are string that you have access to through the user interface already, so it wouldn't make much sense to change them twice. Try some of these that affect the node edit form for example:

The %post has been updated.
Your %post has been created.
Are you sure you want to delete %title?

To find the strings you can actually change, open up a module and look for t() function calls. Places where %, @, or ! are used means that the translation contains dynamic information (such as the node type or title in the above examples), these are not translated while the text around them are.

So perhaps the documentation needs to be more specific?
Example: This module is complementing rather than replacing the locale module?

(PS. I havent bothered trying this module yet, chose to wait partly because of this "bug report". So I am curious to know if someone may confirm if this is not a buggy module... Perhaps this issue should be filed as a support request and not a bug?)

Maybe it would be helpful if better documentation was in the hook_help function. Maybe something like what quicksketch provided:

The String Overrides module provides a quick and easy way of replacing text.

To replace a string, enter what you find when the string is passed through the t() function. String Overrides cannot translate user-defined content, it can only replace strings wrapped in the t() function.

To find the strings you can actually change, open up a module and look for t() function calls. Places where %, @, or ! are used means that the translation contains dynamic information (such as the node type or title in the above examples), these are not translated while the text around them are. For example:

• The %post has been updated.
• Your %post has been created.
• Are you sure you want to delete %title?

If anyone is a better writer then me, please post a few notes! This will have to go into 6.x-1.x-dev, and then be ported to the Drupal 5 branch.

http://drupal.org/cvs?commit=105865
http://drupal.org/cvs?commit=105864

If it's missing something in admin/help/stringoverrides, then please feel free to add something.