Multiple substitutions specified in non-positional format (1.4.2) about android-apktool HOT 28 CLOSED

could not attach in first post idk why

framework-res.apk 

and here Camer.apk i mentioned

also in \Mms\res\values\plurals.xml
ive spotted that in 1.4.2 it is:
<item quantity="other">%1$s results for \"%2$s\"</item>
and in 1.4.1:
<item quantity="other">%1$1$s results for \"%2$2$s\"</item>

Man, I hate these string formatting problems. I will make a quick fix.

Issue 253 has been merged into this issue.

Issue 250 has been merged into this issue.

thank you, looking forward for 1.4.3 :)

While I appreciate the quick work, the issue is still present. I am the one who 
reported issue 250, and the same thing happens with the new version.

Could you upload your apk (and framework if needed)?

Ahh and did you decode this file again or just tried to build what you have 
decoded using older version? You have to decode apk using v1.4.3.

That was it! Sorry about that :)

Thank's again for your work!

plurals.xml:79: error: Multiple substitutions specified in non-positional 
format; did you mean to add the formatted="false" attribute?

- ICS framework-res.apk

Apktool 1.4.3 did not work.

Did I say I hate formatting problems? ;-)

Ok, this one is more complicated. It's quite a different problem: Issue 256

yup missing formatted="false" problem still exists with 1.4.3 :|

This error may be caused by many different situations. I have fixed most of 
them in 1.4.3, but still there are problems with xliff tags. This is why I have 
created a new issue.

holdin my breath till you sort it out in next release, hmm not literally ;]

ok framework-res.apk compiles now but there is a problem compiling Settings.apk

with output from Apk_Multi-Tool_Alpha_02 (with updated apktool ofc)

this is the error output -> http://pastebin.com/PWRiuWdz

attached Settings.apk deodexed with baksmali.jar 1.3.0 with -a 10

also attached twframework-res.apk if needed

framework used from comment #1 -> 
http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/issues/detail?id=254#c1

Confirming that this fix has caused regression issues as well.

Attached is Email.apk from I9100XWKK5. Decomping with 1.4.1 works correctly, 
but with 1.4.3, there are many instances of "Multiple substitutions specified 
in non-positional format; did you mean to add the formatted="false" attribute?"

apktool 1.4.3 has a problem. It decompiles \n\n into a hiden return. When 
copying the sentence to MS Word, the whole line is broken into two lines. 

v 1.4.3 also leaves % characters unescaped if there is no "formatted" attribute:

<string name="throttle_data_usage_subtext">%1$s (%2$d %)，週期上限為 
%3$s</string>

instead of:
<string name="throttle_data_usage_subtext">%1$s (%2$d %%)，週期上限為 
%3$s</string>

I think that it should check strings that contains % char(s) if it is valid 
format string, if so, it should escape every % that is not part of a valid 
format string.

SO here's what I know. 1.4.3 will not recompile to ICS 4.0.2 or 4.0.3 
framework-res.apk file without the Multiple Substitutions issue located at 
plurals.xml on line 79 mine says. So, In order to get it to work, I had to 
decompile with apktool.jar 1.4.1 and then move my images and edited xmls into 
that decompiled frame. What I also had to do, is rename two folders because 
1.4.1 (and 1.4.3 when it worked) renames the drawable-sw600dp-hdpi folder and 
the layout-sw600dp folders to drawable-xhdpi-v13 and layout-v13 respectively. 
If you recompile without renaming, it will do it successfully but, upon 
installation, your lock screen and settings.apk will be severely crippled.  Let 
me tell you one other thing I noticed. When apktool.jar 1.4.3 worked (it did 
for a couple days) it renamed those folders. Now that its not working and im 
getting the multiple substitution error, it actually keeps the folder names 
correct when decompiling.

Adding on here... theres a folder thats called layout-w600dp. It somehow just 
gets completely removed and you have to add it back in.

It`s faster if you decompile framework-res both with 1.41 and 1.43, then copy 
all values folder from 1.41 to 1.43. Then compile 1.43 version with apktool 
1.43 and it works.

and from where comes the certainty that there ain't other segments tht got 
cutted out and that are not triggering any apktool errors or such? whats going 
on on compile

Still getting this issue on GT-I9300-XXBLG1.
I get while decompiling :
    <plurals name="matches_found">
        <item quantity="other">%d of %d</item>
        <item quantity="one">1 match</item>
    </plurals>
Apktool can't compile it this way, i fix the strings format :
    <plurals name="matches_found">
        <item quantity="other">%1$d of %2$d</item>
        <item quantity="one">1 match</item>
    </plurals>

I compile it, then i got a duplicate %1$1$.

framework-res.apk : http://www.mediafire.com/?643ls00te81kz24

I do see this issue while decompiling an apk using apktool1.5.2. Tried out 
other versions mentioned above - 1.4.3, 1.4.4 and few others. But the 
"formatted=false" specified in the application resource strings.xml is not 
available in the decompiled strings.xml generated by the apktool. 

The string is as below;

    <string name="_120435678" formatted="false">Test %1$s%。</string> 

Strangely some strings.xml decompiled by the apktool do have the attribute 
"formatted=false" as has been specified in the application resources. Is the 
issue anywhere related to the value in the string like the % at the end of the 
string?