Godot: Label's set_text method works like if it was called like this: set_text(tr("key"))

[Rocket-Buddha]

Operating system or device - Godot version:

Fedora 24 - 64 Bits. Godot 2.1

Issue description (what happened, and what was expected):

What happened: Label's text was changed by translation string with these key.
What was expected: Label text was changed by a number (or by any other string).

Steps to reproduce:

1. Import translation with number key.
2. Try to change label's text by code. For example: label.set_text("1")

[bojidar-bg]

Umm... that's a feature actually :smile: Not sure if there is any way to get it off though.

[Rocket-Buddha]

I think that it'd be better if the API allow me to decide when get the translation and put it in to a control and when set a string directly in to this. I need to implement a countdown whit strings numbers, i'll put numbers on translations sheet and implement a matching logic between the number and the key but i don't think that it is the best solution. Thanks a lot!

[txzeenath]

IMO it should stay as it us unless an override is added (like raw_set). The main benefit of the translation system in godot is that it replaces all matches with essentially no setup needed ahead of time. If you don't want it replaced then it shouldn't be in the translations :-p

[Rocket-Buddha]

I understand your point of view but i'm implementing translations keys with numbers. In this case i need to set numbers 3, 2 and 1 in a label control (countdown). Should i change my translations keys? i don't know... IMO this feature decreases cohesion of GUI components that has to worry about translations responsibilities.

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[vnen]

This just needs better documentation. It can't be changed because otherwise it's impossible to use translated text when setting via editor. You would have to set via script to be able to translate, making it very cumbersome.

[akien-mga]

Moved the documentation need to godotengine/godot-docs#1932.