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Expand Up @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ Consult the reference file for each topic relevant to the current task:
| macOS scenes | `references/macos-scenes.md` |
| macOS window styling | `references/macos-window-styling.md` |
| macOS views | `references/macos-views.md` |
| Text patterns | `references/text-patterns.md` |
| Deprecated API lookup | `references/latest-apis.md` |

## Correctness Checklist
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- `references/macos-scenes.md` -- Settings, MenuBarExtra, WindowGroup, multi-window
- `references/macos-window-styling.md` -- Toolbar styles, window sizing, Commands
- `references/macos-views.md` -- HSplitView, Table, PasteButton, AppKit interop
- `references/text-patterns.md` -- Text initializer selection, verbatim vs localized
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# SwiftUI Text Patterns Reference

## Table of Contents

- [Text Initialization: Verbatim vs Localized](#text-initialization-verbatim-vs-localized)

## Text Initialization: Verbatim vs Localized

**Default: always use `Text("…")`.** Only use `Text(verbatim:)` when explicitly required for a string literal that must not be localized.

```swift
// Localized literal - "Save" is used as the localization key and looked up in Localizable.strings (only if one exists in the project)
Text("Save")

// String variable - bypasses localization automatically; no verbatim needed
let filename: String = model.exportFilename
Text(filename)

// Non-localized literal - use verbatim only when the literal must not be localized
Text(verbatim: "pencil")
```

### Decision Flow

```
Is the input a String variable or dynamic value?
└─ YES → Text(variable) // bypasses localization automatically

Is the string literal intended for localization?
├─ YES → Text("…") // default; key looked up in Localizable.strings
└─ NO → Text(verbatim: "…") // only when explicitly non-localized
```