Re: Strings files

From: Andrzej Pruszynski (abi@rth.coi.waw.pl)
Date: Mon Mar 04 2002 - 16:28:38 GMT

  • Next message: Rui Miguel Silva Seabra: "Re: Strings files"

    On Mon 4. March 2002 16:30, Rui Miguel Seabra wrote:
    > On Mon, 2002-03-04 at 15:25, Andrzej Pruszynski wrote:
    > > On Mon 4. March 2002 15:10, Rui Miguel Silva Seabra wrote:
    > > > The po files are backported into abiword's strings with perl scripts
    > > > and are provided as a convinience for translators who do not want to
    > > > use the current xp translation system for strings and menus.
    > >
    > > Where can I find information about xp translation system for strings and
    > > menus?
    >
    > quick roundup:
    >
    > cd abi
    > ./dumpstrings.pl pt-PT > strings.html
    >
    > The above will produce an html file with all strings for en-US and
    > pt-PT.
    >
    > It will look for the pt-PT.strings file, compare with the basic strings
    > file for en-US and check for what's missing.
    >
    > Start with one file on a language that you are familiar with, and copy
    > it to your-LANG.strings following the convention (language-COUNTRY both
    > in two letters).
    >
    > do: dumpstrings your-LANG > strings.html
    > lynx strings.html (lynx is the best viewer for this file if you're
    > on gnu/linux or an unix machine)
    > For each string id, change in your-LANG.strings untill you get 100%
    > translation and 0 missing string ids.
    >
    > Submit either patch or full file (if it is a new language)
    >
    > Hugs, rms

    What kind of file should I submitt? xx-XX.strings ? Is it enough?
    I edited pl-PL.strings directly. It was very useful (to see all changes after
    rerun of the AbiWord). And I almost wrote a perl script to create "po" file
    from the "strings". Are the "po" files necessary or not?

    It looks that I am temporaly the only maintainer for Polich strings. My
    coworker is busy and I have no contact with him. Thanks for your help.

    Andrzej



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