Re: Adding a new language in Abiword source code

Hi Pradeeban,

I am aware of this procedure, since we did several previous
localizations of Abiword (Wolof and Mandinka) and got them into Abiword.
Here attached is the PO translation for Bamanankan, the main language of
Mali (bm-ML).
I would like to commit it into the Abiword trunk, if you can do it, that
would be great.

However, my question was more about knowing how to do it by myself,
since I am now learning to work with the source code.
That's why I would like to know what are the steps required to add a new
language to Abiword, compile it and have it listed as available
interface language in the menu "TOOLS -> PREFERENCES".

That's what I did so far :

1) Add my language to the file "abiword/src/af/util/xp/ut_Language.cpp"
and follow the procedure written in the Comment placed in there which
reads as follow :

// to add a new language:
// (1) check on this list it is not already there;
// (2) add it to the list in xap_String_Id.h
// (3) add it here, using the ID corresponding to the one
// from xap_String_Id.h

I did that, then compiled again (Rebuild all), and the language is still
not available in Abiword.

So what else do I have to do ?

If I was able to add and modify languages on my local build, it would be
more efficient for me to do my testing.
We are planning to introduce several new languages to Abiword over the
next year.
Also I would like to contribute on finishing the work to fully port
Abiword to Unicode on Windows.

Best regards,

Dominique

Le 2010-11-21 00:20, Kathiravelu Pradeeban a écrit :
> Hi Dominique,
> Nice to hear that you are working on a new translation for AbiWord. I
> guess your questions are addressed in [1]. Once you verified that the
> translation is working fine, you can make a zip of the po file and
> send it to the list, so that we can include it into the trunk. Pls let
> us know if you need any further assistance in this.
>
> [1] http://www.abisource.com/wiki/New_AbiWord_Translation
>
> Thank you.
> Regards,
> Pradeeban.
>
> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 6:41 PM, Dominique Rochefort<issasamb@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have the Abiword source code (trunk) on my machine, and I am able to
>> compile it on Windows 7.
>>
>> Now, I am trying to add a new locale to Abiword, along with the associated
>> PO file.
>> I have modified the code to add my new locale in
>> "abiword/src/af/util/xp/ut_Language.cpp".
>> And added the constant in "xap_StringsId.h" as written in the comment in the
>> code.
>>
>> When I compile, my locale does not appear in Abiword, so I guess there is
>> something else I should do, like, maybe, compiling my PO translations.
>> I noticed the I am missing the ".strings" file in the
>> "abiword/user/wp/strings" directory.
>> I guess this file could be generated from the PO file I have.
>>
>> The 2 questions are :
>>
>> 1) How can I generate the .strings file for my language ?
>>
>> 2) What should I do the have Abiword take into account my new language
>> properly during the build ?
>>
>> Thanks for you help,
>>
>> Dominique
>> ANAFA, Senegal
>>
>
>