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Re: [TSVN] doc translations

From: Jean-Marc van Leerdam <developer_at_bemy.demon.nl>
Date: 2005-04-17 21:16:07 CEST

Hi Steve,

> Jean-Marc van Leerdam wrote:
>> Hi Steve,
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>>>The only thing you have to do before you can use this tool is to install
>>>the libxml2 python bindings first (you should have installed python
>>>already of course). Get those from here:
>>>http://users.skynet.be/sbi/libxml-python/
>>
>>
>> I don't understand what you want us translators to do. Isn't it enough
>> to create a [language].po file based on the doc.pot file in the
>> trunk/doc/po directory?

> Until now, you only translated the strings in TSVN. But now, we can
> create a pot file for our docs (the ones in docbook format, which are
> used to create the help file) too.

I understand that; what I don't understand is what *I* have to do with
xml2po, libxml2 and python. Or was that info intended for Lübbe only?

>> That only requires us to use poEdit.
>>
>> Or will the doc.pot file not reflect the current doc state with each
>> change to the english documentation?

> Now, you can even use poEdit to translate the docs, not just the program
> strings. Of course, that's only if you want to. There are much more
> strings to translate in the docs than just in the program, and it will
> require *a lot* of work to get that done.

I'm sure it is a lot more work, and I certainly won't submit any Dutch
translations overnight. But I will start working on it as soon as I
know in what form you want me to submit the translations.

How do you want us to fill the .po file: leave not yet translated strings
empty of fill them with english? Will the doc generation stuff
default to english for any missing .po entry?

> But it's definitely easier (to translate and also to keep up with the
> changes) to use poEdit for the docs too instead of translating the xml
> files.

And it will make it easier to reorganise the docs, as there is only a
single set of XML master files; all translations being generated from
that set, right?

Regards,

Jean-Marc

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