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2008-12-13T09:02:52Z

PO file Editors

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	Even though po files are plain text files using an editor designed for po file editing is highly recommended. Most of these tools has advanced features such as format checking, rough translation...		Even though po files are plain text files using an editor designed for po file editing is highly recommended. Most of these tools has advanced features such as format checking, rough translation...

	# [ http://www.poedit.net/ poedit]		# [http://www.poedit.net/ poedit]
	# [http://l10n.kde.org/tools/ Lokalize ]		# [http://l10n.kde.org/tools/ Lokalize ]

2008-12-13T09:02:41Z

PO file Editors

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	Even though po files are plain text files using an editor designed for po file editing is highly recommended. Most of these tools has advanced features such as format checking, rough translation...		Even though po files are plain text files using an editor designed for po file editing is highly recommended. Most of these tools has advanced features such as format checking, rough translation...

	# [~~poedit~~ http://www.poedit.net/]		# [ http://www.poedit.net/ poedit]
	# [~~Lokalize~~ http://l10n.kde.org/tools/]		# [http://l10n.kde.org/tools/ Lokalize ]

	==Validation==		==Validation==

2008-12-13T09:01:22Z

PO file Editors

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	Even though po files are plain text files using an editor designed for po file editing is highly recommended. Most of these tools has advanced features such as format checking, rough translation...		Even though po files are plain text files using an editor designed for po file editing is highly recommended. Most of these tools has advanced features such as format checking, rough translation...

	~~See~~ [http://~~d-i~~.~~alioth~~.~~debian~~.org/~~i18n-doc~~/~~apf.html more about gettext (po) file editors~~]		# [poedit http://www.poedit.net/]
			# [Lokalize http://l10n.kde.org/tools/]

	==Validation==		==Validation==

2006-12-17T16:59:04Z

Validation: glossary info

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	msgfmt --statistics <file.po>		msgfmt --statistics <file.po>

			Check your translations against a glossary if one is available for your language. It would ensure a consistent experience (same translation for each word across applications) to the end user.

	==Collaboration==		==Collaboration==

2006-12-17T16:56:25Z

verification and statistics

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	See [http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/i18n-doc/apf.html more about gettext (po) file editors]		See [http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/i18n-doc/apf.html more about gettext (po) file editors]

			==Validation==

			You can check if there is any obvious mistakes by running the following command

			msgfmt -c <file.po>

			You will need [http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/ GNU gettext] package for this command.

			Also you can see the details of how many strings translated, how many remains untranslated, how many fuzzy translations are there ... by running the following command

			msgfmt --statistics <file.po>

	==Collaboration==		==Collaboration==

2006-12-07T12:59:52Z

Some Basics

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	Please don't translate variables ( like ${PORT} ). Also check the comment to see if you should should not translate some (like country name has to be in English).		Please don't translate variables ( like ${PORT} ). Also check the comment to see if you should should not translate some (like country name has to be in English).

			Note: Don't forget to fill in the header information such as copyright, language team, last translator ...

	==PO file Editors==		==PO file Editors==

2006-12-07T12:58:34Z

Collaboration

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	I suggest you create a .po file by combining the headder from this file and the portions which you bolcked and use a po file editor like kbabel to translate. It has many options including that of checking the file for mismatches. Please check for correctness before you put it back on wiki.		I suggest you create a .po file by combining the headder from this file and the portions which you bolcked and use a po file editor like kbabel to translate. It has many options including that of checking the file for mismatches. Please check for correctness before you put it back on wiki.

			The steps are explained with the help of a digram here

			[[Image:Po-file-steps.png\|600px\|Steps in blocking a portion and updating the translations]]

	==More Info==		==More Info==
	* [http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_node/gettext_9.html#SEC9 .po file format]		* [http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_node/gettext_9.html#SEC9 .po file format]
	* [http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/i18n-doc/apf.html More about gettext (po) file editors]		* [http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/i18n-doc/apf.html More about gettext (po) file editors]

2006-12-07T12:01:14Z

Collaboration

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	<pre>		<pre>
	# -->(name) Starting from here		# --> <put your name here> Starting from here
	# ....		# ....
	</pre>		</pre>
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	<pre>		<pre>
	# ...		# ...
	# -->(name) Ends		# --> <put your name here> Ends here
	# ...		# ...
	</pre>		</pre>

2006-12-07T11:59:44Z

more info added

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 </pre>
-After
+After (for example if it is Hindi)
 <pre>
 #. Type: text
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 #: ../main-menu.templates:3
 msgid "Debian installer main menu"
-msgstr ""
+msgstr "डेबियन संस्थापक मुख्य मेन्य"
 </pre>
 ==More Info==
 * [http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_node/gettext_9.html#SEC9 .po file format]
 * [http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/i18n-doc/apf.html More about gettext (po) file editors]

2006-12-07T11:40:25Z

More details about the po file format added

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			==Some Basics==
			A [http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_node/gettext_9.html#SEC9 .po file] is a plain text file.

			if you are not familiar with the PO format, gettext documentation is worth reading, especially sections dedicated to this format, e.g. by running:
			info -n '(gettext)PO Files'
			info -n '(gettext)Header Entry'

			Note down the string that you wish to translate, translate it and then replace it as shown in the example below. For example

			Before
			<pre>
			#. Type: text
			#. Description
			#: ../main-menu.templates:3
			msgid "Debian installer main menu"
			msgstr ""
			</pre>

			After
			<pre>
			#. Type: text
			#. Description
			#: ../main-menu.templates:3
			msgid "Debian installer main menu"
			msgstr ""
			</pre>

			==More Info==
			* [http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_node/gettext_9.html#SEC9 .po file format]
	* [http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/i18n-doc/apf.html More about gettext (po) file editors]		* [http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/i18n-doc/apf.html More about gettext (po) file editors]