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


==Validation==
==Validation==
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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==