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Re: PO files FAQ
On Sat, 24 Feb 2007, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: Uwe Stöhr a écrit : JMarc, could this also be added to branch? Yes, as soon as it has stabilized on trunk. As Ran had put the text here initially, http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/POFAQ I simply added a link from that page into the SVN repository. No need to delete anything. However, if the name of the page is modified, please fix the link or ask me to fix the link. (Personally I like README.localization). cheers /Christian -- Christian Ridderström, +46-8-768 39 44 http://www.md.kth.se/~chr
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Re: PO files FAQ
>Ran: >It looks fine but there are a a few things I would consider to change in the >patch: ran, maybe you can get in touch with diff and patch comands, you'll need it in the future for sure :) e.g.: "diff -u README.localization README.localization.new > updates.txt" or "cat updates.txt |patch" ... i know ... winning the price for misusing cat :) > Uwe: > But not everything. Provide a patch to the current version: > http://www.lyx.org/trac/browser/lyx-devel/trunk/README.po-files > and I will commit this immediately. ok, attached patch including remarks from ran. pavel --- README.localization 2007-02-24 18:50:42.0 +0100 +++ README.localization.new 2007-02-24 19:09:09.0 +0100 @@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_mono/gettext.html#SEC222 -If you want to start from scratch than you should obtain a copy of the lyx.pot -file. +If you want to start from scratch then you should obtain a copy of the lyx.pot +and name it after your language. German would be for example de.po and Polish +pl.po. This file is generated in the "po" directory of the source tree during +the compilation. 2) HOW DO I EDIT PO FILES? @@ -33,14 +35,14 @@ 3) WHAT DO I NEED TO TRANSLATE? -If your using a simple text editor you should translate the strings that appear -in the msgid line and write the translation into the msgstr line. Note that a -"#, fuzzy" line is just a hint for translation from compiler - in order to get -the translation of the current item working you have to delete this line. It is -recommended that you would take a look at another .po file - that way you can -get an idea of what to do. If your using a specialized po editor then you will -see in it the untranslated strings and a place to write your translation for -them. +If you are using a simple text editor you should translate the strings that +appear in the msgid line and write the translation into the msgstr line. Note +that a "#, fuzzy" line is just a hint for translation from compiler - in order +to get the translation of the current item working you have to delete this +line. It is recommended that you would take a look at another .po file - that +way you can get an idea of what to do. If your using a specialized po editor +then you will see in it the untranslated strings and a place to write your +translation for them. 4) WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH THE '&', '|', '$, AND '%' CHARACTERS? @@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ In order to test your translation you need to obtain the LyX sources (from the SVN repository) and replace the existing .po with yours. Afterwards, you should compile and install LyX (check the INSTALL file for your OS). If you don't -install LyX it won't work. For running LyX with your translation, use the +install LyX it won't work. In order to run LyX with your translation, use the appropriate LANG variable: On Linux: LANG=xx_CC lyx @@ -79,6 +81,13 @@ xx stands for your language code. CC stands for your country code. So to get, e.g., Czech, the code is "cs_CZ". +The most comfortable way to see your updated translation while editing, is +running (in linux): +1. "make xx.po" in po directory to compile updated xx.po translation +2. "make install" in root lyx tree to copy xx.gmo into the appropriate location + (or do it by hand...) + + 7) REFERENCES For some basic idea on how the translation works, you can look at
Re: PO files FAQ
Uwe Stöhr a écrit : JMarc, could this also be added to branch? Yes, as soon as it has stabilized on trunk. Thanks for doing it Ran. JMarc
Re: PO files FAQ
Pavel Sanda schrieb: i made small changes. see attached patch. I added most of the changes: http://www.lyx.org/trac/changeset/17318 But not everything. Provide a patch to the current version: http://www.lyx.org/trac/browser/lyx-devel/trunk/README.po-files and I will commit this immediately. regards Uwe
Re: PO files FAQ
Ran Rutenberg schrieb: I wrote a small FAQ for the po files. I would be glad if someone could have a glance at it, check that everything is OK and then upload it. I checked the file, modified it a bit and uploaded it under the name README.po-files: http://www.lyx.org/trac/changeset/17316 http://www.lyx.org/trac/browser/lyx-devel/trunk/README.po-files JMarc, could this also be added to branch? regards Uwe
Re: PO files FAQ
> I wrote a small FAQ for the po files. I would be glad if someone could > have a glance at i made small changes. see attached patch. pavel --- PO FAQ 2007-02-24 14:37:44.0 +0100 +++ PO FAQ.new 2007-02-24 14:38:38.0 +0100 @@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ 1) WHERE DO I START? The file you need to edit it an xx.po file where xx stands for your language's two letter -code. German would be for example de.po and Polish pl.po. -If you want to start from scratch than you should obtain a copy of the lyx.pot file. +code. For list of country codes look at: +http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_mono/gettext.html#SEC222 +If you want to start from scratch than you should obtain a copy of the lyx.pot and +name it after your language. German would be for example de.po and Polish pl.po. +This file is generated in the "po" directory of the source tree during the compilation. 2) HOW DO I EDIT PO FILES? @@ -23,18 +26,17 @@ many tools to assist the translator. - 3) WHAT I NEED TO TRANSLATE? If your using a simple text editor you should translate the strings that appear in the msgid line -and write the translation into the msgstr line. You can also add "#, fuzzy" in order to mark a -translation as fuzzy. It is recommended that you would take a look at another .po file - that -way you can get an idea of what to do. -If your using a specialized po editor then you will see in it the untranslated strings and a +and write the translation into the msgstr line. Note that "#, fuzzy" line is just a hint +for translation from compiler - in order to get the translation of the current item working +you have to delete this line. It is recommended that you would take a look at another .po file - +that way you can get an idea of what to do. +If you are using a specialized po editor then you will see in it the untranslated strings and a place to write your translation for them. - 4) WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH THE '&', '|', '$, AND '%' CHARACTERS? '&' stands for underlined characters (shortcut) in dialog boxes. @@ -46,30 +48,36 @@ and resolve possible conflicts of the same shortcut chars in one menu... - 5) WHAT IS pocheck.pl AND HOW DO I USE IT? This is a small script located in the PO directory of the source that helps you find common errors in your translation. In order to use this script you have to have perl. -6) HOW CAN I TEST MY TRANSLATION? +6) HOW CAN I TEST MY TRANSLATION? In order to test your translation you need to obtain the LyX source (from the SVN) and replace the existing .po with yours. Afterwards, you should compile and install (if you don't install it won't work) LyX (check the INSTALL file for your OS). -Now, run LyX using the appropriate LANG variable: +For running LyX with your translation, use the appropriate LANG variable: In Linux: LANG=xx_CC lyx In MS Windows you need to change the bat file and write: set LANG=xx_CC xx stands for your language code. CC stands for your country code. +Most comfortable way to see your updated translation during the editation, is running(linux): +1. "make xx.po" in po directory to compile updated xx.po translation +2. "make install" in root lyx tree to copy xx.gmo into the appropriate location (or do it +by hand...) +7) REFERENCES +For basic idea how the translation works you can look http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettext . +Just for detailed reference you can look at http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/gettext.html . Written by Ran Rutenberg 2007 -I greatly appreciate all those who helped me and assisted me in this subject. \ No newline at end of file +I greatly appreciate all those who helped me and assisted me in this subject.
Re: PO files FAQ
On Sat, 24 Feb 2007, Ran Rutenberg wrote: On 2/13/07, Pavel Sanda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: it comes up in my mind - maybe you can shortly write your question and answers as a small FAQ and append it to README file in the po directory, since the informations are obsolete there. it could help to the next new translators I wrote a small FAQ for the po files. I would be glad if someone could have a glance at it, check that everything is OK and then upload it. I'm unfortunately of no use looking at it (no knowledge of po-files). However, I'd like to suggest that you place it on the wiki? If nothing else as an easy way to let other look at it and comment on it. Later on it might be better of in SVN of course. Perhaps placing it on a page (which you'll be creating) called http://wiki.lyx.org/Devel/FAQ Best regards /Christian Ps. If you're putting on the wiki and need assistance, just ask me. PPS. Later on when it's in SVN, we can still have the wiki page automatically pull the content from SVN and embed it in the page. -- Christian Ridderström, +46-8-768 39 44 http://www.md.kth.se/~chr
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