Re: [android-developers] Who translates google play apps?

2015-12-15 Thread Vladimir Markiev 
Well there is quite a big quantity of general words like "settings" which 
is pretty clear though there are abbreviations that present a challenge. 
But if the app's purpose is clear translation can be done quite easily.

On Monday, December 14, 2015 at 4:14:23 AM UTC+3, Quentin Christensen wrote:
>
> The way I've done my text, which I believe is the correct way but I 
> could be wrong, is that I've created an XML file - essentially it's like 
> a html file and I've got everything in there as in the below text, so 
> essentially the translation just needs to be the words in between the 
> tags, so for the option " Use sound 
> effects" it would be whatever the translation of "Use sound 
> effects" is, not the rest of that string.  One thing I'm not sure of is 
> that some of the strings are just one or two words so I'm not sure how 
> much context would be needed for some of them, but I guess if getting it 
> translated the person doing it could then come back and ask for 
> clarification on specific items. 
>
> Here's a sample from my strings.xml file: 
>
>  
>  
>
>  RapiTap! 
>  "22poi...@gmail.com " 
>  More from Developer 
>   href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=22+Point;>More 
> from 22 Point 
>  Settings 
>  Show options next time 
>  Show detailed game information 
>  Use sound effects 
>  Use Text to Speech 
>  Verbose TTS Announcements 
>
>  
>  Easy 
>  Normal 
>  Hard 
>   
>
>  
>
> -- 
> 22 Point 
>
> Web: http://www.22point.com.au 
> Check out our "Making Windows 10 Easy" eBooks and award winning app, 
> RapiTap! 
>
> On 14/12/2015 12:41 AM, Vladimir Markiev wrote: 
> > I won't say thet Russian is more popular than English (is there any 
> > more popular language than English at all, except for perhaps 
> > Chinese?), especially when piracy is more wide-spread here, but I 
> > probably could translate although never had experience translating 
> > xml's. We really can build a mutually benefitial relationship here. 
> > 
> > On Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 2:34:06 AM UTC+3, Quentin Christensen 
> > wrote: 
> > 
> > The trick is probably the getting paid part.  I would love to have 
> my 
> > app translated into as many languages as possible and if you are 
> > interested in translating my app I can send you the strings.xml file 
> > right now!  But having sold less than 100 copies at $2.99 AUD (minus 
> > Google's cut), of an app which took several months development 
> > time, I'd 
> > need to translate it into a language a lot more popular than it's 
> > current English in order to recoup the costs of development, let 
> > alone 
> > to pay someone else. 
> > 
> > Out of curiousity, how much would translation cost? 
> > 
> > Kind regards 
> > 
> > Quentin. 
> > 
> > -- 
> > 22 Point 
> > 
> > Web: http://www.22point.com.au 
> > Check out our "Making Windows 10 Easy" eBooks and award winning 
> > app, RapiTap! 
> > 
> > On 12/12/2015 6:16 AM, Vladimir Markiev wrote: 
> > > So Google Play has a huge amount of different apps and games and 
> > often 
> > > I see people waiting for localization of certain app or game 
> > because 
> > > they don't speak English. This makes me wondering - who doe the 
> > > localization? Search gives only tips for those who want to 
> > translate 
> > > their app, but not for those who would like to assist translating 
> > > them. I work as a freelance translator and want to help those 
> > people, 
> > > who don't speak English by translating apps and games and maybe 
> > even 
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Re: [android-developers] Who translates google play apps?

2015-12-13 Thread Vladimir Markiev 
I won't say thet Russian is more popular than English (is there any more 
popular language than English at all, except for perhaps Chinese?), 
especially when piracy is more wide-spread here, but I probably could 
translate although never had experience translating xml's. We really can 
build a mutually benefitial relationship here. 

On Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 2:34:06 AM UTC+3, Quentin Christensen wrote:
>
> The trick is probably the getting paid part.  I would love to have my 
> app translated into as many languages as possible and if you are 
> interested in translating my app I can send you the strings.xml file 
> right now!  But having sold less than 100 copies at $2.99 AUD (minus 
> Google's cut), of an app which took several months development time, I'd 
> need to translate it into a language a lot more popular than it's 
> current English in order to recoup the costs of development, let alone 
> to pay someone else. 
>
> Out of curiousity, how much would translation cost? 
>
> Kind regards 
>
> Quentin. 
>
> -- 
> 22 Point 
>
> Web: http://www.22point.com.au 
> Check out our "Making Windows 10 Easy" eBooks and award winning app, 
> RapiTap! 
>
> On 12/12/2015 6:16 AM, Vladimir Markiev wrote: 
> > So Google Play has a huge amount of different apps and games and often 
> > I see people waiting for localization of certain app or game because 
> > they don't speak English. This makes me wondering - who doe the 
> > localization? Search gives only tips for those who want to translate 
> > their app, but not for those who would like to assist translating 
> > them. I work as a freelance translator and want to help those people, 
> > who don't speak English by translating apps and games and maybe even 
> > get paid for that. So does anyone know how to? 
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Re: [android-developers] Who translates google play apps?

2015-12-13 Thread Vladimir Markiev 
Well,  the price is quite fair (though it could be a bit higher). 
Of course translation can not and should not be done through google 
translator. I remember all those awfully translated games from my childhood 
when mine (in a mountain) was translated as "moy" (mine as belonging to 
me). And that's a part of the whole translating apps thing.

On Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 3:33:12 AM UTC+3, Mark Phillips wrote:
>
> I was curious about the cost of translation as well, so I googled it. I 
> found this site (
> http://www.icanlocalize.com/site/services/android-localization/) and 
> their prices - 
>
> 0.09 USD / word for expert translation or 0.135 USD / word including 
> review of the app’s texts and description on the Android marketplace.
>
> I have never used their services, so I have no idea if they are any good, 
> or if the price is fair.
>
> I have done some translation work in other areas (German and French), and 
> I will say that given the short phrase used in an app, one can't just use 
> Google translate on the words. The context is critical to make a native 
> sounding translation. This is true for all translations, but especially for 
> the phrases in an app. 
>
> Anyway, I would go with the $0.135 price, unless you can find a native 
> speaker to help you out. 
>
> Good luck!
>
> Mark
>
> On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 4:26 PM, Quentin Christensen <
> quentin.c...@gmail.com > wrote:
>
>> The trick is probably the getting paid part.  I would love to have my app 
>> translated into as many languages as possible and if you are interested in 
>> translating my app I can send you the strings.xml file right now!  But 
>> having sold less than 100 copies at $2.99 AUD (minus Google's cut), of an 
>> app which took several months development time, I'd need to translate it 
>> into a language a lot more popular than it's current English in order to 
>> recoup the costs of development, let alone to pay someone else.
>>
>> Out of curiousity, how much would translation cost?
>>
>> Kind regards
>>
>> Quentin.
>>
>> -- 
>> 22 Point
>>
>> Web: http://www.22point.com.au
>> Check out our "Making Windows 10 Easy" eBooks and award winning app, 
>> RapiTap!
>>
>> On 12/12/2015 6:16 AM, Vladimir Markiev wrote:
>>
>>> So Google Play has a huge amount of different apps and games and often I 
>>> see people waiting for localization of certain app or game because they 
>>> don't speak English. This makes me wondering - who doe the localization? 
>>> Search gives only tips for those who want to translate their app, but not 
>>> for those who would like to assist translating them. I work as a freelance 
>>> translator and want to help those people, who don't speak English by 
>>> translating apps and games and maybe even get paid for that. So does anyone 
>>> know how to?
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Re: [android-developers] Who translates google play apps?

2015-12-13 Thread Quentin Christensen 
The way I've done my text, which I believe is the correct way but I 
could be wrong, is that I've created an XML file - essentially it's like 
a html file and I've got everything in there as in the below text, so 
essentially the translation just needs to be the words in between the 
tags, so for the option " Use sound 
effects" it would be whatever the translation of "Use sound 
effects" is, not the rest of that string.  One thing I'm not sure of is 
that some of the strings are just one or two words so I'm not sure how 
much context would be needed for some of them, but I guess if getting it 
translated the person doing it could then come back and ask for 
clarification on specific items.


Here's a sample from my strings.xml file:




RapiTap!
"22pointa...@gmail.com"
More from Developer
href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=22+Point;>More 
from 22 Point

Settings
Show options next time
Show detailed game information
Use sound effects
Use Text to Speech
Verbose TTS Announcements

   
Easy
Normal
Hard




--
22 Point

Web: http://www.22point.com.au
Check out our "Making Windows 10 Easy" eBooks and award winning app, RapiTap!

On 14/12/2015 12:41 AM, Vladimir Markiev wrote:
I won't say thet Russian is more popular than English (is there any 
more popular language than English at all, except for perhaps 
Chinese?), especially when piracy is more wide-spread here, but I 
probably could translate although never had experience translating 
xml's. We really can build a mutually benefitial relationship here.


On Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 2:34:06 AM UTC+3, Quentin Christensen 
wrote:


The trick is probably the getting paid part.  I would love to have my
app translated into as many languages as possible and if you are
interested in translating my app I can send you the strings.xml file
right now!  But having sold less than 100 copies at $2.99 AUD (minus
Google's cut), of an app which took several months development
time, I'd
need to translate it into a language a lot more popular than it's
current English in order to recoup the costs of development, let
alone
to pay someone else.

Out of curiousity, how much would translation cost?

Kind regards

Quentin.

-- 
22 Point


Web: http://www.22point.com.au
Check out our "Making Windows 10 Easy" eBooks and award winning
app, RapiTap!

On 12/12/2015 6:16 AM, Vladimir Markiev wrote:
> So Google Play has a huge amount of different apps and games and
often
> I see people waiting for localization of certain app or game
because
> they don't speak English. This makes me wondering - who doe the
> localization? Search gives only tips for those who want to
translate
> their app, but not for those who would like to assist translating
> them. I work as a freelance translator and want to help those
people,
> who don't speak English by translating apps and games and maybe
even
> get paid for that. So does anyone know how to?
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Re: [android-developers] Who translates google play apps?

2015-12-12 Thread Mark Phillips 
I was curious about the cost of translation as well, so I googled it. I
found this site (
http://www.icanlocalize.com/site/services/android-localization/) and their
prices -

0.09 USD / word for expert translation or 0.135 USD / word including review
of the app’s texts and description on the Android marketplace.

I have never used their services, so I have no idea if they are any good,
or if the price is fair.

I have done some translation work in other areas (German and French), and I
will say that given the short phrase used in an app, one can't just use
Google translate on the words. The context is critical to make a native
sounding translation. This is true for all translations, but especially for
the phrases in an app.

Anyway, I would go with the $0.135 price, unless you can find a native
speaker to help you out.

Good luck!

Mark

On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 4:26 PM, Quentin Christensen <
quentin.christen...@gmail.com> wrote:

> The trick is probably the getting paid part.  I would love to have my app
> translated into as many languages as possible and if you are interested in
> translating my app I can send you the strings.xml file right now!  But
> having sold less than 100 copies at $2.99 AUD (minus Google's cut), of an
> app which took several months development time, I'd need to translate it
> into a language a lot more popular than it's current English in order to
> recoup the costs of development, let alone to pay someone else.
>
> Out of curiousity, how much would translation cost?
>
> Kind regards
>
> Quentin.
>
> --
> 22 Point
>
> Web: http://www.22point.com.au
> Check out our "Making Windows 10 Easy" eBooks and award winning app,
> RapiTap!
>
> On 12/12/2015 6:16 AM, Vladimir Markiev wrote:
>
>> So Google Play has a huge amount of different apps and games and often I
>> see people waiting for localization of certain app or game because they
>> don't speak English. This makes me wondering - who doe the localization?
>> Search gives only tips for those who want to translate their app, but not
>> for those who would like to assist translating them. I work as a freelance
>> translator and want to help those people, who don't speak English by
>> translating apps and games and maybe even get paid for that. So does anyone
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Re: [android-developers] Who translates google play apps?

2015-12-12 Thread Quentin Christensen 
The trick is probably the getting paid part.  I would love to have my 
app translated into as many languages as possible and if you are 
interested in translating my app I can send you the strings.xml file 
right now!  But having sold less than 100 copies at $2.99 AUD (minus 
Google's cut), of an app which took several months development time, I'd 
need to translate it into a language a lot more popular than it's 
current English in order to recoup the costs of development, let alone 
to pay someone else.


Out of curiousity, how much would translation cost?

Kind regards

Quentin.

--
22 Point

Web: http://www.22point.com.au
Check out our "Making Windows 10 Easy" eBooks and award winning app, RapiTap!

On 12/12/2015 6:16 AM, Vladimir Markiev wrote:
So Google Play has a huge amount of different apps and games and often 
I see people waiting for localization of certain app or game because 
they don't speak English. This makes me wondering - who doe the 
localization? Search gives only tips for those who want to translate 
their app, but not for those who would like to assist translating 
them. I work as a freelance translator and want to help those people, 
who don't speak English by translating apps and games and maybe even 
get paid for that. So does anyone know how to?

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[android-developers] Who translates google play apps?

2015-12-11 Thread Vladimir Markiev 
So Google Play has a huge amount of different apps and games and often I 
see people waiting for localization of certain app or game because they 
don't speak English. This makes me wondering - who doe the localization? 
Search gives only tips for those who want to translate their app, but not 
for those who would like to assist translating them. I work as a freelance 
translator and want to help those people, who don't speak English by 
translating apps and games and maybe even get paid for that. So does anyone 
know how to?

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