Re: where have all the translators gone ..

[Hicham Amaoui <amaoui at altern dot org>]

hi murshed,

murshed wrote:

> Thanks for replying
>
> Ok... I opened the file you mentioned and did see the translation, now
> what to do exactly?? It is already translated!
search for strings where there is no translations, or that containt the 
word fuzzy

> 1. Which files need translation?
you can see all the files on http://arabeyes.org/misc/kde_status_bar.html

> 2. How do I know that I am translating a file that nobody translates at
> the same time?
just ask on the list

> 3. After translating a file... What is the next step?
you can upload it by cvs, or just mail it to someone who will commit it 
for you

> 4. if any body is free for an online training:) my email is
> almurshed_ at hotamil dot com
what do you want to know else?

Hicham

> -----Original Message-----
> From: doc-admin at arabeyes dot org [mailto:doc-admin at arabeyes dot org] On Behalf
> Of Isam Bayazidi
> Sent: 18/Jan/2002 12:00 AM
> To: doc at arabeyes dot org
> Subject: Re: where have all the translators gone ..
>
> On Friday 18 January 2002 09:12,murshed wrote:
>
> > Well I really don't know what to do .. I did what was written in the
> > howto page and ( accidentally ) downloaeded the files that ends with
> > .pot or something .. and I didn't know what to do afterwoods .. I
> > emailed the group here but there was no respose.
>
> So you have the PO and POT files of the translation, right ?
> OK, now if you open the PO files in ANY text editor that can do UTF-8 (
> such 
> as VIM with arabic support, Kate, TextPad for windows, etc.. ) you will
> see 
> sequences of 'msgid' and 'msgstr' ..
> the string that follows the 'msgid' is the original string that NOONE
> should 
> change of play with .. after every 'msgid' there is an 'msgstr' and the 
> string that follows it is where you should put your translation ..
> I recommend anyone that checked out the PO and POT files to open any PO
> file 
> ( for example kdelibs.po ) to see how it is organized  .. and to know
> how it 
> Will be done ..
>
> About the questions that came lately without a responce .. I am sorry I
> was a 
> little away lately, I had email probelms .. and I am back to help and
> support 
> ( that is why I sent my email in the first place) ..