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Quick Guide for new translations
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If you want to translate Geany into another language, please go to the
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language statistics page (see below) to see whether your desired
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language already exists. If it already exists, please read the next
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section. Otherwise, get the SVN version of Geany, change to the po
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directory and start the new translation with:
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msginit -l ll_CC -o ll.po -i geany.pot
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Fill in ll with the language code and CC with the country code. For
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example, to translate Geany into Italian you would type:
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msginit -l it_IT -o it.po -i geany.pot
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This will create a file it.po. This file can be opened with a text
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editor (like Geany ;-)) or you can also use a graphical interface. I
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can suggest PoEdit(http://www.poedit.org/), but there are several
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When you have finished editing the file, check the file with:
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msgfmt -c --check-accelerators=_ it.po
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or by using the intl_stats.sh script inside the po-directory with
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Please take care of menu accelerators(strings containing a "_"). The
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"_" character should also be in your translation. Additionally, it
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would be nice if these accelerators are not twice for two strings
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inside on dialog or sub menu.
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Then send the file to Frank Lanitz and he will add the translation.
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It is a good idea to write to Frank before you start or while
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translating, because he can give you some hints on translating and
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ensure that the translation is not already in progress.
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Notes for updating translations
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If you want to update an existing translation, please contact Frank
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Lanitz. He is supervising all translation issues and will contact the
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maintainer of the translation you want to update to avoid any
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Some translation statistics can be found at:
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http://geany.uvena.de/i18n/
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There is also a mailing list dedicated to translation issues. Please
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visit http://geany.uvena.de/Support/MailingList for more information.
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Contact: Frank Lanitz <frank(at)frank(dot)uvena(dot)de>
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