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Quick guide for new translations
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If you want to translate Gigolo into another language, please check
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whether a translation for your language already exists (check the
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Get the GIT version of Gigolo, change to the po directory and
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start the new translation with:
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$ msginit -l ll_CC -o ll.po -i gigolo.pot
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Fill in ll with the language code and CC with the country code.
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For example, to translate Gigolo into Italian you would type:
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$ msginit -l it_IT -o it.po -i gigolo.pot
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This will create a file it.po. This file can be opened with a
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text editor or you can also use a graphical interface.
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I can suggest PoEdit (http://www.poedit.net/), but there are
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Make sure you add your language to the file po/LINGUAS.
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Just open the file with a text editor and add your code.
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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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Please take care of menu accelerators(strings containing a "_").
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The "_" character should also be in your translation. Additionally,
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it would be nice if these accelerators are not twice for two strings
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inside a dialog or sub menu.