move translation parts of CONTRIBUTING.md to translate.md
Project: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/cordova-docs/repo Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/cordova-docs/commit/c4ca7188 Tree: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/cordova-docs/tree/c4ca7188 Diff: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/cordova-docs/diff/c4ca7188 Branch: refs/heads/master Commit: c4ca718830296ba74a7b07c10937a575beff4be8 Parents: e6a7ad5 Author: Jan Piotrowski <[email protected]> Authored: Tue Sep 26 16:29:16 2017 +0200 Committer: Jan Piotrowski <[email protected]> Committed: Tue Sep 26 16:29:16 2017 +0200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTRIBUTING.md | 20 ++------------------ doc/translate.md | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/cordova-docs/blob/c4ca7188/CONTRIBUTING.md ---------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 169b523..4124716 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -34,22 +34,6 @@ The details are explained there, but the important items are: We look forward to your contributions! -# Translating Documentation +## Translating Documentation -Apache Cordova's documentation is written in English but translations are available in a number of different languages. These languages are chosen based on volunteers who are willing to help translate from English to their native tongue. We use Crowdin, a translation and localization management platform to collaborate amongst translators and our core team. - -## The Process of Translating - -If you know another language and are willing to help translate Apache Cordova, here are the steps to get started: - -1. Create a free account with Crowdin.net [http://crowdin.net](http://crowdin.net) -2. Search for and find the Cordova project [http://crowdin.net/project/cordova/](http://crowdin.net/project/cordova/) -3. Scroll down to find the languages that are currently being translated. -4. Choose a language and click on the language to start contributing. e.g. Spanish http://crowdin.net/project/cordova/es-ES -5. Next to each of the markdown files you will see a button labelled "Translate". Clicking that button will open a translate page where the English version of the file is on the left. -6. Click on a phrase in the left-hand panel. Then type a translation in the textarea to the right. Click the "Commit Translation" button. -If a translation is already provided for a phrase you can vote it up or down. If you vote it down be sure to also include what you believe to be the correct translation. - -## Tips - -The headers are used to provide links between pages. It is therefore critical that these headers have the exact same translation character for character. Otherwise, the links will appear broken. If, when building a language, a link is problem, check that the translations match. +You can also help by [translating the documentation](doc/translate.md) into your native language. http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/cordova-docs/blob/c4ca7188/doc/translate.md ---------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/doc/translate.md b/doc/translate.md index 12ebb2a..7b1507f 100644 --- a/doc/translate.md +++ b/doc/translate.md @@ -1,5 +1,27 @@ # Translate +Apache Cordova's documentation is written in English but translations are available in a number of different languages. These languages are chosen based on volunteers who are willing to help translate from English to their native tongue. We use Crowdin, a translation and localization management platform to collaborate amongst translators and our core team. + +## The Process of Translating + + +(migrated from [../CONTRIBUTING.md](../CONTRIBUTING.md)) + +If you know another language and are willing to help translate Apache Cordova, here are the steps to get started: + +1. Create a free account with Crowdin.net [http://crowdin.net](http://crowdin.net) +2. Search for and find the Cordova project [http://crowdin.net/project/cordova/](http://crowdin.net/project/cordova/) +3. Scroll down to find the languages that are currently being translated. +4. Choose a language and click on the language to start contributing. e.g. Spanish http://crowdin.net/project/cordova/es-ES +5. Next to each of the markdown files you will see a button labelled "Translate". Clicking that button will open a translate page where the English version of the file is on the left. +6. Click on a phrase in the left-hand panel. Then type a translation in the textarea to the right. Click the "Commit Translation" button. + +If a translation is already provided for a phrase you can vote it up or down. If you vote it down be sure to also include what you believe to be the correct translation. + +### Tips + +The headers are used to provide links between pages. It is therefore critical that these headers have the exact same translation character for character. Otherwise, the links will appear broken. If, when building a language, a link is problem, check that the translations match. + ## Adding a Language (migrated from [README/en/README.md](README/en/README.md)) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
