Author: pescetti
Date: Tue May 21 21:15:14 2013
New Revision: 1484962
URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1484962
Log:
Update instructions for translators
Modified:
openoffice/site/trunk/content/translate.mdtext
Modified: openoffice/site/trunk/content/translate.mdtext
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/openoffice/site/trunk/content/translate.mdtext?rev=1484962&r1=1484961&r2=1484962&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- openoffice/site/trunk/content/translate.mdtext (original)
+++ openoffice/site/trunk/content/translate.mdtext Tue May 21 21:15:14 2013
@@ -48,12 +48,13 @@ you will receive a confirmation request,
[send a note](mailto:[email protected]) to the list and introduce
yourself and your interest in helping with that language.
-If a build with your language already exists, you should download and
+If an OpenOffice build is [already
available](http://www.openoffice.org/download/other.html)
+in your language, you should download and
install it. If you find errors in the translation, you can report them
via bug reports in
[Bugzilla](https://issues.apache.org/ooo/enter_bug.cgi?product=native-lang)
or enter a suggested fix into Pootle (more on Pootle below).
-If a build is not yet ready for your language, then that typically
+If an OpenOffice build is not yet available for your language, then that
typically
means that the translation is not yet complete. You can help finish
the translation in several ways:
@@ -67,16 +68,21 @@ verify, you can submit the new PO files
This approach works well if you are the only person working on a
translation.
- 1. You can suggest translations on our [Pootle
server](https://translate.apache.org/projects/OOo_34/)
-Logins to Pootle are reserved for project "Committers" (those volunteers who
have
+ 1. You can suggest translations on our
+[Pootle server](https://translate.apache.org/projects/aoo40/)
+The project "Committers" (those volunteers who have
demonstrated sustained contributions to the project and have been
-voted in as committers). So initially you will need to work with
-Pootle via suggestions. But translators who have made substantial
-contributions via their efforts are regularly give Committer rights.
+voted in as committers) already have a password. If you are not a committer,
+you can request a personal password for Pootle by sending an e-mail to our
+[L10n
list](http://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html#localization-mailing-list-public)
+and then you can start providing suggestions in Pootle. Suggestions will need
to
+be reviewed by a Committer, but translators who have made substantial
+contributions via their efforts are regularly given Committer rights.
1. Whichever method you use, when you have completed the initial
translation, send a note to the
-[L10n
list](http://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html#localization-mailing-list).
At that point we can make a special test build of Apache
+[L10n
list](http://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html#localization-mailing-list).
+At that point we can make a special test build of Apache
OpenOffice for you to review. If more changes are required in the
translation, we can iterate on these steps, making changes, making new
test builds, etc.
@@ -87,13 +93,15 @@ additional users, even if they cannot he
can help review the test build and point out errors in
translation, as well as other localization errors. Others on the
OpenOffice project might be able to help you find other interested
-users, so let us know, via a note to the [L10n
list](http://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html#localization-mailing-list)
if you want that help.
+users, so let us know, via a note to the
+[L10n
list](http://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html#localization-mailing-list-public)
+if you want that help.
##Tips for translators
If you are a new translator, you can find the following tips helpful.
Please ask on the
-[L10n
list](http://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html#localization-mailing-list)
+[L10n
list](http://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html#localization-mailing-list-public)
if you have any questions.
1. Do not translate the file <tt>basic/source/app.po</tt>; these strings
belong
