On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Daniel Baumann < [email protected]> wrote:
> On 06/18/2012 07:25 PM, Ben Armstrong wrote: > > I'm happy to see our translations growing like this, but I fear chals > will soon run out of languages > > that he knows and can translate. ;) > Ben, unfortunately I have (with this one) already run out of languages I can translate into :) but there is still a lot to do with the other translations in terms of revising and maintaining them up to date. So hopefully there's going to be less quantity but more quality. > > i'm sure we can make him busy by updating/extending the english content :) > > Daniel, thanks for accepting the new language and adding the files. You are right, I've personally got a short list of things to add to the manual and I'm sure that both Ben and you have a longer list of things that will eventually be added to the English version. No problem, this translation is kind of a todo for the summer just like last summer I worked on the French one. So if I have to leave this one aside for some days to update the already finished ones I will. > > How about: > > > > "Once the translation team has had a chance to review your submission, > make suggestions for changes, > > and is finally satisfied with your initial effort, we will add the new > language to the manual." > > sounds good. > +1 > > > As for any other steps needed to add a language (Makefile change, etc.?) > it wouldn't hurt to have > > some notes here on what they are, if not for the individual translator, > at least for the translation > > team, so nothing is forgotten. > > there's no need to touch anything, except putting in the po files into > manual/po/$language/*.po, plus, adding a reference to the language in > manual/_sisu/home/index.html. > > the make stuff will pick up any added language automatically. > > Correct, but the notes on how to do that could still be added in a short paragraph/section like: "How to enable a new language" or similar. -- chals www.chalsattack.com
