In data venerdì 20 novembre 2009 12:15:25, Clayton ha scritto: [cut] > We've also come across this translation extension: > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Translate > which was originally designed to translate MediaWiki messages, but is > apparently being used to translate Wiki content as well. What may be > of interest to everyone involved in the more formal organized > translation process is the fact that it can export po format. If > you as a group are interested in exploring this extension a little, > I can install it, but... it would be up to you to work with it and > test it to see if it meets your needs. I have some preliminary > contact info with people who say it's suitable to use for page > translations (see > http://translatewiki.net/wiki/Main_Page )
I don't think that .po is the best file format for doing this job. Is there any way for .po files to carry formatting information without being mixed up with content? If would be helpful to see a sample file just to understand how it works. Another solution comes to my mind, but I don't know if it's feasible. Why not to use ODT export extension [1], then translate the document with the preferred CAT tool (or convert it again, for example to XLIFF [2]) and then use Sun Wiki Publisher extension for OOo [3] to put the content back? PROs (some of them valid also for .po): Formatting informations are kept during the whole process No need to stay online to translate Ability to use translation memories (= more consistency, also with OOo) CONs More conversions usually means also more problems Some says that Sun Wiki Publisher generate bloated wiki code (I didn't test it, however) It also will be helpful to know how other teams are translating wiki content, just to share experiences and best practices. Ciao Paolo [1] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:OpenDocument_Export [2] http://translate.sourceforge.net/wiki/toolkit/odf2xliff [3] http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/wikipublisher --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
