I see why you came up with this idea, but I think that there are better ways than to add numbers and names to existing texts.
a way known to work is to use the String search method for Kbabel. Kbabel (when build with DB support) can load all the strings in a DB, and then allow nice things like quick search. once you load the PO files in the TB for Kbabel, you can easily search for a string, and it will give you exactly the entries for it in all files, and their translation, for you to double click and change. On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 22:37:22 -0700 (PDT), Nadim Shaikli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Abdulaziz Al-Arfaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- Nadim Shaikli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [...] > > > Isn't it easy enough now to simply find the application's name (ie. > > > file) and search for the offending string within ? Is the location > > > of the string within the various .PO files really that much of a > > > mystery ? > > > > Yes and no. For some applications its obvious which PO they got their > > strings from, but this is not the case with *lib POs. An application > > can get its strings from more than one PO (I think). > > > > Moreover some POs have thousands of strings, and some of those strings > > _appear_ identical. But to see two English strings are identical doesnt > > mean the translations should be, as context plays a big role in Arabic. > > Let me ask you this then (again sorry if all of this seems newbie'ish). > If I were to give you a tar of all the .PO files, would be able to > "install" and use them on your live system ? If the answer to that > question is yes, then we can create a script to insert custom strings > (or pointer) at each string to note the translations location. In short, > I'm agreeing with what you are saying (given I can't think of another > way to get around it), but I don't think I'd want to have these "helper > pointers" in .PO files in CVS (tag or no tag) - I think the end-result > can be gotten with a bit of post-processing and reinstall of the .PO's. > > Salam. > > - Nadim > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! > > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > _______________________________________________ > Doc mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.arabeyes.org/mailman/listinfo/doc > -- Yours, Isam Bayazidi _______________________________________________ Doc mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.arabeyes.org/mailman/listinfo/doc
