On Monday 18 October 2010 12:37, Alexander Thurgood wrote: > Hi Nino, > > Thanks for the hint, yes, I remember that trick, but that means that > if you want to translate something, you have to : > > 1) think of a name for your new document (in line with the rules, > i.e. ISO code/nameofpage) > > 2) enter this name into the search function, expecting it not to > exist so that the wiki offers for you to create a new one > > 3) open up a new window in your browser and find the actual page you > want to translate > > 4) copy / paste the content from that page into your own new document > page > > 5) carry out the translation > > 6) save and publish > > > This is not at all very obvious for beginners wishing to help out, > and additionally, I have found it tends to create one hell of a mess, > because people inevitably make mistakes in naming their new document, > or forget to name their document to correspond to the one that they > have translated.
You are right. However - it's a wiki. So you could just chose an arbitrary page name, create an interim page and enter all the translation stuff. If you then ask for help or find a better page name yourself, the page can be moved to its correct place in the page tree. > An easier solution to this problem would be > preferable, but perhaps that is just wishful thinking on my part. I > was kind of expecting a "Create New Document" button or link to be > available, or even "Copy this document to new" would be good, in > order to make the experience a bit less "developer-like". In the OOo Wiki there was a discussion about a "translate this page" link, which creates the necessary page name automagically - I don't remember if it was implemented but this would be an idea. But I think we should wait with the implementation until the localiziation support is fully implemented as the rules could change until then. Nino -- E-mail to [email protected] for instructions on how to unsubscribe List archives are available at http://www.libreoffice.org/lists/documentation/ All messages you send to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
