Re: [translate-pootle] How/where to specify source/base/original language

2007-11-22 Thread Xavier Alvarez
People, I would like to revisit this subject as I think that there may be some valid points for this kind of functionality in Pootle, particularly for on-line translations. It would be quite handy to have an 'alternative msgid' displayed. Why? Here are some reasons: 1) Allows a B-C

Re: [translate-pootle] How/where to specify source/base/original language

2007-11-22 Thread Christian Perrier
Quoting Xavier Alvarez ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): Personally, I think it would definitely broaden the available translator base for 'less global languages'... ie: English-Quechua translators willing to collaborate will be hard to come by, and in some cases they may not even exist; but

Re: [translate-pootle] How/where to specify source/base/original language

2007-11-08 Thread Samuel Murray
Lars Kruse het geskryf: With your way of doing it, it will be hard for common tools to recognize, which translations are outdated or fuzzy, or? I agree with Lars -- all PO editing tools that I have seen, require that the source text be embedded in the PO file, in the MSGID field. Perhaps

Re: [translate-pootle] How/where to specify source/base/original language

2007-11-08 Thread Taco Scargo
I will definately try this, sounds sensible. Thanks for you replies ! Taco - Original Message - From: Samuel Murray [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: translate-pootle@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 11:51 AM Subject: Re: [translate-pootle] How/where to specify source/base

Re: [translate-pootle] How/where to specify source/base/original language

2007-11-07 Thread Taco Scargo
, Taco - Original Message - From: Lars Kruse [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: translate-pootle@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 12:25 AM Subject: Re: [translate-pootle] How/where to specify source/base/original language Hi, We have setup Pootle and everything is working

Re: [translate-pootle] How/where to specify source/base/original language

2007-11-07 Thread Xavier Alvarez
Taco, If I understand correctly, in your POT you have tokens as msgids and the 'real text' is in the en.PO ... And what you wish to do is have translators see the 'real text' when translating instead of the tokens, right? I don't know if it applies but, poswap[1] in the toolkit[2] may be

[translate-pootle] How/where to specify source/base/original language

2007-11-06 Thread Taco Scargo
Hello, We have setup Pootle and everything is working, we only experience one problem: when using the online editor, the 'Original' text is not displayed. Probably we have to copy the original (english) po files in a special directory, but I have searched and searched and could not find any

Re: [translate-pootle] How/where to specify source/base/original language

2007-11-06 Thread Lars Kruse
Hi, We have setup Pootle and everything is working, we only experience one problem: when using the online editor, the 'Original' text is not displayed. I am not sure, if I understand you. Maybe you could send a screenshot? thanks! Lars