OK, that was what I was unsure about, thanks. That means being careful getting the English right at first try. :-)
Yes, hopefully this converges to up-to-date info in many languages. G. On Sa, 24.03.2012, 00:32, Matthew Gates wrote: > I'm not totally sure I understand your question. The translations are > done in launchpad. There is a separate translation project for this: > > https://translations.launchpad.net/stellarium-website > > Those strings which are translatable are wrapped in a function call > q_("text")... When the language is English, "text" is returned without > modification. When the language is set to something else, a lookup is > done, and the translated text is returned if it has been done if it is > known. If there is no translation for the current language for the > string, the English is returned. > > This might lead to a strange mixture of languages when the > translations in launchpad are not complete, but even so... some > translation is better than none, and it might encourage people to > contribute :) > > When new English text is added, or if any editing is done of existing > translatable strings, the translation process must be done: > > 1. Edit index.php with translatable parts wrapped in q_() functions. > 2. Upload new translatable strings to launchpad > 3. Wait for translators to translate it > 4. Download translation data files > 5. Update them and commit to bzr > 6. Upload to website. > > In answer to your question about updates - I think yes, even a typo > will mean a string has to be translated in all languages. It's a bit > messy, but over all I think it is easier to manage than the way we > currently do translations. > > M > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF email is sponsosred by: > Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure > _______________________________________________ > Stellarium-pubdevel mailing list > Stellarium-pubdevel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/stellarium-pubdevel > -- DI Dr Georg Zotti VIAS-Vienna Institute for Archaeological Science University of Vienna ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ Stellarium-pubdevel mailing list Stellarium-pubdevel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/stellarium-pubdevel
