Hi Ubuntu Art-team I'm working on a tutorial video and I need help. My plan is to create a series of videos if the feedback from this first one is any good. ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/The%20YouTube%20Contribution%20Video%20Team ) The series is titled "how to contribute to Ubuntu" (more info on the link above) and I'm almost done with part one – translations. I also posted this on the screencast-team mailinglist (but it looks kind of deserted?). Anyway, what I need from you is:
1. Someone with a good commentary voice that speaks English and can record the voiceover for the video and mail it to me. THIS ONE IS CURCIAL, SO PLEASE HELP OUT! 2. Feedback on the commentary I wrote for the video (see below). I know it won't make much sense without the images. Anyway, especially a better ending is needed J Just read and record the text below. Any recordings can be sent to me at MadsRH(a)Gmail.com Thanks... //MadsRH ____________________________________________ (TEXT FOR TRANSLATION TUTORIAL) Welcome to this tutorial on how to contribute to Ubuntu. There's a lot of different ways you can contribute to Ubuntu, even if you're not a developer. In this first video I'll show you how to make translations using Launchpad. Before we begin I should mention that you always can find more information about ways to contribute by visiting Ubuntu.com So, what is Launchpad? Launchpad is a hosting service for open source projects that's big on collaboration. Using Launchpad, you can translate free software projects and distribution packages into your own language. All you need is a Launchpad account<https://help.launchpad.net/YourAccount>and a web browser. There's no special software, and in most cases you don't need to join a team to get started. The registration is pretty straightforward - just follow the instructions. Ones you've login to your account, you click the translations button on the Launchpad front page. Here you will be shown a list of translatable projects and a list of translatable operating systems – I'm going to choose Ubuntu 9.04. You'll now see a list of the translation status, sorted by language. Scroll down to find the language you want to create translations - I'll select Danish, which is my native language. On this next page, you'll see a list of programs you can translate into Danish. The status bar shows you the translation progress for each program. The red part of the status bar illustrates untranslated strings – that's the ones we want. Ones you selected the program you want to translate, Launchpad will list the following for each string: - the original English string - a note on the string's context, to help you translate it more intelligently - any current translation - automatic suggestions: Because the same phrases often crop up in software interfaces, Launchpad automatically suggest possible translations from its library of millions of strings. - a text box, where you can write a new or altered translation if necessary. If you want to view strings that has no current Danish translation, you simply select "Untranslated items" from the "translating:" dropdown menu. That's it – you ready to start translating. ________________
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