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diff --git a/docs/usermanual/i18n.sgm b/docs/usermanual/i18n.sgm index 3c81d6c..d2a1f37 100644 --- a/docs/usermanual/i18n.sgm +++ b/docs/usermanual/i18n.sgm @@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ intuitive GUI and is very easy to use. A tutorial can be found <ulink url="http://doc.trolltech.com/3.1/linguist-manual-3.html">here</ulink>. </para> <para> However, you can use every editor which works with UTF8, for example VIM or EMACS. The advantage of Linguist is that its GUI is optimized for &opie;s - translationfiles and can help you by proposing a translation and notice + translationfiles and can help you by proposing a translation and warn you if there is an error within the translation. </para> <para> CVS is a tool which the developers and most translators use to get the source of &opie;. If you already have an anonymous account for the &opie;-cvs you should go to <filename class='directory'>OPIEDIR/i18n</filename> and do @@ -63,24 +63,24 @@ Try not to use exclamationmarks. If the users sees them to often the ! looses it function as a amplifier of a warning. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Don't put a space in front of a punctuation mark. So write eg "this is a demonstation!" insteadt + Don't put a space in front of a punctuation mark. So write eg "this is a demonstation!" instead of "this is a demonstation !". </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </section> <section> <title>Examplecode</title> <para> - In the next paragraph you see an example of how the XML looks like. + In the next paragraph you see an example of what the XML looks like. </para> <!-- <programlisting> <message> <source>New</source> <translation>Neu</translation> @@ -115,24 +115,24 @@ </para> </section> <section> <title>Filetypes</title> <para> - As a translator one need to know three different filetypes. + As a translator one needs to know three different filetypes. <filename class='extension'>ts</filename> .ts-files are the most important files for translators. In these files are all strings which need to be translated and the translations themselfs. All .ts-files are located in <filename class='directory'>OPIEDIR/i18n/xx</filename> while xx is a languagecode (eg. de or de). In theory .ts-files are the only ones a translator needs to know. <filename class='extension'>pro</filename> Every application has a .pro-file from which the Makefiles are generated. As a translator - you need to check if in every .pro-file is a line for the language you would to - translate for. A line like this should look this way: + you need to check if in every .pro-file is a line for the language you want to translate to. + This line should look like:: <programlisting> ../../../i18n/de/today.ts \ </programlisting> Usually the translationcoordinator takes care of these entries so you should not @@ -157,32 +157,32 @@ translationcoordinator updates the repository. This is to avoid merging conflicts. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> The binary .qm-files are created by either the translationcoordinator or by the feed-manager. - Of course, the translators can created them as described above for testingpurposes but + Of course, the translators can create them as described above for testing purposes but the official files will be provided. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Whenever you find a typo or an incorrect message contact the author of the application - and/or use our bugtrackingsystem (Mantis) to make sure this string will be fixed. + Whenever you find a typo or an incorrect message, contact the author of the application + and/or use our bug tracking system (Mantis) to make sure this string will be fixed. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - If you find a string like "Form1" contact the translationcoordinator. These strings + If you find a string like "Form1" contact the translation coordinator. These strings should not be in the translationfiles. You don't need to translate them. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - If you check you translation and see a not translated string even though you translationfile - is 100% translated use the bugtrackingsystem and/or contact the author of that application + If you check you translation and see an un-translated string even though your translationfile + is 100% translated use the bug tracking system and/or contact the author of that application directly so that this bug is fixed. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </para> </section> |