discuss: Generate PO from SGML
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Re: [discuss] Generate PO from SGML
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19 Nov 2008 12:31:43 +0000
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2008/11/19 jdd for http://tldp.org ####@####.####
> Fabrício Godoy a écrit :
>
> > I've converted XML files to PO well.
> > Why I doing this? I think that PO file is easiest to translate, maintain,
> > review and allow that translator use any PO translation program.
> > If has a better format or any reason that it's a bad idea, please let me
> > know.
>
> po files are described here:
>
> http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/gettext/PO-Files.html
>
> they are used to translate text strings in programms (comments, messages).
>
> Usually you have (after gettext use) two lines in the file: the
> original (mostly english) one and, below, the translated one.
>
> The gettext compatible programs are able to display the right langage
> gven the po file in some folder, no modification in the initial
> program file is necessary.
No, in this case PO are not used, but MO files converted from PO.
The MO files are found in /usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES
>
>
> This have nothing to do with documents, and certainly not with
> translation (I was translating openSUSE for two years now, among other
> things).
>
> Right now, the best translating support is the wiki.
>
> Copy the original HOWTO (if licence allows) to your localised page,
> enclose the original texte in {{{ }}} (display raw) et move the
> initial {{{ during the translation.
>
> jdd
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