To: inkscape-translator CC: translate-pootle
Sorry I couldn't answer this earlier.
On 08/01/2007, at 7:19 PM, Josef Vybiral wrote:
Hi, ValessioBrito píše v Ne 07. 01. 2007 v 17:38 -0300:
My frind Aurium search tool translator .po on web, comunity...
From my point of view, it doesn't look bad, I can say I like it more than Rosetta system, but I would like to test it before we could use it. Some things has to be figured out, e.g. how to update .po files directly from svn without much work etc... and...
You can sync your files with SVN with Pootle. :)
Pootle [1] is free software. It has been designed as a tool for upstream projects, so you can configure it to suit your own needs. Translators can choose to use it or not: you can translate offline, online, or both (you can download/upload files using the Pootle interface).
One of its great strengths is the coordination of multiple translator efforts. You have complete control over access, and can assign specific goals and files to different translators. The "suggestion" feature alone is worth using Pootle: it means you can receive suggested translations from your users or new translators without affecting the main file.
I have used it for several projects, including our first OpenOffice.org release recently, so I can recommend it. (Pootle also integrates [2] convertors and error-checks for a range of file formats, including PO, OpenOffice.org, Mozilla, Qt, HTML, XML/Docbook and manpages. The base software is actually XLIFF now, so that gives the server very powerful classification capabilities: you can store a lot more meta-information for individual files and strings.
Proposal... install new version "Pootle", servers inkscape.org, comunity translator files .po !
...I would like to know Bryce's opinion if server can handle it. It uses mod_python and several other python packages that should be installed and I am not sure if we can.
Please give it a try. If you don't have the capacity, the main Pootle server [3] may be able to host Inkscape, as it has hosted other projects. Just ask on the Pootle list. :)
Pootle is very easy to use: it really lowers the barriers to participation, expecially for new translators. I've found it increases participation, and simplifies the workflow for both translators and admins.
from Clytie (vi-VN, Vietnamese free-software translation team / nhóm Việt hóa phần mềm tự do) http://groups-beta.google.com/group/vi-VN
[1] http://translate.sourceforge.net/wiki/pootle