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L18L

Ready to use translations exist for the languges:
de en_GB es fr hi nl pt_BR sv

at http://ayttm.sourceforge.net/files.php
download Source .bz2 tarball
click and extract directory po
copy:

Bert · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 1011

That's great L18L,

It's always nice to get a translation ready-made, like was the case for nl.

However, there was lots of Fuzzy and the translation was not complete.
Now corrected Smile

Thanks.

Bert · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 1011

Hi all,

I translated PupSnap from the pot file (because impossible to translate in Momanager)...no luck.. PupScan remains in English.

I then looked at the actual script files (version 2.2.1) and it looks like nothing is internationalized.

Am I missing the obvious again Laughing

Thanks for any pointers!

Bert

L18L · Posted: Mon 21 Oct 2013, 10:01 Post subject:

Bert · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 1011

L18L · Posted: Mon 21 Oct 2013, 12:53 Post subject: pupsnap Subject description: i18n

Bert · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 1011

Attached is the pot file.

vicmz · Joined: 15 Jan 2012 Posts: 1171

Here are gettext versions of PupSnap, PupShutdown and PupClockset:
http://www.puppylinuxstuff.meownplanet.net/vicmz
Rodin.s gettexted an older version of PupControl for Slacko, but right now I'm posting from mobile so I'll look for it later.
Radky says the GUI of his apps gets too expanded when translated, that's why he usually offers separate gettext versions when available.
See also:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=87264

L18L · Posted: Tue 22 Oct 2013, 04:22 Post subject: separate gettexted version

vicmz · Joined: 15 Jan 2012 Posts: 1171

At some point he is right. The GUI does expand -- when it's shown in a non-English language. At some places text doesn't fit the buttons (see pictures below), that's why PupClockset has abbreviations in the button labels, there are tooltips anyway.

I uploaded the PupControl gettexted by rodin.s (.pot included in the PET) to the same link above, along with a pupcontrol_pinstall.pot to translate the pinstall. There are also the PETs for DeskSetup 0.8 and WM Switcher 0.19 gettexted by rodin.s and L18L some time ago.

Bert · Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 1011

Thank you very much vicmz! Much appreciated.

Wouldn't it make sense a developer creates the GUI in such a way that it can accommodate the language strings from any language, no matter how long?
I confess that I have no idea how difficult this would be Wink

But some scripts/programs miraculously adopt to the length of my dutch translations, while others force me to write in almost shorthand to get everything fit in.

Something else now: wouldn't it be useful to create a new repository, containing a collection of ALL gettexted scripts/programs?
I can imagine the task of pup builders willing to internationalize not being very easy, as they have to find the gettexted versions.

As an example I discovered gettexted Psync in your repo, downloaded it and now my translation works again. The Psync version in Precise 5.7.1 is not internationalized.

So if we would have one place as "The Gettext Repo" things would likely be much easier for all involved.
It doesn't look like an impossible task to me...and I'm willing to help in its creation. What do you think?

Anyway, Victor, thanks again.!

L18L

L18L