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| - | ====== Proposal for the Use of Transifex ====== | ||
| - | Based on the capabilities and flaws of Transifex the following approach seems best suited: | ||
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| - | ===== Translations for GetSimple ===== | ||
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| - | Setup: | ||
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| - | * Create a project **//getsimple//** | ||
| - | * license = other open source | ||
| - | * source language = en_US | ||
| - | * maintainers = GetSimple developers/moderators and main plugin developers | ||
| - | * tags: opensource, getsimple | ||
| - | * Goto Manage/Access Control and set | ||
| - | * project type = project hub | ||
| - | * access control = limited access (teams) | ||
| - | * Add a resource //lang// and upload the english language file | ||
| - | * Create additional languages for the available languages and upload the files | ||
| - | * Always create the no-country language, too, e.g. //en// | ||
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| - | Management: | ||
| - | * translators are added on request for their language (and the respective language without country code) | ||
| - | * developers download files for releases | ||
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| - | ==== Translations for Plugins ==== | ||
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| - | Setup: | ||
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| - | * (the plugin developer registers himself with Transifex) | ||
| - | * create a project with name **//getsimple_plugin_name//**, e.g. //getsimple_i18n_gallery// for the I18N Gallery plugin, which uses a plugin file named //i18n_gallery// | ||
| - | * license = (either license) | ||
| - | * source language = (any english variant) | ||
| - | * maintainer = (plugin developer) | ||
| - | * tags: opensource, getsimple, ... | ||
| - | * Goto Manage/Access Control and set | ||
| - | * project type = outsourced project | ||
| - | * outsource access to = getsimple | ||
| - | * Add a resource //lang// and upload the english language file | ||
| - | * Add new translations by uploading existing language files | ||
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| - | Management: | ||
| - | * no user management needed - any translator registered with the GetSimple project can translate any plugin (to the language(s) he is registered for) | ||
| - | * developer downloads files for plugin releases or | ||
| - | * uses a enhanced //Translate// plugin: download language files, compare them with current state, save them, test them, update them and upload them to Transifex | ||
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| - | === Advantages/Disadvantages of this Setup === | ||
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| - | Advantages | ||
| - | * Management of translation team centralized - a german translator can translate any plugin | ||
| - | * consistent tagging - translator can search for tag //getsimple// and easily translate all available plugins - **this could greatly improve language availability** | ||
| - | * consistent naming of projects allows automated access | ||
| - | * because of this an enhanced //Translate// plugin can simplify Testing of translations | ||
| - | * for users registered with Transifex: it's easy to find all available translations of a plugin and download one | ||
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| - | Disadvantages | ||
| - | * if language files are only stored on Transifex (until they are included in the plugin), a user needs to register with Transifex to download them | ||
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| - | Problems: | ||
| - | * Transifex does not show the technical key for the translation, although this can convey important information: e.g. if you have 2 items //TAB_XXX// and //TITLE_XXX// which are the same in english, but should be different in another language because the translation is rather long and thus should be shortened for the tab. | ||
| - | * When downloading, Transifex replaces non-translated items with the source language text - the //Translate// plugin uses a hack to recognize this | ||
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