TWiki translation process

This topic is about coordinating the translation process. For information on how to make translations to individual languages, see UserInterfaceLocalisation instead.

When

The translation process must be coordinated with the TWiki release managers. We need to reach some important dates:

• String freeze: after this date, no strings are updated and the translators can work without fear that their work is going to be out of date because strings were changed in the code.
• Deadline for checkin of translations: the latest moment in which translation updates can be checked in to the source tree.

Who

To ease the process of reaching translations, every translator must be listed in the header of the corresponding PO file, following the following format:

# Translators:
#   TWiki:Main/AntonioTerceiro, 2005, 2006, 2007.
#   TWiki:Main/CarlinhosCecconi, 2005, 2006, 2007.

The format is important because some scripts rely on it.

To obtain the translators e-mail addresses, you must either check their TWiki topic on TWiki.org or ask one of the admins for their e-mail addresses from TWiki.org's user database (in the case the address is not shown in the topic).

How

Not necessarily in this order:

Supporting material

template for the translation process announce

This is a suggestion of message text for announcing to translators that they can start to work. The best practice is to address the message to TWiki's development list (twiki-dev@listsPLEASENOSPAM.sourceforge.net), and to Bcc: all the translators so their addresses are not exposed.

Note the bold parts, they must be filled with release-specific information.

-- Contributors: AntonioTerceiro - 28 Nov 2007

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