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| This is the home of the Ubuntu translations knowledgebase, the purpose of which is to contain all information around translating Ubuntu. | ||<tablestyle="float:right; font-size: 0.9em; width:40%; background:#F1F1ED; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;" style="padding:0.5em;"><<TableOfContents>>|| |
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| ==== Frequently Asked Questions ==== * [[https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu-translations/+faqs|Ubuntu translations FAQ]]. * [[https://answers.launchpad.net/rosetta/+faqs|Launchpad Transaltions FAQ]] (Launchpad Translations is the collaborative web translations tool we use to translate Ubuntu) |
This is the home of the Ubuntu translations knowledgebase, where you'll find all information around translating Ubuntu. |
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| ==== Guidelines ==== | === Frequently Asked Questions === |
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| * Working with upstreams | ''Frequently asked questions about translating Ubuntu and using Launchpad for translations'' * [[https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu-translations/+faqs|Ubuntu Translations FAQ]] * [[https://answers.launchpad.net/rosetta/+faqs|Launchpad Translations FAQ]] — ''Launchpad Translations is the collaborative online tool we use to translate Ubuntu'' * [[../TranslatorsQuestions|Old Ubuntu Translations FAQ]] — ''deprecated, but left here for reference purposes. The content should be moved to the [[https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu-translations/+faqs|Ubuntu Translations FAQ]]'' === Guidelines === ''Set of recommended guidelines and best practices, aimed at translation team coordinators, but also interesting for all translators.'' * [[/TeamCommunication|Team communication]] |
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| * Team communication | * [[/QualityAssurance|Quality assurance and working with upstreams]] * [[/MigrationToModerated|Migration from Open to Moderated translation teams]] |
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| ==== Policies ==== | === Policies === |
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| * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuTranslationsCoordinators|The Ubuntu Translations Coordinators team]] * Translation team coordinator roles * [[../LanguagePackUpdatesQA|Language pack testing]] * Reporting translation bugs * [[/PoliciesBrainstorming|Brainstorming section]] * [[../NewLanguages|Adding a new language to Ubuntu]] |
''Set of policies governing the teams in the [[https://translations.launchpad.net/+groups/ubuntu-translators|Ubuntu Translators]] [[https://help.launchpad.net/Translations/JoiningATranslationGroup|translation group]]. The translation of Ubuntu is only possible for the teams in this group.'' |
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| ==== General documentation ==== | <<Anchor(PoliciesGeneral)>> ==== General ==== * [[UbuntuTranslationsCoordinators|The Ubuntu Translations Coordinators team]] * [[/StartingTeam|Starting a new Ubuntu translation team]] * [[/AddingNewLanguage|Adding a new language to Ubuntu]] * [[/TranslationsPrecedence|Translations precedence policy]] <<Anchor(PoliciesTeams)>> ==== Ubuntu Translation teams ==== * [[/LaunchpadTeam|Translation team in Launchpad]] * [[/TranslationGuidelines|Translation guidelines]] * [[/TeamCoordinatorResponsibilities |Team coordinator responsibilities]] * [[/RoleReassignmentPolicy |Team coordinator role reassignment]] === General documentation === |
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| * [[Translations/TemplatesPriority | Templates priority and lists of Ubuntu specific packages]] * [[/Milestones|Translation milestones]] * [[/Exporting|How to export translations for offline translation, testing or sending to upstream]] * [[/LaunchpadTranslationsAdaptToUpstream|Prepare a translation for sending upstream]] === QA === |
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| ==== Special translations ==== | * [[../LanguagePackUpdatesQA|Language pack testing]] * [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-langpack/+archive/ppa | Language Pack PPA]] - weekly update. Please use this PPA for testing translations. * [[/ReportingBugs|How to report translation bugs]] * [[/HandlingBugs| How to handle translations bugs]] - triage and resolution |
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| * [[/OpenOffice.org|OpenOffice.org]] | === Special translations === |
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| ==== Developer documentation ==== | ''These are translations that do not follow the usual [[Translations/TranslationLifecycle|translation lifecycle]]''. * !LibreOffice: Translation happens entirely in upstream, please [[http://www.libreoffice.org/get-involved/localizers/|follow their instructions]] * Firefox: Translation happens entirely in upstream, please [[https://wiki.mozilla.org/L10n/|follow their instructions]] * [[/Ubufox|Ubufox]] * [[/BrowserStartPage|Browser start page]] * [[/BrowserStartPageOffline|Offline browser start page]] * [[/UbuntuDocs|K/Ubuntu documentation]] — Note: add a description to the "Assistive Tools" string translation * [[/DDTP|Long package descriptions]] * [[/Installer|Ubuntu Installer]] * [[/InstallerTimezones|Installer timezones]] * [[/PackagesDotUbuntuDotCom|packages.ubuntu.com]] * ISO codes: Please translate [[http://pkg-isocodes.alioth.debian.org/|upstream]], we will only sync from Debian and won't use the translations from Launchpad directly. * [[/ReleaseNotes|Release Notes]] * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/wubi|WUBI]] * [[../Wanted|Wanted]] — translations needed, but not doable in Launchpad * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuHebrewTranslators/CLI | Command Line Interface packages ]] useful for disabling translations for RTL languages * CUPS: Please translate [[http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/doc-1.5/translation.html|upstream]], we will only sync from there and won't use the translations from Launchpad directly. * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/+source/apt/+translations|apt]]: please coordinate the translation with [[Translations/Upstream/Debian|Debian upstream]] * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/+source/dpkg/+pots/dpkg|dpkg]]: please coordinate the translation with [[Translations/Upstream/Debian|Debian upstream]] * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/+source/e2fsprogs|e2fsprogs]]: please coordinate the translation with the [[Translations/Upstream/Other/TranslationProject|Translation Project upstream]] === Utilities and translation helping tools === * [[Nightmonkey | Nightmonkey]] - Helps you translate package description * [[http://l10n.ubuntu.tla.ro/karmic-report/ | Karmic Translations Report ]] - a better view over translation templates (search, see upstream and sort over all templates) * [[https://edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu-translations/ubuntu-translations-tools | Ubuntu Translations Tools ]] various script to help you with translation related task (ex. search string in local installed translations) === Developer documentation === ''This documentation should assist developers in preparing their Ubuntu applications and packages for translation'' |
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| === General resources === * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+language-packs | Language Pack Source archive for Karmic ]] * [[/PoliciesBrainstorming|Brainstorming section]] ||'''Subpages'''||<<Navigation(children,1)>>|| |
This is the home of the Ubuntu translations knowledgebase, where you'll find all information around translating Ubuntu.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently asked questions about translating Ubuntu and using Launchpad for translations
Launchpad Translations FAQ — Launchpad Translations is the collaborative online tool we use to translate Ubuntu
Old Ubuntu Translations FAQ — deprecated, but left here for reference purposes. The content should be moved to the Ubuntu Translations FAQ
Guidelines
Set of recommended guidelines and best practices, aimed at translation team coordinators, but also interesting for all translators.
Policies
Set of policies governing the teams in the Ubuntu Translators translation group. The translation of Ubuntu is only possible for the teams in this group.
General
Ubuntu Translation teams
General documentation
QA
Language Pack PPA - weekly update. Please use this PPA for testing translations.
How to handle translations bugs - triage and resolution
Special translations
These are translations that do not follow the usual translation lifecycle.
LibreOffice: Translation happens entirely in upstream, please follow their instructions
Firefox: Translation happens entirely in upstream, please follow their instructions
K/Ubuntu documentation — Note: add a description to the "Assistive Tools" string translation
ISO codes: Please translate upstream, we will only sync from Debian and won't use the translations from Launchpad directly.
Wanted — translations needed, but not doable in Launchpad
Command Line Interface packages useful for disabling translations for RTL languages
CUPS: Please translate upstream, we will only sync from there and won't use the translations from Launchpad directly.
apt: please coordinate the translation with Debian upstream
dpkg: please coordinate the translation with Debian upstream
e2fsprogs: please coordinate the translation with the Translation Project upstream
Utilities and translation helping tools
Nightmonkey - Helps you translate package description
Karmic Translations Report - a better view over translation templates (search, see upstream and sort over all templates)
Ubuntu Translations Tools various script to help you with translation related task (ex. search string in local installed translations)
Developer documentation
This documentation should assist developers in preparing their Ubuntu applications and packages for translation
General resources
Translations/KnowledgeBase (last edited 2012-02-29 21:10:23 by kelemeng)