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| = Translations in Ubuntu (from a developer perspective) = | = Ubuntu Internationalization Guide = |
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| This page tries to outline * how Ubuntu deals with translations (and i18n in general) from a developer's perspective * which tools are interesting for developers to make sure that translations and i18n work fine |
This document tries to outline: * How Ubuntu deals with translations (and i18n in general) from a developer's perspective * Which tools are interesting for developers to make sure that translations and i18n work fine == Getting Started == * '''Primer''': This [[/InternationalizationPrimer|internationalization primer]] is a great place to get started. |
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| Be sure to read TranslationLifecycle in the [[TranslatingUbuntu|translations wiki pages]] for a general overview of how translations work in Ubuntu. | ''General information on the tools and processes related to the internationalization of Ubuntu'' |
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| <<Anchor(LanguagePacks)>> == Language Packs == === General === Packages in `main` and `restricted` don't contain translations (*.mo) files themselves, they are stripped during the build on the Launchpad buildds and put into `language-pack-*` packages instead. This is done in an attempt to bundle the translations you're interested in and cut down the occupied space. |
* [[TranslationLifecycle|Overview of the translations lifecycle]] * [[/Glossary|Glossary of i18n-related terms]] |
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| Note: once a package is promoted to `main`, it only needs to be rebuilt the first time after promotion so that [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pkgbinarymangler|pkgbinarymangler]] can strip the translations. After this, import to Launchpad Translations and export in language packs "will just happen". | == Packaging == |
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| Comparing the contents of a package built by Launchpad Soyuz and a locally built one: {{{ daniel@bert:~$ debdiff --nocontrol gcalctool_5.27.2-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb /var/cache/pbuilder/result/gcalctool_5.27.2-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb [The following lists of changes regard files as different if they have different names, permissions or owners.] |
''Information on packaging internationalized packages for Ubuntu'' |
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* [[/Packaging|Internationalization of packages]] |
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| == Coding == | |
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| === Translations Templates === For `pkgstriptranslations` (in the `pkgbinarymangler` package) to do the job right, please make sure that your package in `main` or `restricted` builds a .pot during the build. It does not necessarily need to be shipped in the source or in the binary package. Generating it during the build is good enough. This can be achieved by running the following in `debian/rules`: {{{ cd po; intltool-update -p}}} ''If there's more than one `./po/` directory (or it has a different name), please make sure to adjust the call above.'' |
''Information on writing or modifying internationalized applications for Ubuntu'' |
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| == Desktop Entries == | * [[/Coding|Internationalization of source code]] |
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| Translations of [[http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/desktop-entry-spec|desktop entries]] (.desktop files) are also stripped out and included in language packs. | == Translation process == |
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| This is done by adding the '''X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain''' [[http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/ar01s08.html|additional key]]. As an example for this key in action, here's how it is done in the Transmission source package in Jaunty (from the `20_add_X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain.diff` patch): | ''General overview of the Ubuntu translation process, from the translators' point of view'' |
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| {{{ Index: transmission-1.40-2ubuntu1/gtk/transmission.desktop.in =================================================================== --- transmission-1.40-2ubuntu1.orig/gtk/transmission.desktop.in 2008-12-09 18:57:13.000000000 +0000 +++ transmission-1.40-2ubuntu1/gtk/transmission.desktop.in 2008-12-09 18:58:54.000000000 +0000 @@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ Type=Application MimeType=application/x-bittorrent; Categories=Network;FileTransfer;P2P;GTK; +X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=transmission }}} |
* [[/TranslationProcess|Overview of the Ubuntu translation process]] |
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| In summary, for packages in `main` we strip the translations out of the .desktop files, and gnome-panel (TODO: is this the right package?, TODO: how is this done in KDE?) has a patch to load a translation from the .mo file. It basically uses that key to figure out where to get the translation from. | == Launchpad == |
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| The preferred way to implement this is either through `debian/patches` or by using the [[http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?searchon=contents&keywords=langpack.mk&mode=exactfilename&suite=jaunty&arch=any|langpack.mk]] rule if the package uses CDBS. | ''Information related to Launchpad and internationalization, including best practices on how to handle translations of hosted projects'' * [[https://help.launchpad.net/Translations/YourProject/BestPractices|Best practices on how to set up a project for translation in Launchpad]] * [[/Launchpad|Internationalization considerations and general information on Launchpad]] * [[http://blog.launchpad.net/translations/automatic-template-generation | Automatic generation of translation templates from branch]] |
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| * [[LangpacksDesktopfiles|Original specification]] * [[LangpacksDesktopfilesKDE|Original specification for KDE]] |
== Recipes == |
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| == The import queue == | ''Recipes on how to perform common tasks related to internationalization'' |
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| All translation templates (.pot files) and translations (.po) end up in the Launchpad Translations import queue before being imported into Launchpad. Some of the import queues: * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+imports?field.filter_extension=pot&field.filter_status=NEEDS_REVIEW|Hardy]] * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+imports?field.filter_extension=pot&field.filter_status=NEEDS_REVIEW|Intrepid]] * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/jaunty/+imports?field.filter_extension=pot&field.filter_status=NEEDS_REVIEW|Jaunty]] * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+imports?field.filter_extension=pot&field.filter_status=NEEDS_REVIEW|Karmic]] Templates generally get approved automatically, but sometimes there is some manual work involved in approving them. The [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-translation-coordinator|Ubuntu Translations Coordinators Team]] manages the import queue. We've got a [[ubuntu-translation-coordinator@lists.launchpad.net|mailing list]] where issues can be discussed and we welcome the help of any community members experienced with translations. == General Advice == If you want to make sure that your packages translations are set up correctly, try running: {{{ cd po; intltool-update -m}}} and be sure to either fix the issues or report them upstream. Sometimes empty `.po` files caused packages to build from source. == Kubuntu-specific notes == == Additional notes on packages not using the Gettext format == === Mozilla === === OpenOffice.org === |
* [[/RecipeVerifyingTranslationUploads|Verifying translation uploads]] * [[/RecipeIntltoolCheck|Checking out translations in intltool-based packages]] * [[/RecipeAddingLPI|Adding Launchpad integration for bugs, help and translations to an application's help menu]] |
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| CategoryTranslations |
Getting Started |
Ubuntu Internationalization Guide
This document tries to outline:
- How Ubuntu deals with translations (and i18n in general) from a developer's perspective
- Which tools are interesting for developers to make sure that translations and i18n work fine
Getting Started
Primer: This internationalization primer is a great place to get started.
General information
General information on the tools and processes related to the internationalization of Ubuntu
Packaging
Information on packaging internationalized packages for Ubuntu
Coding
Information on writing or modifying internationalized applications for Ubuntu
Translation process
General overview of the Ubuntu translation process, from the translators' point of view
Launchpad
Information related to Launchpad and internationalization, including best practices on how to handle translations of hosted projects
Best practices on how to set up a project for translation in Launchpad
Internationalization considerations and general information on Launchpad
Recipes
Recipes on how to perform common tasks related to internationalization
UbuntuDevelopment/Internationalisation (last edited 2010-08-18 14:21:17 by 140)