Re: [SM-USERS] Translation of messages of a plugin [SOLVED]

[eva <ev...@gm...>]

On 27 April 2011 19:40, Paul Lesniewski <pa...@sq...> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 5:57 AM, eva <ev...@gm...> wrote:
>> On 8 April 2011 20:43, Paul Lesniewski <pa...@sq...> wrote:
>>>
>>> >> Please don't top-post.  Refer to the mailing list posting guidelines
>>> >> if you have doubts about how to post here.
>>> >>
>>> >> >>> > I have my Squirrelmail translated into Spanish, but I don't know how
>>> >> >>> > to
>>> >> >>> > translate the messages of my plugins (ie restrict_senders). Do I
>>> >> >>> > have
>>> >> >>> > togenerate my own translation?
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> Yes, unless it's already been translated.  Where to put the translated
>>> >> >>> plugin file depends on the plugin.  IIRC, Restrict Senders needs its
>>> >> >>> translated file under the main squirrelmail/locales directory.
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> You might want to start here
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> http://squirrelmail.org/docs/translator/translator.html
>>> >> >>> http://squirrelmail.org/wiki/HelpTranslating
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> Both links are found with quick and easy web searches.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Thanks for the reply,
>>> >> >> yes, I already had a look to those links, but I wasnt sure if that was
>>> >> >> the
>>> >> >> right way to do it.
>>> >> >> Ok, so I'll work on that.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > After trying a few things on the documentation, still not translating. I
>>> >> > am
>>> >> > sorry if I am asking about obvious things, but I dont know what else to
>>> >> > try
>>> >> > and I am stuck.
>>> >> > I have followed the steps here:
>>> >> > http://squirrelmail.org/wiki/HelpTranslating
>>> >> > where it says "Translating plugins".
>>> >> > I have changed a tested it, putting a string in the msgstr parameter, as
>>> >> > the
>>> >> > documentation suggests,.. but no luck.
>>> >> > I restarted Apache, but still the same.
>>> >> > If anyone has done this before, it could be very helpful.
>>> >>
>>> >> You need to show what you've done in order for anyone to tell you why
>>> >> it isn't working.  Also be specific about which plugin you're
>>> >> translating.  We need *EVERY* detail.
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> > Sorry for the top-posting.. long time I haven't posted so I forget.
>>>
>>> Thanks for understanding.  Next thing to fix is not to send HTML to
>>> mailing lists, thanks.
>>>
>>> > I have realised now what's missing, by still don't know how to go on.
>>> > The plugin's name is "restrict_senders". Here is what I did:
>>> > - I created path where the .po and .mo files will be saved, that is, as the
>>> > documentation says, using ../locale/<language_code>/LC_MESSAGES
>>> > /path/squirrelmail-1.4.21/plugins/restrict_senders/locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES
>>>
>>> These two paths are not the same thing.  You need to place your translation in:
>>>
>>> ...../squirrelmail/locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES
>>>
>>> > - Then I created the .po file:
>>> > xgettext --keyword=_ -d restrict_senders -s --language=php *.php
>>> > That generated the file: restrict_senders.po
>>>
>>> xgettext is used to generate a .pot file.  And you should notice that
>>> Restrict Senders already comes with one for you in its locale
>>> directory.
>>>
>>> > - Compiled it:
>>> > msgfmt -o restrict_senders.mo restrict_senders.po
>>> > - Then I had my restrict_senders.po and restrict_senders.mo
>>> > /path/squirrelmail-1.4.21/plugins/restrict_senders/locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES/restrict_senders.po
>>> > /path/squirrelmail-1.4.21/plugins/restrict_senders/locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES/restrict_senders.mo
>>> > - Then, modified this bit, for testing, in the restrict_senders.po file:
>>> > #: functions.php:228
>>> > #, c-format
>>> > msgid "Too many outgoing recipients. Please limit number of recipients to
>>> > %d."
>>> > msgstr "Esta es la traduccion."
>>> > - Then compiled the modified .po file again.
>>> > - Restarted Apache.
>>> > So, I have realised that, at the beginning of the explanation, it says that
>>> > I have to tell Squirrelmail where this file is (obvious now that I know..).
>>> > I copy-paste the example in the documentation, that it's been done with
>>> > another plugin, the view_as_html plugin:
>>> >
>>> > /* i18n.php defines the _() syntax */
>>> > include_once('../functions/i18n.php');
>>> > /* Now tell gettext where the locale directory for your plugin is
>>> >  * this is in relation to the src/ directory
>>> >  */
>>> > bindtextdomain('view_as_html', SM_PATH . 'plugins/view_as_html/locale');
>>> > /* Switch to your plugin domain so your messages get translated */
>>> > textdomain('view_as_html');
>>> > if($show_html_default == 1) {
>>> >     echo "<a href=\"$new_link&amp;view_as_html=0\">";
>>> >     echo _("View as plain text");
>>> >     echo "</a>\n";
>>> > }
>>> > else {
>>> >     echo "<a href=\"$new_link&amp;view_as_html=1\">";
>>> >     echo _("View as HTML");
>>> >     echo "</a>\n";
>>> > }
>>> > /* Switch back to the SquirrelMail domain */
>>> > bindtextdomain('squirrelmail', SM_PATH . 'locale');
>>> > textdomain('squirrelmail');
>>> >
>>> > So, I found I don't know where to put this configuration...
>>>
>>> All this PHP code is unneeded.  Restrict Senders is already coded
>>> correctly for being translated.  You only need to create a .po and .mo
>>> and put them in the right place.  When you're done, please share with
>>> the community if you would.  You should send it to our
>>> squirrelmail-i18n mailing list (and this question would also have been
>>> more appropriate there).
>>>
>>> > So, what it looks like, is that I have to change where it says
>>> > "viw_as_html", and put instead "restrict_senders".
>>> > But.. there's a configuration with the "if" that I don't know if that will
>>> > apply to the restrict_senders plugin... ?
>>> > So I am a bit stuck over there.
>>> > Thank you.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>
>> That's right. I got it perfectly working now. My mistake was I thought
>> that I had to use the locale directory of the plugin, instead of the
>> main directory of Squirrel.
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>
> As thanks, I'd ask you share your translation with the community.
> Please send it to the i18n mailing list if you can (if you're feeling
> lazy, you can send it to this list for now).
>
>
> --

Sure, thanks for reminding me. I will send it, I like to contribute! :)

See ya!