Translate

• Patches
• Required Tools
• Creating a New Translation
• Testing Translations
  • Dr. Klash
• Output Files
• Special Text Elements
  • Argument Elements
  • HTML Tags

Patches

• Translation Status / Recent Updates
• Submit here when ready

Required Tools

• CMake
• Gettext Utilities

Creating a New Translation

Run ./tools/i18nnew.sh LANGUAGE_CODE to create a new po/LANGUAGE_CODE.po file, where LANGUAGE_CODE is a two-letter ISO Language Code

Testing Translations

1. $ cd build.tmp (run ./Setup-kde4.sh before to initialize build.tmp directory)
2. make
3. sudo make install
4. Restart KShutdown

Dr. Klash

This little utility, once activated, can present a report about conflicting shortcuts in menus.

Output Files

• ./po/*.po - your translations
• ./src/i18n/*.qm - compiled .po file for Qt Build version (binary) - you can ignore this folder

Special Text Elements

Argument Elements

%0, %1, etc. - each %n string will be replaced at runtime with an applicable value. For example, "Remaining time: %0" string can be displayed as "Remaining time: 00:22:47".

HTML Tags

• B - display text using bold font
• BR - new line; like \n
• CODE - display text using monospace font