Re: [translate-pootle] Re: Pootle (was: Re: rosetta)

[Dwayne B. <dw...@tr...>]

On Tue, 2005-08-23 at 16:06 +0930, Clytie Siddall wrote:
> Hello Aiet :)
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> On 22/08/2005, at 6:07 PM, Aiet Kolkhi wrote:
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> >> Pootle already does. :)
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> > This is good news.  Does Pootle also offer GNOME Glossary =20
> > translation module?
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> Aiet, I've copied this mail to the translate-pootle list. You might =20
> like to join it [1], since it's very helpful, and really the best =20
> place to discuss how we're going to use Pootle.
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> After your previous mail, I also emailed the Pootle list, discussing =20
> some of these issues.
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> So the Gnome Glossary modules should be integrated in Pootle soon. =20
> Pootle's development is continual and very quick.

Is the GNOME glossary alive?  I haven't seen much movement on that file
the last time I looked.

> > Will it be possible to automatically translate the phrases once the
> > Glossary in translated?
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> I think the first stage would be having msgmerge available through =20
> the interface, so you can choose to initialize a file with the =20
> glossary, or any other compendium or file.
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> Then we should work up to integrating translation memory dynamically =20
> with the interface. That is, as you would know, a much more complex =20
> task. However, it's been on the Pootle ToDo list all along.

And for a long time :(
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> > Very important issue would be to register official Gnonme l10n
> > coordinators for appropriate languages, so that the coordinatord have
> > a right to approve translations, assign possibler tasks ans upload
> > updated or already translated PO files, so that we avoid multiple
> > unofficial translation projects, many people wotking on the same
> > module at the same time.
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> Yes, I said that we should give admin authority over the Gnome =20
> project files to a member of the existing Gnome translation team for =20
> that language, authorized by the team leader. That would give the =20
> Gnome files on Pootle the same level of protection that Gnome CVS =20
> currently has. Then that focus person would authorize further =20
> translators to work on the files, and would be responsible to the =20
> team leader at Gnome, for how the work is done.
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> (I am willing to be that person for my language, so I'm very keen to =20
> have that work effectively.)
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> None of us want parallel, and especially bad-quality, translation =20
> happening. It won't happen at Pootle. It's been an important issue =20
> from the beginning.

I've been adding various team leaders to their language project on
Pootle.  This allows them to set the rights of contributors to their
module - saves you from cleaning up spam and allows you to enable
suggestions.

Just shout here is you need it enabled.

> > Also, it would be very handy if the Gnome project in Pootle would sho=
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> > the appropriate link to the language's official Gnome team page, wher=
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> > userwould get all the infos, style and glossary hints, as well as
> > infos about priorities and assigned tasks.
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> That's a really good idea. I said we should have at least the link =20
> for the main GTP homepage, which has links to everything else, but =20
> allowing the language focus person for Gnome to add useful links to =20
> that page would be a good idea. We could supply a list of useful =20
> links, from which each focus person could choose, and if s/he wanted =20
> to add other links, s/he would have to get them authorized by the =20
> Pootle admins, I think, to avoid diluting the interface with possibly =20
> less relevant material. What do you think?
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> This is a very good direction for Pootle. Thankyou very much for your =20
> ideas, and please do join [1] the Pootle list: it's not a very busy =20
> one, but it gets things done!
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> from Clytie (vi-VN, Vietnamese free-software translation team / nh=C3=B3=
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> http://groups-beta.google.com/group/vi-VN
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