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− | It is theoretically possible to parse the text from an SVG image and make it available for alternative translation. | + | ;Background:It is theoretically possible to parse the text from an SVG image and make it available for alternative translation. |
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| http://www.learnsvg.com/books/learnsvg/html/bitmap/chapter05/page05-1.php | | http://www.learnsvg.com/books/learnsvg/html/bitmap/chapter05/page05-1.php |
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− | Research the availability of FOSS (Free and Opens Source Software) tools that can be used to perform internationalization (i17n) of SVG images. Write a brief report (one paragraph per tool identified) linking to the tools and assessing their flexibility. | + | ;Task:Research the availability of FOSS (Free and Opens Source Software) tools that can be used to perform internationalization (i17n) of SVG images. Write a brief report (one paragraph per tool identified) linking to the tools and assessing their flexibility. |
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| Criteria for most useful tools: | | Criteria for most useful tools: |
| + | #Capable of pulling test out of SVG images. (minimal) |
| + | #Capable of #1 and also replacing tha text with alternative text. (getting warmer). |
| + | #Capable of #1 and #2 and uses common translation file format (e.g .PO file) as output/input source. (nearly ideal solution). |
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− | 1) Capable of pulling test out of SVG images. (minimal)
| + | By way of example, there are a suite of tools [http://translate.sourceforge.net/wiki/toolkit/index| Translate Toolkit] that can parse and interchange many translation file formats. Something like an svg2po/po2svg pair of scripts would be ideal. |
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− | 2) Capable of #1 and also replacing tha text with alternative text. (getting warmer).
| + | ;Contact:cjl --at-- sugarlabs.org |
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− | 3) Capable of #1 and #2 and uses common translation file format (e.g .PO file) as output/input source. (nearly ideal solution).
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− | By way of example, there are a suite of tools [http://translate.sourceforge.net/wiki/toolkit/index| Translate Toolkit] that can parse and interchange many translation file formats. Something like an svg2po/po2svg pair of scripts would be ideal.
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