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This page shows the current status of all translations for all files in a Project. Summary statistics along the top reveal the totals across all the files. For each file, a colored bar shows the progress of translations. It starts out in red color and becomes green when the translation is complete. The summary column shows the number of words that remains to be translated for this file. Selecting this link will take you to the first untranslated message for this file. The last column shows the current commit status. Don't depend on it fully. Sometimes, the status appears OK even when changes are not committed yet. This may be corrected in the future. | This page shows the current status of all translations for all files in a Project. Summary statistics along the top reveal the totals across all the files. For each file, a colored bar shows the progress of translations. It starts out in red color and becomes green when the translation is complete. The summary column shows the number of words that remains to be translated for this file. Selecting this link will take you to the first untranslated message for this file. The last column shows the current commit status. Don't depend on it fully. Sometimes, the status appears OK even when changes are not committed yet. This may be corrected in the future. | ||
[[Image:Translate-overview.png] | [[Image:Translate-overview.png]] | ||
From this overview page, the Language Administrator will be able to perform translations, review suggestions and approve suggestions from other translators, catch up with the latest message files, commit translations to the repository and then manage permissions for other Translators contributing to this project. | From this overview page, the Language Administrator will be able to perform translations, review suggestions and approve suggestions from other translators, catch up with the latest message files, commit translations to the repository and then manage permissions for other Translators contributing to this project. | ||
It is important that translations checked into the projects are from the latest message files, so we will start with that operation. | It is important that translations checked into the projects are from the latest message files, so we will start with that operation. | ||
=== News and Events === | |||
The News section allows you to track changes happening in the Project like updates to translations, suggestions, commits, changes to VCS and so on. This page also allows to add your own message like vacation notices or hints to other translators. | |||
[[Image:Translate-news.png]] | |||
It is a good place to catch up with events after you return from a break or during intense activities. | |||
=== Catching up with new strings to translate === | === Catching up with new strings to translate === | ||
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Developers will be modifying the strings that need to be translated as they implement features and fix bugs. It can happen at any point in the release cycle but less so during the [[Development_Team/Release#String_cooling|string cooling]] and [[Development_Team/Release#String_Freeze|string freeze]] periods. Watch out for commit messages in the mailing list. | Developers will be modifying the strings that need to be translated as they implement features and fix bugs. It can happen at any point in the release cycle but less so during the [[Development_Team/Release#String_cooling|string cooling]] and [[Development_Team/Release#String_Freeze|string freeze]] periods. Watch out for commit messages in the mailing list. | ||
To tell Pootle that it needs to pick up those changes, the language administrator for that project needs to go to the Files tab and | To tell Pootle that it needs to pick up those changes, the language administrator for that project needs to go to the Files tab and press the link "rescan the project files" if any files have been added. Press the link "update the files from templates" if any existing files have been updated. | ||
[[Image:Translate-files-top.png]] | [[Image:Translate-files-top.png]] | ||
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While rescan and update templates links take effect immediately, Delete operations take effect only when you press "Save Changes". Otherwise the operation will be canceled. | While rescan and update templates links take effect immediately, Delete operations take effect only when you press "Save Changes". Otherwise the operation will be canceled. | ||
=== Translate Messages for a Project === | === Translate Messages for a Project === | ||
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* To download the PO files, and go through it | * To download the PO files, and go through it | ||
* To run '--check' to ensure that the file is formatted correctly | * To run '--check' to ensure that the file is formatted correctly | ||
* To use the various [ | * To use the various [http://translate.sourceforge.net/wiki/toolkit/pofilter_tests checks] available from within Pootle: | ||
[[File:Translate-review-top.png]] | [[File:Translate-review-top.png]] | ||