Translation Team/Administration QuickStart: Difference between revisions
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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]] | ||