Re: webmin translations status

Hi Guys,
I don't want to change the format of the Webmin translation files unless there is some advantage of the po format over my current text format. Switching to po would introduce a dependency on another library, which I try to avoid whereever possible.

However, perhaps some simple programs could be written to convert between Webmin's format and the .po file format? That would allow other translation programs to be used..

 - Jamie

-----Original Message-----

From:  Martin Mewes <mm-hgE/[email protected]>
Subj:  Re: [webmin-trans] webmin translations status
Date:  Tue 11 Oct 2005 2:03 am
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To:  [email protected]
cc:  Jamie Cameron <[email protected]>

Hello,

Wanderlei Antonio Cavassin <cavassin-4qZELD6FgxhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]> wrote :

>    I've googled today about this, finding this list, the
> call for quality and noticed po-webmin from skolelinux.
> What's the status of po use for webmin translation?
>
>    Personaly, I think webmin should change its tanslation
> framework to gettext. If this is not possible, we should
> really push use of this intermediate tools. I propose to
> merge our scripts with skolelinux ones. What do you think?

As the former translation co-ordinator I am happy to see something else 
on this list. Normally there are only update notices from Jamie and 
myself regarding new webmin/usermin development versions to translate.
Obviously this list is somewhat dead and close to be closed down 
completely.

I remember the day when skolelinux mentioned they are using po-files for 
translation and as WTCO I thought this would be a good thing because 
the strings to translate are getting more and more. Using a GUI may 
would other folks getting on board here.

Then Emmanuel Saracco invented the wbmtranslator [1] which is a GUI 
within Webmin to translate stuff very easily and if I recall correctly 
the main problem on this item was, that the structures to use po-files 
(or something else) must be done within the software itself.

I have CCed Jamie Cameron on this item, because he is the main person to 
decide on techniques here. I think he can shed a light on this item 
better.

[1] http://wbmtranslator.labs.libre-entreprise.org/

bis dahin/kind regards

Martin Mewes

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