Help:Howto/How to translate langpacks - Revision history

Dart Raiden at 09:20, 13 May 2021

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	The <tt>english</tt> folder contains a translation template. It is updated regularly, and contains strings that need to be translated. You shouldn't edit it manually.		The <tt>english</tt> folder contains a translation template. It is updated regularly, and contains strings that need to be translated. You shouldn't edit it manually.
	{{TNT\|Important\|The exception is the plugins written in Pascal ({{Plugin\|Actman}}, {{Plugin\|HistoryPP}}, {{Plugin\|mRadio~~}}, {{Plugin\|QuickSearch~~}}, {{Plugin\|Watrack}}). Their templates are not generated automatically.}}		{{TNT\|Important\|The exception is the plugins written in Pascal ({{Plugin\|Actman}}, {{Plugin\|HistoryPP}}, {{Plugin\|mRadio}}, {{Plugin\|Watrack}}). Their templates are not generated automatically.}}
	Sometimes for different reasons some strings do not get into the English template (for example, the names of sections and subsections of icons setting).These strings are also the names of database sections or settings, so they can not be marked as "translatable" in sources (otherwise the database settings will be reset when the language is changed). However, these lines still need to be translated, so their translation is done in [https://github.com/miranda-ng/miranda-ng/blob/master/langpacks/russian/Plugins/_Various.txt a separate file].		Sometimes for different reasons some strings do not get into the English template (for example, the names of sections and subsections of icons setting).These strings are also the names of database sections or settings, so they can not be marked as "translatable" in sources (otherwise the database settings will be reset when the language is changed). However, these lines still need to be translated, so their translation is done in [https://github.com/miranda-ng/miranda-ng/blob/master/langpacks/russian/Plugins/_Various.txt a separate file].

Dart Raiden at 09:19, 5 June 2020

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	All strings are case sensitive. This means the difference between [Abc] and [abc].		All strings are case sensitive. This means the difference between [Abc] and [abc].

	The space at the end of the line (if it exists in the English template) should be replaced with <tt>\s</tt> in the translated string (see {{Rev\|~~5674~~\|commit ~~5674~~}}). The left space remains untouched:		The space at the end of the line (if it exists in the English template) should be replaced with <tt>\s</tt> in the translated string (see {{Rev\|ce7a393172adf13ad1e990e970c1acac896dea7f\|commit ce7a393172}}). The left space remains untouched:
	<pre style="overflow:auto;">		<pre style="overflow:auto;">
	[ Actions ]		[ Actions ]

Dart Raiden at 14:11, 29 August 2018

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	The <tt>english</tt> folder contains a translation template. It is updated regularly, and contains strings that need to be translated. You shouldn't edit it manually.		The <tt>english</tt> folder contains a translation template. It is updated regularly, and contains strings that need to be translated. You shouldn't edit it manually.
	{{TNT\|Important\|The exception is the plugins written in Pascal ({{Plugin\|Actman}}, {{Plugin\|HistoryPP~~}}, {{Plugin\|ImportTXT~~}}, {{Plugin\|mRadio}}, {{Plugin\|QuickSearch}}, {{Plugin\|Watrack}}). Their templates are not generated automatically.}}		{{TNT\|Important\|The exception is the plugins written in Pascal ({{Plugin\|Actman}}, {{Plugin\|HistoryPP}}, {{Plugin\|mRadio}}, {{Plugin\|QuickSearch}}, {{Plugin\|Watrack}}). Their templates are not generated automatically.}}
	Sometimes for different reasons some strings do not get into the English template (for example, the names of sections and subsections of icons setting).These strings are also the names of database sections or settings, so they can not be marked as "translatable" in sources (otherwise the database settings will be reset when the language is changed). However, these lines still need to be translated, so their translation is done in [https://github.com/miranda-ng/miranda-ng/blob/master/langpacks/russian/Plugins/_Various.txt a separate file].		Sometimes for different reasons some strings do not get into the English template (for example, the names of sections and subsections of icons setting).These strings are also the names of database sections or settings, so they can not be marked as "translatable" in sources (otherwise the database settings will be reset when the language is changed). However, these lines still need to be translated, so their translation is done in [https://github.com/miranda-ng/miranda-ng/blob/master/langpacks/russian/Plugins/_Various.txt a separate file].

Dart Raiden: /* =HEAD=.txt */

2018-07-19T18:59:56Z

=HEAD=.txt

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	Language:		Language:
	Locale:		Locale:
	~~Last-Modified-Using:~~
	Authors:		Authors:
	Author-email:		Author-email:
			Last-Modified-Using:
	</pre>		</pre>
	All lines, except the first two, are optional. "Language" value will be displayed in the language selection menu.		All lines, except the first two, are optional. "Language" value will be displayed in the language selection menu.

Dart Raiden at 17:30, 19 July 2018

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	Author-email:		Author-email:
	</pre>		</pre>
	All lines, except the first ~~and third~~, are optional. "Language" value will be displayed in the language selection menu.		All lines, except the first two, are optional. "Language" value will be displayed in the language selection menu.

	=== =CORE=.txt ===		=== =CORE=.txt ===

Dart Raiden: /* =HEAD=.txt */

2018-07-19T17:28:35Z

=HEAD=.txt

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	Author-email:		Author-email:
	</pre>		</pre>
	All lines, except the first, are optional.		All lines, except the first and third, are optional. "Language" value will be displayed in the language selection menu.

	=== =CORE=.txt ===		=== =CORE=.txt ===

Dart Raiden at 17:27, 19 July 2018

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	=== Refresh.bat ===		=== Refresh.bat ===
	Updates the translation files according to the English template. Untranslated strings will be placed in <tt>/langpacks/<language>/Untranslated/</tt> folder.		Updates the translation files according to the English template. Untranslated strings will be placed in <tt>/langpacks/<language>/Untranslated/</tt> folder.

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Goraf: fix message templates - use TNT

2018-06-20T13:38:10Z

fix message templates - use TNT

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	== How to translate ==		== How to translate ==
	{{Tip\|You are expected to have the whole Miranda NG Git checked out: https://github.com/miranda-ng/miranda-ng. If you don't want the whole repository, you need at least both <tt>langpacks</tt> and <tt>tools</tt> folders in the same folder on your disk.<br />You should make your own fork of that repository.'''}}		{{TNT\|Tip\|You are expected to have the whole Miranda NG Git checked out: https://github.com/miranda-ng/miranda-ng. If you don't want the whole repository, you need at least both <tt>langpacks</tt> and <tt>tools</tt> folders in the same folder on your disk.<br />You should make your own fork of that repository.'''}}

	'''Notes:'''		'''Notes:'''

Dart Raiden at 12:52, 20 June 2018

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	for all other plugins.		for all other plugins.

	{{TNT\|Note\|Duplicate the same lines within the translation of same plugin does not make sense, since Miranda will only use the first option found.}}		{{TNT\|Note\|Duplicate the same lines within the translation of ''same plugin'' does not make sense, since Miranda will only use the first option found.}}

	All strings are case sensitive. This means the difference between [Abc] and [abc].		All strings are case sensitive. This means the difference between [Abc] and [abc].

Dart Raiden: /* Refresh.bat */

2018-06-20T12:50:11Z

Refresh.bat

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	=== Refresh.bat ===		=== Refresh.bat ===
	Updates the translation files according to the English template. Untranslated strings will be placed in <tt>/langpacks/<language>/Untranslated</tt>.		Updates the translation files according to the English template. Untranslated strings will be placed in <tt>/langpacks/<language>/Untranslated/</tt> folder.