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Translating Open Source Apps Kukuh Syafaat openSUSE-ID cho2@opensuse.{org,id} openSUSE Virtual Summit 2020 Agenda l10n vs i18n Online vs Ofgline Translations Problems on Translations Tips l10n vs i18n l10n Localization

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Translating Open Source Apps

  • penSUSE Virtual Summit 2020
  • penSUSE-ID

Kukuh Syafaat

cho2@opensuse.{org,id}

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Agenda

  • l10n vs i18n
  • Online vs Ofgline Translations
  • Problems on Translations
  • Tips
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l10n vs i18n

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l10n

  • Localization

– Localization refers to the adaptation of a

product, application or document content to meet the language, cultural and other requirements of a specific target market (a locale). (source: w3.org)

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i18n

  • Internationalization

– Internationalization is the design and

development of a product, application or document content that enables easy localization for target audiences that vary in culture, region, or language. (source: w3.org)

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Online vs Offmine Translations

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Online Translations

  • Using web, e.g.

– Weblate

  • Weblate: https://hosted.weblate.org
  • openSUSE: https://l10n.opensuse.org
  • LibreOfgice:

https://translations.documentfoundation.org

  • Elementary: https://l10n.elementary.io
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Weblate

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Online Translations (2)

  • Using web, e.g.

– Transifex

  • MATE: https://www.transifex.com/mate
  • Xfce: https://www.transifex.com/xfce
  • Endless OS:

https://www.transifex.com/endless-os

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Transifex

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Online Translations (3)

  • Using web, e.g.

– Pootle

  • Gajim: https://translate.gajim.org/

– Zanata

  • Openstack: https://translate.openstack.org
  • Fedora: https://fedora.zanata.org
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Pootle

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Zanata

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Offmine Translations

  • Using desktop apps, e.g.

– Poedit – Gtranslator (GNOME) – Lokalize (KDE)

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Poedit

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Gtranslator

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Lokalize

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Offmine Translations (2)

  • Download po files, translate locally, then

upload it.

– GNOME - Damned Lies:

https://l10n.gnome.org

– KDE - SVN: https://l10n.kde.org

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Problems on Translations

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Shortcut & Access Keys

  • Trigger letters are marked with special

characters

– & (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampersand) – _ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underscore) – ...

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Shortcut & Access Keys (2)

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Shortcut & Access Keys (3)

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Shortcut & Access Keys (4)

  • It should be noted that the uniqueness of

the trigger letters at each level is parallel, not the position of the trigger letters on the translated string

  • As much as possible keep the triggers in

the original language

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Shortcut & Access Keys (5)

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Variable Placeholder

  • The translation line may contain dynamic

variables, which will be processed when the program is run

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Variable Placeholder (2)

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Date and Time Format

https://devhints.io/datetime

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Context

  • Example: “Discover”
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Context (2)

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Context (3)

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Tips

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Tips

  • Use Translation

Memory

– Can be initialized

from another translation

– Need to pay attention

to the license

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THANK YOU