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 Posted - 26 August 2001 : 06:44:08
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QUICK START GUIDE FOR TRANSLATORS
If you decided to give a hand, here you can find how to start with:
1. Check if anybody else is translating in Internationalization Forum. If there is a workgroup, you can join them, or try to form one if there is no such group. To do so, just send a topic with subject "WORKGROUP: your language" in the Internationalization Forum on the main Snitz Website
2. Download the latest International Version (at the time of writing it's v40b021 v40b03) from sourceforge.net.
3. If you're unfamiliar with Snitz Forums 2000, make several installations and play with it. Also make sure you understand every setting in admin area. Don't forget to read the readme.txt file in the zip, and take support from Snitz Forum 2000 Site. Please make sure that you read the FAQ page and/or used the search utility before you post something there.
4. The test site is here. Make sure that you visit it. You can find some guidelines under the Guides & References.The test site is unfortunately down for a while.
5. Locate the Lang1033.asp file. This is the default language file in English-US. The number 1033 stands for the LCID (Location ID) value (MS standart). Find your LCID here.
6. Make sure you read the comments at the end part of config.asp.
7. Copy Lang1033.asp to LangNNNN.asp (where NNNN is your LCID value). Open it and edit the strings, those just after the equal sign. There are some parametric ones such as %s1%, %s2%. These are variables or constants coming from the code. For example in the phrase "There are 14 members", 14 is a variable, it's put in the language file as "There are %s1% members". Some of them may be HTML tags (e.g. if there is a link inside the sentence).
It will be good idea to use the spelling check utilities in MS Word for example.
8. Design 4 gif files in your language which include wording : See Lang1033button_go.gif, Lang1033button_login.gif, Lang1033button_logout.gif, Lang1033icon_photo_none.gif in the zip. Make you use your LCID value.
9. Package your Language Set (one asp, 4 gif's) and post it to forum, for others to check. If it works you can find the package in the next version.
10. If you're a programmer and want to write MOD's, make sure you read the guidelines in the Announcements section on the test site. Also analyze the code in config.asp, inc_language.asp and inc_langshort.asp.
Hope these helpes.
Think Pink
Edited by - bozden on 26 August 2001 13:51:43
Edited by - bozden on 05 November 2001 09:34:44
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