[SCIM] Translation of SCIM panel

[Ken Deeter]

Hi,

You should be able to use kbabel in the kdesdk package to create
translations for .po files.

I've never done it myself so I don't know all the details.

Ken



On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 07:44:15 +0900
Yukiko Bando <ybando at k6.dion.ne.jp> wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> On Tuesday 29 June 2004 02:05, Ming Hua wrote:
> > If I remember correctly, SCIM currently has simplified and
> > tranditional Chinese translations (zh_CN and zh_TW).
> 
> You are right.  I found them in ~/scim-0.99.1/po.  
> 
> > SCIM uses gettext, which is quite standard for localization among
> > open source softwares.  To translate, you just get the .pot
> > templates and translate them into your language [0].  I think it
> > should be familar to most translators [1].
> >
> > [0] After reviewing the web CVS, I realized that scim.pot in not in
> > CVS, but somehow generated during bootsrap.  So translators, for now
> > the easiest way to start translation is to get a released tarball
> > (see http://scim.freedesktop.org/Software/ScimDownload, get
> > scim-0.99.1.tar.gz), find the po/scim.pot template, and start
> > translating.
> >
> > [1] For new translators, you may consult the gettext manual
> > (http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/gettext.html).  It's not
> > the best choice for beginners (too many technical details), but I
> > can't find a better tutorial right now.
> 
> Thank you very much for the information.  The manual does look a
> little intimidating though... ;)
> 
> Yukiko
> 
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