[buddypress-dev] Re: How-To needed for translation

[phlux0r]

Florin - SegwayInfo wrote:
> Ah that explains a lot, thanks.
>
> Do you know if there are scripts/tools to extract these strings and
> make a pot file?
>   
Hm, I don't know of such scripts, you might want to do some web searches 
on this topic. Alternatively, some code editing IDEs will allow you to 
search multiple files.

If you're using Linux, some clever use of regular expressions and sed or 
some python code could do the trick... you could write a utility in php 
too :)...

Sorry I can't help much more, I haven't had the need to get into 
translating anything for Wordpress yet.

Regards,
Robert

> It would indeed be nice if Andy starts maintaining a pot file. That
> would make our live a little bit easier.
>
>
> On 9/19/08, phlux0r <phlux0r at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> Yes, I read it. The POT file needs to be created. As far as I understand
>> it, one will need to search through the buddypress code for _e() and
>> __() functions and extract the strings into the POT file. After that,
>> you can follow the steps in the translation guide.
>>
>> Of course, BP will keep changing and this will need to be revisited on a
>> regular basis (unless Andy starts maintaining a POT file for Buddypress).
>>
>> Regards,
>> Robert
>>
>>
>> Florin - SegwayInfo wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi phlux0r,
>>>
>>> Did you read that page? That page is useless without a POT file.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 1:45 AM, phlux0r <phlux0r at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Andy Peatling wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> On 17-Sep-08, at 9:36 AM, Florin - SegwayInfo wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Thanks for the info. Perhaps I should rephrase my question a little
>>>>>> bit:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can somebody tell me where I can find the SVN trunk of WPMU? It would
>>>>>> be nice to be able to download the official WPMU POT file.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>>> http://trac.mu.wordpress.org/browser/trunk
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> I can't find any language files for the Buddypress in it's SVN, may I
>>>>>> conclude from that all text strings are hard coded?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>>> There are no language files yet, but the text strings are not hardcoded.
>>>>> If anyone knows how to generate language files and handle that side of
>>>>> things, shoot a reply!
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> Probably best starting point is here:
>>>> http://codex.wordpress.org/Translating_WordPress
>>>>
>>>> R.
>>>>