[wp-polyglots] New to translating WordPress

[jf at messier.ca]

Can I also just import from the Official POM file off the website ?

Thanks :-)

> File - New Catalog - Settings
>
> In the settings you have three tabs: project info, oath (to the folder
> with the theme files), and keywords (__ and _e).
>
> Than it should generate the po file itself
>
> On 9/28/06, jf at messier.ca <jf at messier.ca> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks. I have a theme that I installed previously, and like very
>> much. How can I "inject" the POT file into my existing theme ? The
>> theme came with the standard English language. So far, I tried to
>> translate the file using strings that are hardcoded in the PHP file,
>> but this is rather time consuming, and now that I found that PO files
>> can be used for
>> translations, this is great, as I already know those files structures.
>>
>> Maybe it's me, but what do you mean by "enter the keyword strings __
>> and _e in poedit and point poedit". When I start POEdit, all options I
>> have are to open a Catalog.
>>
>> Thanks :-)
>>
>> JF
>>
>> > Just  enter the keyword strings __ and _e in poedit and point poedit
>> to the folder with the theme files. Poedit will generate the pofile
>> itself and you can start translating.
>> >
>> > For several themes (i.e. Sandbox) there are potfiles available.
>> >
>> > klaus
>> >
>> >
>> > On 9/28/06, Moshu <moshu at transycan.net> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> You could follow this (earlier) thread on the list:
>> >> http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-polyglots/2006-September/00102
>> 6.html
>> >>
>> >> moshu
>> >>
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>> >> > -----Original Message-----
>> >> > From: wp-polyglots-bounces at lists.automattic.com
>> >> > [mailto:wp-polyglots-bounces at lists.automattic.com]On Behalf Of
>> >> jf at messier.ca
>> >> > Sent: 27-Sep-06 2:16 PM
>> >> > To: wp-polyglots at lists.automattic.com
>> >> > Subject: [wp-polyglots] New to translating WordPress
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > I am considering translating WordPress for my own language,
>> French
>> >> Canadian. The "official" language code is "fr-ca", and I am
>> >> > already using
>> >> > poEdit to translate another software, the Opera browser, for all
>> >> platforms.
>> >> >
>> >> > I already have a theme installed on my blog, and all I want to do
>> is to
>> >> > put my own translations in it. I played with the .PHP files and
>> other
>> >> > scripts directly previously, so the actual blog is
>> half-translated.
>> >> >
>> >> > Given that I know poEdit and .PO files very well, what's
>> >> > the easiest way
>> >> > for me to get my blog translated ? I have no problem
>> >> > restarting the blog
>> >> > web site from scratch at this point.
>> >> >
>> >> > Also, if I find a theme with French translations, how do I go
>> about
>> >> localizing some strings ? Canadian French and France's
>> >> > French are slightly
>> >> > (!) different........
>> >> >
>> >> > Thank you :-)
>> >> >
>> >> > Jean-Francois Messier
>> >> > jf at messier.ca
>> >> >
>> >> >
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