Live GIS Translate

This page describes how to translate documentation for the OSGeo-Live DVD. = Translations =

This is how it works: svn co https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/livedvd/gisvm/trunk/doc/ svn co https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/livedvd/promo/en/presentations/OSGeoLive4_0Taster
 * 1) check out the doc-directory from svn:
 * 1) Before committing files, you need commit access, described here: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc#Subversion
 * 2) Add your name to the list of translators, so that we can credit you in releases: doc/translators.rst
 * 3) use the English files from the directory /en as templates: https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/livedvd/gisvm/trunk/doc/en/
 * 4) create a directory for your language in the directory /doc - like /doc/de or /doc/it
 * 5) translate the files from /doc/en and copy them to your language directory (keep the directory structure like it is in en)
 * 6) the plan is to translate the files in the language-root directory, then the files from standards-directory and from overview-directory and if there is still energy left the files from the quickstart-directory
 * 7) Add your name to https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AlRFyY1XenjJdFRDbjFyWHg1MlNTRm10QXk0UWEzWlE&hl=en&authkey=CPTB6uIE#gid=0 (let's see how this helps)

Use OmegaT for the translations

 * there is a nice tool to generate the translations http://www.omegat.org/ (here you find a good documentation)
 * apt-get install omegat
 * add the ending rst to be supported by OmegaT
 * configure: Options - file filter - textfiles - add - add *.rst


 * Create a new project:
 * Select a folder where OmegaT can write its files
 * Select your destination language, point Source Files directory to doc/en, and Translated Files directory to doc/$your-language-code. The two middle options can stay where they are in subfolders of OmegaT project folder.
 * Translate something.
 * Write files: Project > Create Translated Documents will populate doc/$your-language into SVN tree. All .rst files contain both translated and untranslated strings.
 * svn commit


 * Work on an already started translation:
 * TO BE DONE - is OmegaT able to handle contents under version control? Seems not, for me.