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This page contains instructions to translate the ScummVM GUI. | |||
== Creating or Updating a translation file == | == Creating or Updating a translation file == | ||
Translations can be produced with the use of the [http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/ GNU gettext tools]. To create or edit a translation file you can for example use [http://www.gnu.org/software/hello/manual/gettext/PO-Mode.html Emacs PO-Mode] or [http://www.poedit.net/ Poedit] which are both free and available for various platforms. | Translations can be produced with the use of the [http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/ GNU gettext tools]. To create or edit a translation file you can for example use [http://www.gnu.org/software/hello/manual/gettext/PO-Mode.html Emacs PO-Mode] or [http://www.poedit.net/ Poedit] which are both free and available for various platforms. | ||
Before starting a translation it would be a good idea to check if a translation for this language already exists in the [http://scummvm.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/scummvm/scummvm/trunk/ the source code repository] and to contact the team on the forum or IRC to know if other persons are already working on a translation for this language. That way if there is already a translation in the work you can avoid duplicate efforts and work together. | |||
For a new translation, use po/scummvm.pot (from [http://scummvm.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/scummvm/scummvm/trunk/ the source code repository]) as a template and fill out the header. Then you just have to translate the strings and save your work in a po file. | For a new translation, use po/scummvm.pot (from [http://scummvm.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/scummvm/scummvm/trunk/ the source code repository]) as a template and fill out the header. Then you just have to translate the strings and save your work in a po file. | ||
Please note that: | Please note that: | ||