TRANSLATION TOOL, V3.0: ====================== This transation tool should greatly help Koha translators. It's composed of 2 scripts (with a number of associated perl module files): 1. xgettext.pl, that extracts the texts in a template, and which is called by the script; and 2. tmpl_process3.tmpl, which can do 3 things: a. create a file with all the "translatable strings" in all files in a directory (& its subdirectories), b. update an existing translation file, and c. rebuild translated templates from English & translation file. Call tmpl_process3.pl --help to get a more detailed explanation. Some additional explanations are also available by calling perldoc tmpl_process3.pl. Warning: Those scripts relie upon 'gettext' set of tools. On Debian it is included in 'gettext' package. HOW TO TRANSLATE Koha: ===================== 1. Create your translation file (assuming your current directory is this directory, i.e., misc/translator): ./tmpl_process3.pl create -i ../../koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/default/en/ -s po/css_opac_fr_FR.po -r (In the above example, ../../koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/default/en/ contains the English templates in the "default" theme, and po/css_opac_fr_FR.po is where you want the generated PO file to appear. The use of relative paths for the English templates is recommended; it makes the resulting PO files slightly shorter and more usable in a team environment. Absolute paths are certainly fine, and might be better if there is only one translator for your language.) 2. Translate your css_opac_fr_FR.po file using a text editor or a PO file translation tool. 3. Create your translated templates: ./tmpl_process3.pl install -i ../../koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/default/en/ -o /home/paul/koha.dev/koha/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/default/fr2/ -s po/css_opac_fr_FR.po -r (In the above example, /home/paul/koha.dev/koha/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/default /fr2/ is where you want your translated templates to be saved.) 4. Copy images/css files in your new directory (as they are NOT moved by tmpl_process3.pl install). If something changes in the English version: 1. Update your translation file: ./tmpl_process3.pl update -i ../../koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/default/en/ -s po/css_opac_fr_FR.po -r 2. Translate your newly updated css_opac_fr_FR.po file. Look for strings marked as "fuzzy" and strings that are not translated. 3. Create your translated templates: ./tmpl_process3.pl install -i ../../koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/default/en/ -o /home/paul/koha.dev/koha/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/default/fr2/ -s po/css_opac_fr_FR.po -r 4. Copy new images/css files in your new directory if needed WEAKNESSES ========== For a somewhat up-to-date list of weaknesses, please run perldoc xgettext.pl and perldoc tmpl_process3.pl and read the BUGS sections. COPYRIGHT ========= * Paul Poulain (paul.poulain _@_ free.fr) & Jerome Vizcaino (vizcainj _@_ esiee.fr) * Parts of V3.0 by Ambrose Li (acli _@_ ada.dhs.org)