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[squirrelmail.git] / locale / README.locales

diff --git a/locale/README.locales b/locale/README.locales
index e952088e044d7daf5482aaf722c97777bcd6de76..778699f71c3f1f1d417ba74c1c01e60687d0f0ec 100644 (file)
--- a/locale/README.locales
+++ b/locale/README.locales
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-SquirrelMail distributes translations separately from
-main scripts. 
+SquirrelMail distributes translations separately from the main package.
 
-If you are using SquirrelMail cvs copy, you can download 
-translations with commands
+If you are using SquirrelMail from CVS, you can download translations with
+the following commands:
 
 cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/squirrelmail login 
 cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/squirrelmail co locales
 
-If you are using some SquirrelMail release, translations should be
-available in squirrelmail download page.
+If you are using a regular SquirrelMail release, translations should be
+available from the SquirrelMail download page:
 
 http://squirrelmail.org/download.php
 
@@ -19,32 +18,36 @@ xx_XX-{sm-version}-{release-date}.tar.bz2
 xx_XX-{sm-version}-{release-date}.zip
 
 For example:
-es_ES-1.5.0-20031201.tar.gz should contain Spanish translation
-of SM 1.5.0 strings released on December 01, 2003. Translation is 
-packaged with tar and gzip.
+es_ES-1.5.0-20031201.tar.gz should contain the Spanish translation of SquirrelMail
+1.5.0 strings released on December 01, 2003. Translation is packaged with tar and
+gzip.
 
-all_locales-{sm-version}-{release-date}.{tar.gz|tar.bz2|zip} packages 
-contain all available translations.
+The all_locales-{sm-version}-{release-date}.{tar.gz|tar.bz2|zip} packages contain
+all available translations.
 
-locales-{sm-version}-{release-date}-src.{tar.gz|tar.bz2|zip} packages
-contain all available squirrelmail translations without compiled gettext
-strings. compilelocales script that is included in package should create
-all required .mo files if you have msgfmt program.
+The locales-{sm-version}-{release-date}-src.{tar.gz|tar.bz2|zip} packages contain
+all available SquirrelMail translations without compiled gettext strings. The
+compilelocales script that is included in package should create all required .mo
+files if you have the msgfmt program (this is useful if you want to create or
+update translation files yourself).
 
-SquirrelMail translation consist of:
+The translation of SquirrelMail consists of:
 1. translated gettext strings (squirrelmail.po)
 2. compiled gettext strings (squirrelmail.mo)
-3.(optional)  translated help files (*.hlp)
+3.(optional) translated help files (*.hlp)
 4.(optional) translated images (sec_remove_*.png)
 
 Gettext translations should be placed in 
-locale/language_country/LC_MESSAGES/ directory.
+locale/<language_country>/LC_MESSAGES/ directory.
+Help files are placed in help/<language_country>/ directory.
 
 For example:
-Spanish translated strings should go to 
-locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES/squirrelmail.po and compiled
-strings go to locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES/squirrelmail.mo
+Spanish translated strings should go to locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES/squirrelmail.po
+and compiled strings go to locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES/squirrelmail.mo
+Spanish help files are stored in help/es_ES/ directory.
 
-Help files are placed in help/language_country/ directory.
+Any questions about SquirrelMail translations can be directed to the SquirrelMail
+Internationalization (i18n) Mailinglist: squirrelmail-i18n@lists.sourceforge.net
 
-Spanish help files are stored in help/es_ES/ directory.
+
+$Id$