X-Git-Url: https://vcs.fsf.org/?p=squirrelmail.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=locale%2FREADME.locales;h=778699f71c3f1f1d417ba74c1c01e60687d0f0ec;hp=e952088e044d7daf5482aaf722c97777bcd6de76;hb=1942248e1d29a0c7fa5ce5d142d618636c6991dd;hpb=26857b2c64bf9a8affe48747ce0262ce885245af diff --git a/locale/README.locales b/locale/README.locales index e952088e..778699f7 100644 --- 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//LC_MESSAGES/ directory. +Help files are placed in help// 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. + +$Id$