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| '''Tip:''' if you haven't already, [[https://edge.launchpad.net/~matthew.revell/+editlanguages|tell Launchpad which languages you want to work with]]. Once you've done that, Launchpad will only show you the languages you're interested in. | '''Tip:''' if you haven't already, [[https://launchpad.net/people/+me/+editlanguages|tell Launchpad which languages you want to work with]]. Once you've done that, Launchpad will only show you the languages you're interested in. |
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| = Starting to translate = | |
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| You can translate both the free software projects themselves, known as upstream projects, (such as [[https://translations.edge.launchpad.net/limewire|Limewire]]) and Linux distribution packages using Launchpad. | = Translating with Launchpad = |
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| When you're deciding what to translate, think about the following: | ||<tablestyle="width: 100%;" colspan=3 style="background: #2a2929; font-weight: bold; color: #f6bc05;">I want to...|| ||<style="width: 50%;">~+'''[[Translations/YourProject|Translate my project using Launchpad]]'''+~||~+'''[[Translations/StartingToTranslate|Help translate other projects]]'''+~|| |
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| * Can you work on the upstream project, rather than the distribution package? * Do you know and understand the software well enough to know the context of the strings you need to translate? * Are you familiar with the project or distro's translation standards? To learn about the processes and standards that a project applies to its translations, you should get in touch with the translation team that manages its localisation into your language. Most projects work with a translation group - an umbrella organisation of many teams - who look after translation quality control. Each translation group assigns teams to look after particular languages. |
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| '''Note:''' You don't need to join that team in order to make translations: they exist to review translations. | == Help for translators == |
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| You can find out which translation team to speak to by: 1. checking which translation group is associated with the project - visit the project's translations overview page, e.g. https://translations.launchpad.net/silva 1. visiting that translation group's overview page and reading its teams list. == When to translate distribution packages == |
* Learn the [[Translations/StartingToTranslate|first steps to translating with Launchpad]] * Read the [[Translations/Guide|general translation guidelines]] * Find out about the [[Translations/Groups|role of translation groups]] * Make your [[Translations/Guidelines|guidelines visible to local translators]] * Use Launchpad to [[Translations/YourProject|translate your project]] * Follow our [[Translations/ImportPolicy|translations import policy]] * Learn about [[Translations/PartialPOExport|working with partial exports]] * Take a moment and consult the [[Translations/LicensingFAQ | Licensing FAQ page ]] for all legalese aspects of using the translations. * Learn about [[Translations/PluralForms|plural forms information]]. * Look at the list of [[https://answers.launchpad.net/rosetta/+faqs|Launchpad Translations FAQs in Launchpad Answers]] * If you want to [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Translations/|translate Ubuntu]], you can also have a look at the list of [[https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu-translations/+faqs|Ubuntu Translations FAQs]] in the Answers section of the [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-translations|Ubuntu Translations project]] |
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| Ubuntu and other operating systems (distributions) use Launchpad to translate the software that they provide to their users. These distributions take work from upstream projects and modify it, usually in subtle ways, to make it suitable for their system and users. | |
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| You should translate a distribution's package of a project once once you understand the rules, standards, and complexities of translating that particular package and you know why the distribution translation needs to differ from the upstream one. | == Help for projects == |
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| You may find the Ubuntu community's [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TranslatingUbuntu|guide to translating Ubuntu]] helpful. | * [[Translations/YourProject|Overview of translating your project in Launchpad]] * [[Translations/LicensingFAQ|Read about translation licensing in Launchpad]] * [[Translations/YourProject/BestPractices|Best practices guide to translating your project in Launchpad]] * [[Translations/YourProject/ImportingTemplates|Importing translation templates]] * [[Translations/YourProject/ImportPolicy|Translation and template import policy and guidelines]] * [[Translations/YourProject/ImportingTranslations|Importing translations]] * [[Translations/YourProject/PermissionPolicies|Choosing a translations permission policy]] * [[Translations/YourProject/ChoosingAGroup|Choosing a translation group]] * [[Translations/YourProject/Exports|Exporting your translations]] * [[Translations/YourProject/PartialPOExport|Exporting only the translations that differ since the most recent import]] |
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| = Next steps = | |
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| If you're a project owner, see our guide to [[Translations/YourProject|using Launchpad to translate your project]]. If you're an experienced translator and want to help in the review of translations, see our guide to [[Translations/Groups|translation groups]]. ||<tablestyle="width: 100%;"> ~-[[FrontPage|< Launchpad Help home page]] -~ ||<style="text-align: right;"> ~- [[Translations/YourProject|Using Launchpad to translate your project]] -~ || |
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Launchpad Help > Translations
Overview
Using Launchpad, you can translate free software projects and distribution packages into your own language. All you need are your Launchpad account and a web browser. There's no special software and in most cases you don't need to join a team to get started.
Tip: if you haven't already, tell Launchpad which languages you want to work with. Once you've done that, Launchpad will only show you the languages you're interested in.
Translating with Launchpad
Help for translators
Read the general translation guidelines
Find out about the role of translation groups
Make your guidelines visible to local translators
Use Launchpad to translate your project
Follow our translations import policy
Learn about working with partial exports
Take a moment and consult the Licensing FAQ page for all legalese aspects of using the translations.
Learn about plural forms information.
Look at the list of Launchpad Translations FAQs in Launchpad Answers
If you want to translate Ubuntu, you can also have a look at the list of Ubuntu Translations FAQs in the Answers section of the Ubuntu Translations project
