Category:Translation Project

The news

2010-06-02

• Ivan (capiscuas) has successfully fixed Pootle's Activation Page. We're still not exactly sure what stopped it from working, but the issues is now bypassed and new translation & proofreading volunteers should be directed to that page instead of sending their info to the admin.

I'll also take this opportunity to mention that once people are registered, there is no longer any need for them to go to that Joomla page. Instead, use Pootle's Main Page to log in and use the program. This will bypass the top Joomla component altogether.

2010-05-01

• The Linguistic Team Wiki is currently undergoing a much needed facelift. We hope the results make it much easier for you to find exactly what you need.

2010-04-23

• Pootle's Activation page is currently experiencing a problem recognizing ZM members. We are working to track down the cause. Until this is fixed, anyone looking to create an account in Pootle should [contact Gman] directly to request being added. Be sure to include your exact ZM username, as well as your language & project selections. A temporary password will be provided and, if desired, you can change that once you log in.

2010-04-07

• We are currently seeking official Language Coordinators for each language currently represented throughout the movement. These are the people that most others already go to when they need translation or proofreading advice, assistance in locating items, putting together a team to work on a specific items, etc.. If you are this person for your language, or you believe you know who is, please contact [Gman] for more information.

2010-04-03

• Linguistic Team Newsfeed & Updates has been added to the forums at Projects / Communications Team / Linguistic Sub-Team. This forum thread is meant for all transcribers, proofreaders (for English & all other languages) and translators.

2009-10-25

• Linguistic Sub-Team has been added to forums under localization Projects / Communications Team / Linguistic Sub-Team. This forum is dedicated for all translators and transcribers.

2009-09-26

• The import of 52 subtitles for our movies (Orientation Presentation, Addendum, Future by Design) from dotSUB has been completed. Please review these translations for accuracy.
• We are currently in the process of organizing a team of native English transcribers and proofreaders to help with the very important task of ensuring the integrity of the original materials before they enter the translation system. Please contact [Gman] if you would like to help.

Various source files enter the system automatically, either sent in by users or prepared by a team of subscribers. Instructions explaining how to deliver source files will be added soon.

Several formats may be imported, including: TXT, CSV, HTML, Open Documents Formats. Unfortunately, PDF imports are not supported because the proper layout cannot be preserved. Proprietary formats (such as M$ Window$' formats) usually don't work and users have to convert them manually before import (following a specific set of rules).

...to Joomla

No additional info is needed to request an additional language for the main forums. You only need to request that the language be added.

...to Wiki

Currently, the following languages are available in Zeitgeist Movement Wiki:

ar bg bn cs da de el en es fa fi fr he hn hr hu it ja ko lt lv ms nl pl pt ro ru sr sv tr uk zh 

To create a separate, translated version of a page in our wiki (in a language other than English), click on 'Edit' in the menu at the top of the page to enter the page editor and then select the language you wish to use from the abbreviations at the top of the next page. Translate the page content into your chosen language and be sure to click the 'Save Page' button at the bottom when you're done. The wiki will automatically add & link the page to the English version and also provide references to them when multiple languages are available. For example, if the English version is called Main Page, the French version will become Main Page/fr and the Spanish version will become Main Page/es.

If you're unable to complete the task, contact us for assistance.

...to Pootle

To add a new language to Pootle, you will need to supply some extra info:

• ISO Code Example for Afrikaans: af
• Full Name Example for es: Spanish; Castilian
• Special Chars Example: ëïêôûáéíóúý
• Number of Plurals Example for Arabic: 6
• Plural Equation Example for Bengali: (n != 1) Example for Lithuanian: (n%10==1 && n%100!=11 ? 0 : n%10>=2 && (n%100<10 || n%100>=20) ? 1 : 2)

List of plural equations | Language codes: ISO 639-1, ISO 639-2

When you post such a request, please remain available to provide these details, just in case we don't have them in our database. You can do this by simply subscribing to the post you create.

Additional Language Resources

Language Codes List of ISO 639-1 codes List of ISO 639-2 codes List of ISO 3166-1 Country codes