Difference between revisions of "GUI translation"
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It's very easy to translate the GUI using [http://www.poedit.net/ poEdit]. | It's very easy to translate the GUI using [http://www.poedit.net/ poEdit]. | ||
| − | + | =Installation= | |
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| + | ==Ubuntu== | ||
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sudo apt-get install poedit | sudo apt-get install poedit | ||
| − | + | ==Windows== | |
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| + | Download [http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/poedit/poedit-1.5.2-setup.exe poEdit 1.5.2] and install it. | ||
| − | + | =Creation of a translation file= | |
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| + | Download [http://diyps3controller.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/GIMX/po/gimx.pot gimx.pot]. | ||
Start poEdit, and click on "File > New Catalog from POT File...". | Start poEdit, and click on "File > New Catalog from POT File...". | ||
| − | Select gimx.pot, fill the fields (don't edit the other tabs), validate, and save | + | Select gimx.pot, fill the fields (don't edit the other tabs), validate, and save as <language_code>.po. |
To see what your language code is, check [http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_node/Usual-Language-Codes.html this page]. | To see what your language code is, check [http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_node/Usual-Language-Codes.html this page]. | ||
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Translate the messages that are '''not translated''', and save. | Translate the messages that are '''not translated''', and save. | ||
| − | + | =Test the translation= | |
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| + | ==Linux== | ||
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mkdir -p /usr/share/locale/<language_code>/LC_MESSAGES | mkdir -p /usr/share/locale/<language_code>/LC_MESSAGES | ||
msgfmt -o /usr/share/locale/<language_code>/LC_MESSAGES/gimx.mo <language_code>.po | msgfmt -o /usr/share/locale/<language_code>/LC_MESSAGES/gimx.mo <language_code>.po | ||
| − | + | ==Windows== | |
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| + | Generate gimx.mo with poEdit, and put it in the GIMX installation directory, in a share/locale/<language_code>/LC_MESSAGES directory. | ||
Start gimx-serial, gimx-bluetooth, gimx-fpsconfig or gimx-config, the GUI should be translated. | Start gimx-serial, gimx-bluetooth, gimx-fpsconfig or gimx-config, the GUI should be translated. | ||
Revision as of 23:09, 24 August 2012
It's very easy to translate the GUI using poEdit.
Contents
Installation
Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install poedit
Windows
Download poEdit 1.5.2 and install it.
Creation of a translation file
Download gimx.pot.
Start poEdit, and click on "File > New Catalog from POT File...".
Select gimx.pot, fill the fields (don't edit the other tabs), validate, and save as <language_code>.po.
To see what your language code is, check this page.
Example for the French language: fr.po.
Translate the messages that are not translated, and save.
Test the translation
Linux
mkdir -p /usr/share/locale/<language_code>/LC_MESSAGES msgfmt -o /usr/share/locale/<language_code>/LC_MESSAGES/gimx.mo <language_code>.po
Windows
Generate gimx.mo with poEdit, and put it in the GIMX installation directory, in a share/locale/<language_code>/LC_MESSAGES directory.
Start gimx-serial, gimx-bluetooth, gimx-fpsconfig or gimx-config, the GUI should be translated.
