X-Git-Url: http://git.claws-mail.org/?p=claws.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=ABOUT-NLS;h=47d5e39f0e1a0e94d55613496dc65eb016be95cf;hp=7e6b380934937451fc5631b168b228fb9130c074;hb=ddef875e694863ab0bdc97c386cb4bafd28db323;hpb=54000bca311917d160abf258ddc9ac6ff823eacd diff --git a/ABOUT-NLS b/ABOUT-NLS index 7e6b38093..47d5e39f0 100644 --- a/ABOUT-NLS +++ b/ABOUT-NLS @@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ But in fact, some languages have dialects in different countries. For example, `de_AT' is used for Austria, and `pt_BR' for Brazil. The country code serves to distinguish the dialects. + The locale naming convention of `LL_CC', with `LL' denoting the +language and `CC' denoting the country, is the one use on systems based +on GNU libc. On other systems, some variations of this scheme are +used, such as `LL' or `LL_CC.ENCODING'. You can get the list of +locales supported by your system for your country by running the command +`locale -a | grep '^LL''. + Not all programs have translations for all languages. By default, an English message is shown in place of a nonexistent translation. If you understand other languages, you can set up a priority list of languages. @@ -164,102 +171,422 @@ Available Packages ================== Languages are not equally supported in all packages. The following -matrix shows the current state of internationalization, as of May 2001. +matrix shows the current state of internationalization, as of May 2003. The matrix shows, in regard of each package, for which languages PO files have been submitted to translation coordination, with a translation percentage of at least 50%. - Ready PO files bg cs da de el en eo es et fi fr gl hr id it - +----------------------------------------------+ - a2ps | [] [] | - bash | [] [] [] [] | - bison | [] [] [] [] | - clisp | [] [] [] [] | - cpio | [] [] [] [] | - diffutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - enscript | [] [] | - error | [] | - fileutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - findutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - flex | [] [] [] | - gawk | | - gcal | | - gcc | [] | - gettext | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - gnupg | [] [] [] [] [] | - grep | [] [] [] | - hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - id-utils | [] [] | - indent | [] [] [] [] [] | - libc | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - lilypond | | - lynx | [] [] [] | - m4 | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - make | [] [] [] [] | - parted | [] [] | - ptx | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - python | | - recode | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - sed | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - sh-utils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - sharutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - soundtracker | | - sp | | - tar | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - texinfo | [] [] [] [] | - textutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - util-linux | [] | - wdiff | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - wget | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - +----------------------------------------------+ - bg cs da de el en eo es et fi fr gl hr id it - 0 14 21 27 10 1 8 20 13 1 28 17 0 9 11 + Ready PO files am az be bg ca cs da de el en en_GB eo es + +-------------------------------------------+ + a2ps | [] [] [] [] | + aegis | () | + anubis | | + ap-utils | | + bash | [] [] [] | + batchelor | | + bfd | [] [] | + binutils | [] [] | + bison | [] [] [] | + bluez-pin | [] [] | + clisp | | + clisp | [] [] [] | + coreutils | [] [] [] [] | + cpio | [] [] [] | + darkstat | () [] | + diffutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + e2fsprogs | [] [] | + enscript | [] [] [] [] | + error | [] [] [] [] [] | + fetchmail | [] () [] [] [] [] | + fileutils | [] [] [] | + findutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + flex | [] [] [] [] | + gas | [] | + gawk | [] [] [] [] | + gcal | [] | + gcc | [] [] | + gettext | [] [] [] [] [] | + gettext-runtime | [] [] [] [] [] | + gettext-tools | [] [] | + gimp-print | [] [] [] [] [] | + gliv | | + glunarclock | [] [] [] | + gnucash | () [] | + gnucash-glossary | [] () [] | + gnupg | [] () [] [] [] [] | + gpe-calendar | [] | + gpe-conf | [] | + gpe-contacts | [] | + gpe-edit | | + gpe-login | [] | + gpe-ownerinfo | [] | + gpe-sketchbook | [] | + gpe-timesheet | | + gpe-today | [] | + gpe-todo | [] | + gphoto2 | [] [] [] [] | + gprof | [] [] | + gpsdrive | () () () | + grep | [] [] [] [] [] | + gretl | [] | + hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + id-utils | [] [] | + indent | [] [] [] [] | + jpilot | [] [] [] [] | + jwhois | [] | + kbd | [] [] [] [] [] | + ld | [] [] | + libc | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + libgpewidget | [] | + libiconv | [] [] [] [] [] | + lifelines | [] () | + lilypond | [] | + lingoteach | | + lingoteach_lessons | () () | + lynx | [] [] [] [] | + m4 | [] [] [] [] | + mailutils | [] [] | + make | [] [] [] | + man-db | [] () [] [] () | + mysecretdiary | [] [] [] | + nano | [] () [] [] [] | + nano_1_0 | [] () [] [] [] | + opcodes | [] [] | + parted | [] [] [] [] [] | + ptx | [] [] [] [] [] | + python | | + radius | | + recode | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + screem | | + sed | [] [] [] [] [] | + sh-utils | [] [] [] | + sharutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + sketch | [] () [] | + soundtracker | [] [] [] | + sp | [] | + tar | [] [] [] [] | + texinfo | [] [] [] [] | + textutils | [] [] [] [] | + tin | () () | + util-linux | [] [] [] [] [] | + vorbis-tools | [] [] [] | + wastesedge | () | + wdiff | [] [] [] [] | + wget | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + xchat | [] [] [] | + xpad | | + +-------------------------------------------+ + am az be bg ca cs da de el en en_GB eo es + 0 1 4 2 31 17 54 60 14 1 4 12 56 + + et fa fi fr ga gl he hr hu id it ja ko + +----------------------------------------+ + a2ps | [] [] [] () () | + aegis | | + anubis | [] | + ap-utils | [] | + bash | [] [] | + batchelor | [] | + bfd | [] [] | + binutils | [] [] | + bison | [] [] [] [] | + bluez-pin | [] [] [] [] | + clisp | | + clisp | [] | + coreutils | [] [] [] [] | + cpio | [] [] [] [] | + darkstat | () [] [] [] | + diffutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + e2fsprogs | | + enscript | [] [] | + error | [] [] [] [] | + fetchmail | [] | + fileutils | [] [] [] [] [] | + findutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + flex | [] [] | + gas | [] | + gawk | [] [] | + gcal | [] | + gcc | [] | + gettext | [] [] [] | + gettext-runtime | [] [] [] [] | + gettext-tools | [] | + gimp-print | [] [] | + gliv | () | + glunarclock | [] [] [] [] | + gnucash | [] | + gnucash-glossary | [] | + gnupg | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + gpe-calendar | [] | + gpe-conf | | + gpe-contacts | [] | + gpe-edit | [] [] | + gpe-login | [] | + gpe-ownerinfo | [] [] [] | + gpe-sketchbook | [] | + gpe-timesheet | [] [] [] | + gpe-today | [] [] | + gpe-todo | [] [] | + gphoto2 | [] [] [] | + gprof | [] [] | + gpsdrive | () [] () () | + grep | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + gretl | [] | + hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + id-utils | [] [] [] | + indent | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + jpilot | [] () | + jwhois | [] [] [] [] | + kbd | [] | + ld | [] | + libc | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + libgpewidget | [] [] [] | + libiconv | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + lifelines | () | + lilypond | [] | + lingoteach | [] [] | + lingoteach_lessons | | + lynx | [] [] [] [] | + m4 | [] [] [] [] | + mailutils | | + make | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + man-db | [] () () | + mysecretdiary | [] [] | + nano | [] [] [] [] | + nano_1_0 | [] [] [] [] | + opcodes | [] [] | + parted | [] [] [] | + ptx | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + python | | + radius | | + recode | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + screem | | + sed | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + sh-utils | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + sharutils | [] [] [] [] [] | + sketch | [] | + soundtracker | [] [] [] | + sp | [] () | + tar | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + texinfo | [] [] [] [] | + textutils | [] [] [] [] [] | + tin | [] () | + util-linux | [] [] [] [] () [] | + vorbis-tools | [] | + wastesedge | () | + wdiff | [] [] [] [] [] | + wget | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + xchat | [] [] [] | + xpad | | + +----------------------------------------+ + et fa fi fr ga gl he hr hu id it ja ko + 20 1 15 73 14 24 8 10 30 31 19 31 9 - ja ko lv nl no pl pt pt_BR ru sk sl sv tr zh - +----------------------------------------------+ - a2ps | [] [] [] | 5 - bash | | 4 - bison | [] [] [] | 7 - clisp | [] | 5 - cpio | [] [] [] [] [] | 9 - diffutils | [] [] [] | 10 - enscript | [] [] [] | 5 - error | | 1 - fileutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 16 - findutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 14 - flex | [] [] [] | 6 - gawk | | 0 - gcal | | 0 - gcc | [] | 2 - gettext | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 19 - gnupg | [] [] [] | 8 - grep | | 3 - hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 17 - id-utils | [] [] [] | 5 - indent | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 12 - libc | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 15 - lilypond | [] | 1 - lynx | [] [] [] [] [] | 8 - m4 | [] [] [] [] [] | 12 - make | [] [] [] [] [] | 9 - parted | [] [] [] | 5 - ptx | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 13 - python | | 0 - recode | [] [] [] | 11 - sed | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 16 - sh-utils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 19 - sharutils | [] [] [] [] | 11 - soundtracker | | 0 - sp | | 0 - tar | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 16 - texinfo | [] [] | 6 - textutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 15 - util-linux | [] | 2 - wdiff | [] [] [] [] [] | 12 - wget | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 17 - +----------------------------------------------+ - 29 teams ja ko lv nl no pl pt pt_BR ru sk sl sv tr zh - 40 domains 18 8 0 23 6 16 1 15 26 9 9 20 2 3 336 + lg lt lv ms nb nl nn no pl pt pt_BR ro + +----------------------------------------+ + a2ps | [] [] () () () [] [] | + aegis | () | + anubis | [] [] | + ap-utils | () | + bash | [] | + batchelor | | + bfd | | + binutils | | + bison | [] [] [] [] | + bluez-pin | [] | + clisp | | + clisp | [] | + coreutils | [] | + cpio | [] [] [] | + darkstat | [] [] [] [] | + diffutils | [] [] [] | + e2fsprogs | | + enscript | [] [] | + error | [] [] | + fetchmail | () () | + fileutils | [] | + findutils | [] [] [] [] | + flex | [] | + gas | | + gawk | [] | + gcal | | + gcc | | + gettext | [] | + gettext-runtime | [] | + gettext-tools | | + gimp-print | [] | + gliv | [] | + glunarclock | [] | + gnucash | | + gnucash-glossary | [] [] | + gnupg | | + gpe-calendar | [] [] | + gpe-conf | [] [] | + gpe-contacts | [] | + gpe-edit | [] [] | + gpe-login | [] [] | + gpe-ownerinfo | [] [] | + gpe-sketchbook | [] [] | + gpe-timesheet | [] [] | + gpe-today | [] [] | + gpe-todo | [] [] | + gphoto2 | | + gprof | [] | + gpsdrive | () () () | + grep | [] [] [] [] | + gretl | | + hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + id-utils | [] [] [] | + indent | [] [] [] | + jpilot | () () | + jwhois | [] [] [] | + kbd | | + ld | | + libc | [] [] [] [] | + libgpewidget | [] [] | + libiconv | [] [] | + lifelines | | + lilypond | [] | + lingoteach | | + lingoteach_lessons | | + lynx | [] [] | + m4 | [] [] [] [] | + mailutils | | + make | [] [] | + man-db | [] | + mysecretdiary | [] | + nano | [] [] [] [] | + nano_1_0 | [] [] [] [] | + opcodes | [] [] [] | + parted | [] [] [] | + ptx | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + python | | + radius | | + recode | [] [] [] | + screem | | + sed | [] [] | + sh-utils | [] | + sharutils | [] | + sketch | [] | + soundtracker | | + sp | | + tar | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + texinfo | [] | + textutils | [] | + tin | | + util-linux | [] [] | + vorbis-tools | [] [] | + wastesedge | | + wdiff | [] [] [] [] | + wget | [] [] [] | + xchat | [] [] | + xpad | [] | + +----------------------------------------+ + lg lt lv ms nb nl nn no pl pt pt_BR ro + 0 0 2 11 7 26 3 4 18 15 34 34 + + ru sk sl sr sv ta tr uk vi wa zh_CN zh_TW + +-------------------------------------------+ + a2ps | [] [] [] [] [] | 16 + aegis | () | 0 + anubis | [] [] | 5 + ap-utils | () | 1 + bash | [] | 7 + batchelor | | 1 + bfd | [] [] [] | 7 + binutils | [] [] [] | 7 + bison | [] [] | 13 + bluez-pin | | 7 + clisp | | 0 + clisp | | 5 + coreutils | [] [] [] [] [] | 14 + cpio | [] [] [] | 13 + darkstat | [] () () | 9 + diffutils | [] [] [] [] | 21 + e2fsprogs | [] | 3 + enscript | [] [] [] | 11 + error | [] [] [] | 14 + fetchmail | [] | 7 + fileutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 15 + findutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 27 + flex | [] [] [] | 10 + gas | [] | 3 + gawk | [] [] | 9 + gcal | [] [] | 4 + gcc | [] | 4 + gettext | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 15 + gettext-runtime | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 16 + gettext-tools | [] [] | 5 + gimp-print | [] [] | 10 + gliv | | 1 + glunarclock | [] [] [] | 11 + gnucash | [] [] | 4 + gnucash-glossary | [] [] [] | 8 + gnupg | [] [] [] [] | 16 + gpe-calendar | [] | 5 + gpe-conf | | 3 + gpe-contacts | [] | 4 + gpe-edit | [] | 5 + gpe-login | [] | 5 + gpe-ownerinfo | [] | 7 + gpe-sketchbook | [] | 5 + gpe-timesheet | [] | 6 + gpe-today | [] | 6 + gpe-todo | [] | 6 + gphoto2 | [] [] | 9 + gprof | [] [] | 7 + gpsdrive | [] [] | 3 + grep | [] [] [] [] | 24 + gretl | | 2 + hello | [] [] [] [] [] | 33 + id-utils | [] [] [] | 11 + indent | [] [] [] [] | 19 + jpilot | [] [] [] [] [] | 10 + jwhois | () () [] [] | 10 + kbd | [] [] | 8 + ld | [] [] | 5 + libc | [] [] [] [] | 20 + libgpewidget | | 6 + libiconv | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 21 + lifelines | [] | 2 + lilypond | [] | 4 + lingoteach | | 2 + lingoteach_lessons | () | 0 + lynx | [] [] [] [] | 14 + m4 | [] [] [] | 15 + mailutils | | 2 + make | [] [] [] [] | 15 + man-db | [] | 6 + mysecretdiary | [] [] | 8 + nano | [] [] [] | 15 + nano_1_0 | [] [] [] | 15 + opcodes | [] [] | 9 + parted | [] [] | 13 + ptx | [] [] [] | 22 + python | | 0 + radius | | 0 + recode | [] [] [] [] | 19 + screem | [] | 1 + sed | [] [] [] [] [] | 20 + sh-utils | [] [] [] | 13 + sharutils | [] [] [] [] | 16 + sketch | [] | 5 + soundtracker | [] | 7 + sp | [] | 3 + tar | [] [] [] [] [] | 24 + texinfo | [] [] [] [] | 13 + textutils | [] [] [] [] [] | 15 + tin | | 1 + util-linux | [] [] | 14 + vorbis-tools | [] | 7 + wastesedge | | 0 + wdiff | [] [] [] [] | 17 + wget | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 25 + xchat | [] [] [] | 11 + xpad | | 1 + +-------------------------------------------+ + 50 teams ru sk sl sr sv ta tr uk vi wa zh_CN zh_TW + 97 domains 32 19 16 0 56 0 48 10 1 1 12 23 913 Some counters in the preceding matrix are higher than the number of visible blocks let us expect. This is because a few extra PO files are @@ -272,7 +599,7 @@ distributed as such by its maintainer. There might be an observable lag between the mere existence a PO file and its wide availability in a distribution. - If May 2001 seems to be old, you may fetch a more recent copy of + If May 2003 seems to be old, you may fetch a more recent copy of this `ABOUT-NLS' file on most GNU archive sites. The most up-to-date matrix with full percentage details can be found at `http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/contrib/po/HTML/matrix.html'. @@ -282,13 +609,15 @@ Using `gettext' in new packages If you are writing a freely available program and want to internationalize it you are welcome to use GNU `gettext' in your -package. Of course the GNU Public License applies to your sources from -then if you include `gettext' directly in your distribution on but -since you are writing free software anyway this is no restriction. - - Once the sources are change appropriately and the setup can handle to -use of `gettext' the only thing missing are the translations. The Free -Translation Project is also available for packages which are not +package. Of course you have to respect the GNU Library General Public +License which covers the use of the GNU `gettext' library. This means +in particular that even non-free programs can use `libintl' as a shared +library, whereas only free software can use `libintl' as a static +library or use modified versions of `libintl'. + + Once the sources are changed appropriately and the setup can handle +the use of `gettext' the only thing missing are the translations. The +Free Translation Project is also available for packages which are not developed inside the GNU project. Therefore the information given above applies also for every other Free Software Project. Contact `translation@iro.umontreal.ca' to make the `.pot' files available to