Simple Scan

Bug #543282
Comment #5

Comment 5 for bug 543282

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Michael Nagel (nailor) wrote on 2011-11-25:

I asked on #ubuntu-translators, and Robert, can you try what they suggest:
(21:56:54) kelemengabor: also, on the simple scan thing, I think someone should commit the documentation pot template as help/simple-scan-help.pot, and then LP should be able to pick it up
(21:57:31) kelemengabor: given that it is set to Import template files on the /trunk/+translations-settings page

Full log for your reference:

Conversation with #ubuntu-translators at Fr 25 Nov 2011 21:21:37 CET on <email address hidden> (irc)
(21:21:38) #ubuntu-translators: The topic for #ubuntu-translators is: ...
(21:21:38) List of 27 users: ...
(21:24:51) Michael Nagel: can someone help me with https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/simple-scan/+bug/543282
(21:24:53) ubot4: Launchpad bug 543282 in simple-scan (Ubuntu) (and 2 other projects) "Documentation cannot be translated (affects: 2) (heat: 14)" [High,Triaged]
(21:25:27) Michael Nagel: what can be done so that translation of the documentation can be created?
(21:35:45) andrejz: hello nailora. I think it's best to contact simple-scan team and ask them about it
(21:36:34) RobinJ1995 is now known as RobinJ
(21:37:07) Michael Nagel: robert ancell is the main (and only) developer for simple scan, and according to that bug he does not really know how to set up things
(21:37:21) Michael Nagel: can you give me a hint that i can forward?
(21:37:34) andrejz: from the comments (which are now a bit old) it seems they need to at least generate a .pot file
(21:37:59) andrejz: hm, i am not the technical guy here ;)
(21:38:05) andrejz: kelemengabor, are you there?
(21:38:15) andrejz: your skills would be appriciated
(21:44:51) kelemengabor: re
(21:45:31) andrejz: how to enable translations for simple scan docs?
(21:46:01) kelemengabor: umm, good question
(21:47:00) andrejz: kelemengabor i was also wondering if you are aware of some nice technical resources about .po file translation mechanism somewhare
(21:47:07) andrejz: i would to understand the background a little bit better
(21:47:36) kelemengabor: mechanism? how about the gettext manual?
(21:47:45) kelemengabor: http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/gettext.html
(21:48:02) kelemengabor: pretty comprehensive, if you ask me :)
(21:48:26) andrejz: ok, i thinik this will be quite sufficient
(21:51:32) kelemengabor: yw
(21:56:54) kelemengabor: also, on the simple scan thing, I think someone should commit the documentation pot template as help/simple-scan-help.pot, and then LP should be able to pick it up
(21:57:31) kelemengabor: given that it is set to Import template files on the /trunk/+translations-settings page
(22:03:37) Michael Nagel: ok i will forward that info to the bug
(22:03:42) Michael Nagel: thanks
(22:06:12) kelemengabor: also this may be helpful too: https://help.launchpad.net/Translations/ImportingFromBazaarBranches
(22:08:07) kelemengabor: nailora: thanks for bringing this up/pushing forward, this is definiately something I'd like to see sorted out before Precise :)

Full log for your reference:

Conversation with #ubuntu-translators at Fr 25 Nov 2011 21:21:37 CET on nailora@irc.ubuntu.com (irc)
(21:21:38) #ubuntu-translators: The topic for #ubuntu-translators is: ...
(21:21:38) List of 27 users: ...
(21:24:51) Michael Nagel: can someone help me with https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/simple-scan/+bug/543282
(21:24:53) ubot4: Launchpad bug 543282 in simple-scan (Ubuntu) (and 2 other projects) "Documentation cannot be translated (affects: 2) (heat: 14)" [High,Triaged]
(21:25:27) Michael Nagel: what can be done so that translation of the documentation can be created?
(21:35:45) andrejz: hello nailora. I think it's best to contact simple-scan team and ask them about it
(21:36:34) RobinJ1995 is now known as RobinJ
(21:37:07) Michael Nagel: robert ancell is the main (and only) developer for simple scan, and according to that bug he does not really know how to set up things
(21:37:21) Michael Nagel: can you give me a hint that i can forward?
(21:37:34) andrejz: from the comments (which are now a bit old) it seems they need to at least generate a .pot file
(21:37:59) andrejz: hm, i am not the technical guy here ;)
(21:38:05) andrejz: kelemengabor, are you there?
(21:38:15) andrejz: your skills would be appriciated
(21:44:51) kelemengabor: re
(21:45:31) andrejz: how to enable translations for simple scan docs?
(21:46:01) kelemengabor: umm, good question
(21:47:00) andrejz: kelemengabor i was also wondering if you are aware of some nice technical resources about .po file translation mechanism somewhare
(21:47:07) andrejz: i would to understand the background a little bit better
(21:47:36) kelemengabor: mechanism? how about the gettext manual?
(21:47:45) kelemengabor: http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/gettext.html
(21:48:02) kelemengabor: pretty comprehensive, if you ask me :)
(21:48:26) andrejz: ok, i thinik this will be quite sufficient
(21:51:32) kelemengabor: yw
(21:56:54) kelemengabor: also, on the simple scan thing, I think someone should commit the documentation pot template as help/simple-scan-help.pot, and then LP should be able to pick it up
(21:57:31) kelemengabor: given that it is set to Import template files on the /trunk/+translations-settings page
(22:03:37) Michael Nagel: ok i will forward that info to the bug
(22:03:42) Michael Nagel: thanks
(22:06:12) kelemengabor: also this may be helpful too: https://help.launchpad.net/Translations/ImportingFromBazaarBranches
(22:08:07) kelemengabor: nailora: thanks for bringing this up/pushing forward, this is definiately something I'd like to see sorted out before Precise :)