diff --git a/TranslateIntro.md b/TranslateIntro.md index 40444bb..e873ad2 100644 --- a/TranslateIntro.md +++ b/TranslateIntro.md @@ -1,44 +1,27 @@ +# How to help translate BOINC + BOINC supports non-English translations of + * The BOINC web site * The BOINC Manager * The generic (BOINC-supplied) part of project web sites -* The project-specific parts of some project web sites +* The generic part of the alternative Drupal website +* The project-specific parts of some project web sites +* Science United Translations are done by volunteers. - If you're interested in helping: -Visit the [Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/boinc/) web page and click on your language. -You'll see some or all of the following "projects": -* BOINC: the development versions of both client and server. This should contain: - * BOINC-Manager.po: translations for the BOINC Manager - * BOINC-Setup.po: translations for the BOINC Installer (for Mac only so far) - * BOINC-Project-Generic.po: translations for the generic part of project web sites - * BOINC-Web.po: translations for the BOINC web site -* Einstein@Home Website - -If any of these isn't there, it means the translation doesn't exist yet. -If it is there, the color-coded bar shows how much of the translation has been done. +* Visit the [Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/boinc/) web page. If you want to add or modify a translation: - -* Create an account on the site -* Subscribe to the [boinc_loc](http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_loc) email list, which is for translation-related discussion and announcements. -Email boinc_loc if your language is not listed in the BOINC Translation Services. +* Create an account on the Transifex site. +* Subscribe to the [boinc_loc](https://groups.google.com/a/ssl.berkeley.edu/g/boinc_loc) email list, which is for translation-related discussion and announcements. -Selected people have "write access" to each language. +Selected people have been designated "coordinator" to each language. -* If you want write access to a language, send email to boinc_loc requesting it. +* If you want coordinator to a language, send email to boinc_loc requesting it. -If you have write access to a language, make sure to monitor the boinc_loc email list -for notifications of when there are new strings to translate. -You can do translations via the BTS site. If prefer, you can download the .po file and use an external program like [poedit](http://www.poedit.net/) or [Virtaal](http://translate.sourceforge.net/wiki/virtaal/index). -If you don't have write access to your language, -you can still help by suggest translations on the site. -When you're done, send email to boinc_loc to notify the person with write access. - - -