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author | Brion Vibber <brion@pobox.com> | 2010-04-06 15:22:23 -0700 |
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committer | Brion Vibber <brion@pobox.com> | 2010-04-06 15:22:23 -0700 |
commit | 5dc169260dc36209dd5ad0d4d4cac2bdaaefe62c (patch) | |
tree | c5fb50f7fbf6ff20b581c1ad5b50f2e19e6d7584 /locale/README | |
parent | a3314f483ec3250b322666a769a10197fb9dfff0 (diff) | |
parent | 4bb75d1c8e22b7bfc689a9e582ef846515a90383 (diff) |
Merge branch 'testing' of git@gitorious.org:statusnet/mainline into 0.9.x
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diff --git a/locale/README b/locale/README index 25df9ee74..d7d7fa76b 100644 --- a/locale/README +++ b/locale/README @@ -1,9 +1,56 @@ Localizations for StatusNet are being maintained through TranslateWiki: http://translatewiki.net/wiki/Translating:StatusNet -Note if you are working with a direct git checkout, you will need to build -the binary .mo files from the .po source files for translations to work -in the web app. +Ongoing translation work should be done there to ensure updates are +integrated into future versions of StatusNet. -If gettext and GNU make are installed, you can simply run 'make' in this -directory to build them. + +== Building runtime translations == + +If you are working with a direct git checkout or have customized any +message files, you will need to build binary .mo files from the .po +source files for translations to work in the web app. + +If gettext and GNU make are installed, you can simply run 'make' in the +main StatusNet directory, and all core and plugin localizations will be +recompiled. + + +== Customization == + +User interface texts in any language can be customized by editing the +texts in the .po source files, then rebuilding the binary .mo files +used at runtime. + +The default/US English texts can be overridden by adding "translations" +to en/LC_MESSAGES/statusnet.po. + +Note that texts you change in one language will not affect other +languages, which are selected based on visitors' browser preferences. +If you customizations include important information or links, +you may wish to disable languages that you haven't customized so that +visitors always get your text. + +To disable all non-English languages add this to your config.php (you +will need to edit both the en and en_GB files): + +$config['site']['languages'] = array( + 'en-us' => array('q' => 1, 'lang' => 'en', 'name' => 'English (US)', 'direction' => 'ltr'), + 'en-gb' => array('q' => 1, 'lang' => 'en_GB', 'name' => 'English (British)', 'direction' => 'ltr'), + 'en' => array('q' => 1, 'lang' => 'en', 'name' => 'English (US)', 'direction' => 'ltr'), +); + + +To disable everything including British English variant: + +$config['site']['languages'] = array( + 'en' => array('q' => 1, 'lang' => 'en', 'name' => 'English', 'direction' => 'ltr'), +); + + +== Plugins == + +This locale directory contains translations for the core StatusNet +software only. Plugins may have their own locale subdirectories and +their own .po and .mo files as well, so if customizing you may need +to poke at those as well. |