[ckan-dev] Translation issue

[Friedrich Lindenberg]

Hi all,

I agree that we need to get the translation process in order, so I
would propose to add the following steps to the Release Process
(http://wiki.ckan.net/Release_process):

1. Extract python strings 2 weeks before a release is to be made,
using the babel extractor:

$ pip install Babel
$ python setup.py extract_messages

2. Upload the source file to the transifex server:

(requires: http://help.transifex.net/user-guide/client/index.html)

$ tx push --source

3. Send out a notification to ckan-discuss calling for translators to
contribute.

4. During release, pull in the updated translations:

$ tx pull --all

5. Compile and commit them:

$ python setup.py compile_catalog
$ hg commit -m "[i18n] ..."


Cheers,

 Friedrich

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 10:01 PM, David Read <david.read at okfn.org> wrote:
> Alexey,
>
> Sorry to hear about the updates to the strings after your super
> efforts in finishing the Russian translation. We do try hard to avoid
> changing strings too often, but we had a big refactor in the logic
> layer, for which there are a lot of error messages and the like that
> probably caused you issues. There is an argument that API messages and
> errors should not be translated, leaving the translation just to the
> web front end. This may cut down the work at keeping up to date by a
> big chunk - do let me know what you think about this.
>
> Friedrich, it's probably a good moment to hand over the transifex
> admin over to me, so I'll try and catch you for a chat about these
> processes.
>
> David
>
> On 25 August 2011 10:57, alexey medvetsky <a.medvetsky at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi David,
>>
>> Thanks, yes, it is. I have already finished the translation (actually twice)
>> meaning to test it online, but the updates keep coming and that makes me
>> confused.
>> Hope there is a way to coordinate these two update/translate processes. Or
>> simply deploy the translation, as it is now, on to the ckan testing
>> interface. Otherwise it seems like the translators will never catch up with
>> the programmers. :)
>>
>>
>> Best,
>> Alexey.
>>
>>> Hi Alexey,
>>>
>>> I just saw your message on the community meetup pad:
>>>
>>> Hi guys, cannot join the discussion tonight, but hope you'll find a
>>> minute to talk abt CKAN interface translations at Transifex, esp. the
>>> circular problem of updating the core and translating it which seems
>>> to become endless.
>>> Best,
>>> Alexey, the Russian translation team.
>>>
>>> I'm just wondering what this circular problem is? Is it simply that
>>> edits to CKAN affect the strings too frequently, making it difficult
>>> for translators to keep up? Or is there a technical problem?
>>>
>>> David
>>
>>
>



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