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This is an old revision of TranslatePuppy made by Droope on 2010-01-15 18:35:42.
How to translate puppy
Translating puppy is a community effort, there is no possibilty to make it a one person's mission. That being said, there is always a need for someone to start and take the head position, and to take the organizers role. It's quite an honor, and comes with the satisfaction of knowing that you have contributed - quite importantly - to puppy linux. I encourage you to, anyone can do it.
This is a sketch, please contribute.
Steps involved
These are unordered steps, which can be done in any order. Suggested order is as follows.
- Preliminary
- Translating menus & desktop items (interface)
- Translating configuration scripts
- Translating primary applications
- Translating secondary applications
More info below.
Preliminary - Thinking time
Before starting, it is of MASSIVE importance for you to do one thing. Check the forums for previous translations. This can be done searching at puppy custom search or the forum search. This can avoid you a lot of frustation, and also to use your valuable time in a productive manner : )
It would be also good for you to learn how to create pet packages.
Why? You might wonder. See, if you create a translated .ISO, it would be great. But now, if you create a pet, it can be used in any pupplet the user wants, and therefore, it is far more valuable and considered best-practice. Creating a pet is easy, as a pet is actually a .tar.gz with a "filesystem" in it. Please give it a try.
Sources
Where information was gathered from:http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=307939
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=32117&start=4
