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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/plugins/po.mdwn | 70 |
1 files changed, 29 insertions, 41 deletions
diff --git a/doc/plugins/po.mdwn b/doc/plugins/po.mdwn index fe6b6b562..6aa63b429 100644 --- a/doc/plugins/po.mdwn +++ b/doc/plugins/po.mdwn @@ -185,12 +185,12 @@ Automatic PO files update Committing changes to a "master" page: -1. updates the POT file and the PO files for the supported languages - (this is done in the `needsbuild` hook); the updated PO files are - then put under version control +1. updates the POT file, as well as the PO files for the "slave" + languages (this is done in the `needsbuild` hook); the updated PO + files are then put under version control; 2. triggers a refresh of the corresponding HTML slave pages (this is achieved by making any "slave" page dependent on the corresponding - "master" page, in the `needsbuild` hook) + "master" page, in the `needsbuild` hook). Also, when the plugin has just been enabled, or when a page has just been declared as being translatable, the needed POT and PO files are @@ -199,33 +199,23 @@ created, and the PO files are checked into version control. Discussion pages ---------------- -Discussion should happen in the language in which the pages are written for -real, *i.e.* the "master" one. If discussion pages are enabled, "slave" pages -therefore link to the "master" page's discussion page. +Discussion should happen in the language in which the pages are +written for real, *i.e.* the "master" one. If discussion pages are +enabled, "slave" pages therefore link to the "master" page's +discussion page. Translating ----------- -One can edit the PO files using ikiwiki's CGI (a message-by-message interface -could also be implemented at some point). +One can edit the PO files using ikiwiki's CGI (a message-by-message +interface could also be implemented at some point). -If [[tips/untrusted_git_push]] is setup, one can edit the PO files in her -preferred `$EDITOR`, without needing to be online. +If [[tips/untrusted_git_push]] is setup, one can edit the PO files in +her preferred `$EDITOR`, without needing to be online. TODO ==== -OTHERLANGUAGES dependencies ---------------------------- - -Pages using `OTHERLANGUAGES` depend on any "master" and "slave" pages -whose status is being displayed. It is supposed to trigger dependency -loops, but no practical bugs were noticed yet. - -Should pages using the `OTHERLANGUAGES` template loop be declared as -linking to the same page in other versions? To be rigorous, they -should, but this may clutter the backlinks. - Security checks --------------- @@ -243,29 +233,27 @@ gettext/po4a rough corners changes bla.fr.po in repo1; then pushing repo1 to repo2 triggers a PO update, that changes bla.fr.po in repo2; etc.; fixed in `629968fc89bced6727981c0a1138072631751fee`? -- new translations created in the web interface must get proper charset/encoding - gettext metadata, else the next automatic PO update removes any non-ascii - chars; possible solution: put such metadata into the Pot file, and let it - propagate; should be fixed in `773de05a7a1ee68d2bed173367cf5e716884945a`, time - will tell. +- new translations created in the web interface must get proper + charset/encoding gettext metadata, else the next automatic PO update + removes any non-ascii chars; possible solution: put such metadata + into the Pot file, and let it propagate; should be fixed in + `773de05a7a1ee68d2bed173367cf5e716884945a`, time will tell. Misc. improvements ------------------ -### preview - -preview does not work for PO files. - ### automatic POT/PO update -Use the `change` hook instead of `needsbuild`? +- Use the `change` hook instead of `needsbuild`? +- Fix (apparently harmless) undefined values that pollute logs when + saving a master page in the CGI ### page titles -Use nice page titles from meta plugin in links, as inline already does. This is -actually a duplicate for -[[bugs/pagetitle_function_does_not_respect_meta_titles]], which might be fixed -by something like [[todo/using_meta_titles_for_parentlinks]]. +Use nice page titles from meta plugin in links, as inline already +does. This is actually a duplicate for +[[bugs/pagetitle_function_does_not_respect_meta_titles]], which might +be fixed by something like [[todo/using_meta_titles_for_parentlinks]]. ### websetup @@ -274,15 +262,15 @@ Which configuration settings are safe enough for websetup? ### parentlinks When the wiki home page is translatable, the parentlinks plugin sets -`./index.html` as its translations' single parent link. Ideally, the home page's -translations should get no parent link at all, just like the version written in -the master language. +`./index.html` as its translations' single parent link. Ideally, the +home page's translations should get no parent link at all, just like +the version written in the master language. ### backlinks If a given translatable `sourcepage.mdwn` links to \[[destpage]], -`sourcepage.LL.po` also link to \[[destpage]], and the latter has the master -page *and* all its translations listed in the backlinks. +`sourcepage.LL.po` also link to \[[destpage]], and the latter has the +master page *and* all its translations listed in the backlinks. Translation quality assurance ----------------------------- |