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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/plugins/po.mdwn | 58 |
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diff --git a/doc/plugins/po.mdwn b/doc/plugins/po.mdwn index 1b240de1a..fe6b6b562 100644 --- a/doc/plugins/po.mdwn +++ b/doc/plugins/po.mdwn @@ -203,6 +203,15 @@ 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). + +If [[tips/untrusted_git_push]] is setup, one can edit the PO files in her +preferred `$EDITOR`, without needing to be online. + TODO ==== @@ -243,13 +252,20 @@ gettext/po4a rough corners Misc. improvements ------------------ +### preview + +preview does not work for PO files. + ### automatic POT/PO update Use the `change` hook instead of `needsbuild`? ### page titles -Use nice page titles from meta plugin in links, as inline already does. +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 @@ -279,43 +295,3 @@ A new `cansave` type of hook would be needed to implement this. Note: committing to the underlying repository is a way to bypass this check. - -Translating online ------------------- - -As PO is a wiki page type, we already have an online PO editor, that -is ikiwiki's CGI. - -**FIXME** preview does not work for PO files. - -A message-by-message interface could also be implemented at some -point; a nice way to do offline translation work (without VCS access) -still has to be offered, though. - -Translating offline without VCS access --------------------------------------- - -The following workflow should be made possible for translators without -VCS access who need to edit the PO files in another editor than a web -browser: - -- download the page's PO file -- use any PO editor to update the translation -- upload the updated PO file - -Implementation note: a generic mechanism to upload a page's source is -needed: it's only an alternative way to allow saving a the modified -page's source with the CGI. - -### Short-term workflow - -A possible workaround is: - -- pretend to edit the PO file online -- copy the PO file content from the textarea -- cancel the edit -- paste the content into a local file. -- edit the local file in any PO editor -- pretend to edit the PO file online -- paste the modified local file's content into the edit textarea -- save |