Advanced Translation Information & Resources

The following links and information are provided for historical reference and advanced users. The accuracy of the information here is most likely outdated and no support is provided following these documents. Use at your own risk! We strongly recommend users perform their translation work using the Transifex web interface.

Information about PO files

There is the Advanced Guide for Translating Messages into Xfce. There is a list of software below that can be used for translation work. And there is a list of languages and language codes to use for the PO filenames.

Manipulating PO files

How to create an initial PO file.
How to merge strings.
How to update the XML/HTML documentation.
How to test your translations.
How to review a PO file.

Translation Software

The list below are specialized software for PO files with support like message sorting, table view, fuzzy toggle button, statistics, PO header support, plural forms…

Transifex CLI client
Poedit (wxWidgets)
Gtranslator (GNOME)
Lokalize (KDE)

Text based editors with PO extension:

VIM with po.vim plugin
Emacs with po-mode

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