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Advanced Translation Information & Resources
Information about PO files
There is the Daichi's translation guidance into Xfce. There is a list of softwares to use for translating. 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 test your translations.
- How to review a PO file.
Translation Softwares
The list below are specialized softwares for PO files with support like message sorting, table view, fuzzy toggle button, statistics, PO header support, plural forms…
- Poedit (wxWidgets)
- Gtranslator (GNOME)
- Lokalize (KDE)
Text based editors with PO extension:
Mousepad, Leafpad, or any other notepad-like application will do but they aren't recommended.