X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=ABOUT-NLS;h=57e4b6760cfb99430e66ee5ab1d0512a7bf1a507;hb=ede9561daa3a9348cda7b8e553876482ab45206a;hp=7e6b380934937451fc5631b168b228fb9130c074;hpb=4c9dc6c513d03e0aff1f3e1655d57fa7e46b1274;p=lyx.git diff --git a/ABOUT-NLS b/ABOUT-NLS index 7e6b380934..57e4b6760c 100644 --- a/ABOUT-NLS +++ b/ABOUT-NLS @@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ But in fact, some languages have dialects in different countries. For example, `de_AT' is used for Austria, and `pt_BR' for Brazil. The country code serves to distinguish the dialects. + The locale naming convention of `LL_CC', with `LL' denoting the +language and `CC' denoting the country, is the one use on systems based +on GNU libc. On other systems, some variations of this scheme are +used, such as `LL' or `LL_CC.ENCODING'. You can get the list of +locales supported by your system for your country by running the command +`locale -a | grep '^LL''. + Not all programs have translations for all languages. By default, an English message is shown in place of a nonexistent translation. If you understand other languages, you can set up a priority list of languages. @@ -164,102 +171,229 @@ Available Packages ================== Languages are not equally supported in all packages. The following -matrix shows the current state of internationalization, as of May 2001. -The matrix shows, in regard of each package, for which languages PO -files have been submitted to translation coordination, with a +matrix shows the current state of internationalization, as of July +2002. The matrix shows, in regard of each package, for which languages +PO files have been submitted to translation coordination, with a translation percentage of at least 50%. - Ready PO files bg cs da de el en eo es et fi fr gl hr id it - +----------------------------------------------+ - a2ps | [] [] | - bash | [] [] [] [] | - bison | [] [] [] [] | - clisp | [] [] [] [] | - cpio | [] [] [] [] | - diffutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - enscript | [] [] | - error | [] | - fileutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - findutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - flex | [] [] [] | - gawk | | - gcal | | - gcc | [] | - gettext | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - gnupg | [] [] [] [] [] | - grep | [] [] [] | - hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - id-utils | [] [] | - indent | [] [] [] [] [] | - libc | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - lilypond | | - lynx | [] [] [] | - m4 | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - make | [] [] [] [] | - parted | [] [] | - ptx | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - python | | - recode | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - sed | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - sh-utils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - sharutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - soundtracker | | - sp | | - tar | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - texinfo | [] [] [] [] | - textutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - util-linux | [] | - wdiff | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - wget | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - +----------------------------------------------+ - bg cs da de el en eo es et fi fr gl hr id it - 0 14 21 27 10 1 8 20 13 1 28 17 0 9 11 + Ready PO files be bg ca cs da de el en eo es et fi fr + +----------------------------------------+ + a2ps | [] [] [] [] | + bash | [] [] [] [] | + bfd | [] [] | + binutils | [] [] | + bison | [] [] [] [] | + clisp | [] [] [] [] | + clisp | | + clisplow | | + cpio | [] [] [] [] | + darkstat | () | + diffutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + enscript | [] [] | + error | [] [] [] | + fetchmail | [] () [] [] [] () | + fileutils | [] [] [] [] [] | + findutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + flex | [] [] [] [] [] | + gas | [] [] | + gawk | [] [] [] | + gcal | [] [] | + gcc | [] [] | + gettext | [] [] [] [] [] | + gnupg | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + gprof | [] [] | + gpsdrive | () () () () () | + grep | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + gretl | [] | + gthumb | () () () | + hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + id-utils | [] [] [] | + indent | [] [] [] [] [] | + jpilot | () [] [] [] | + jwhois | [] [] | + kbd | [] [] [] | + ld | [] [] | + libc | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + libiconv | [] [] [] [] | + lifelines | () () | + lilypond | [] [] [] | + lingoteach | [] [] | + lingoteach_lessons| () () | + lynx | [] [] [] [] [] | + m4 | [] [] [] [] [] | + make | [] [] [] [] | + man-db | [] () () [] () () | + mysecretdiary | [] [] [] | + nano | [] () [] [] [] [] | + nano_1_0 | [] () [] [] [] [] | + opcodes | [] [] [] | + parted | [] [] [] [] [] | + ptx | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + python | | + recode | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + sed | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + sh-utils | [] [] [] [] | + sharutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + sketch | () [] () | + soundtracker | [] [] [] | + sp | [] | + tar | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + texinfo | [] [] [] [] [] | + textutils | [] [] [] [] [] | + util-linux | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + vorbis-tools | [] | + wastesedge | | + wdiff | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + wget | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + +----------------------------------------+ + be bg ca cs da de el en eo es et fi fr + 0 2 19 10 30 44 9 1 12 45 16 3 53 + + gl he hr hu id it ja ko lv nb nl nn + +-------------------------------------+ + a2ps | () () [] | + bash | [] | + bfd | [] | + binutils | [] | + bison | [] [] [] [] | + clisp | [] | + clisp | | + clisplow | | + cpio | [] [] [] [] | + darkstat | () | + diffutils | [] [] [] [] [] | + enscript | [] [] | + error | [] | + fetchmail | [] | + fileutils | [] [] [] | + findutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + flex | [] | + gas | | + gawk | [] | + gcal | | + gcc | [] | + gettext | [] [] | + gnupg | [] [] [] [] | + gprof | | + gpsdrive | [] () () | + grep | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + gretl | | + gthumb | () () | + hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + id-utils | [] [] | + indent | [] [] [] [] | + jpilot | () () | + jwhois | [] [] | + kbd | | + ld | | + libc | [] [] [] [] | + libiconv | [] [] [] | + lifelines | | + lilypond | [] [] | + lingoteach | [] | + lingoteach_lessons| | + lynx | [] [] [] [] | + m4 | [] [] [] [] | + make | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + man-db | () () | + mysecretdiary | [] | + nano | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + nano_1_0 | [] [] [] [] [] | + opcodes | [] [] | + parted | [] [] [] | + ptx | [] [] [] [] [] | + python | | + recode | [] [] [] | + sed | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + sh-utils | [] [] [] | + sharutils | [] [] [] | + sketch | () | + soundtracker | [] [] | + sp | | + tar | [] [] [] [] [] | + texinfo | [] [] [] | + textutils | [] [] [] | + util-linux | () [] | + vorbis-tools | | + wastesedge | | + wdiff | [] [] [] | + wget | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + +-------------------------------------+ + gl he hr hu id it ja ko lv nb nl nn + 23 9 12 18 14 13 26 9 1 8 19 4 - ja ko lv nl no pl pt pt_BR ru sk sl sv tr zh - +----------------------------------------------+ - a2ps | [] [] [] | 5 - bash | | 4 - bison | [] [] [] | 7 - clisp | [] | 5 - cpio | [] [] [] [] [] | 9 - diffutils | [] [] [] | 10 - enscript | [] [] [] | 5 - error | | 1 - fileutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 16 - findutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 14 - flex | [] [] [] | 6 - gawk | | 0 - gcal | | 0 - gcc | [] | 2 - gettext | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 19 - gnupg | [] [] [] | 8 - grep | | 3 - hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 17 - id-utils | [] [] [] | 5 - indent | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 12 - libc | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 15 - lilypond | [] | 1 - lynx | [] [] [] [] [] | 8 - m4 | [] [] [] [] [] | 12 - make | [] [] [] [] [] | 9 - parted | [] [] [] | 5 - ptx | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 13 - python | | 0 - recode | [] [] [] | 11 - sed | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 16 - sh-utils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 19 - sharutils | [] [] [] [] | 11 - soundtracker | | 0 - sp | | 0 - tar | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 16 - texinfo | [] [] | 6 - textutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 15 - util-linux | [] | 2 - wdiff | [] [] [] [] [] | 12 - wget | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 17 - +----------------------------------------------+ - 29 teams ja ko lv nl no pl pt pt_BR ru sk sl sv tr zh - 40 domains 18 8 0 23 6 16 1 15 26 9 9 20 2 3 336 + no pl pt pt_BR ru sk sl sv tr uk zh_TW + +----------------------------------------+ + a2ps | () () () [] [] [] [] [] | 10 + bash | [] | 6 + bfd | [] [] | 5 + binutils | [] [] | 5 + bison | [] [] [] | 11 + clisp | | 5 + clisp | | 0 + clisplow | | 0 + cpio | [] [] [] [] | 12 + darkstat | [] () | 1 + diffutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 17 + enscript | [] [] [] [] | 8 + error | [] [] [] | 7 + fetchmail | () () [] | 6 + fileutils | [] [] [] [] [] | 13 + findutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 21 + flex | [] [] [] | 9 + gas | [] | 3 + gawk | [] [] | 6 + gcal | [] [] | 4 + gcc | [] | 4 + gettext | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 13 + gnupg | [] [] [] | 14 + gprof | [] [] | 4 + gpsdrive | [] [] () | 3 + grep | [] [] [] [] | 18 + gretl | | 1 + gthumb | () () [] | 1 + hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 28 + id-utils | [] [] [] [] | 9 + indent | [] [] [] [] [] | 14 + jpilot | () () [] | 4 + jwhois | [] () () [] [] | 7 + kbd | [] [] | 5 + ld | [] [] | 4 + libc | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 17 + libiconv | [] [] [] [] | 11 + lifelines | [] | 1 + lilypond | [] | 6 + lingoteach | [] [] | 5 + lingoteach_lessons| | 0 + lynx | [] [] [] [] | 13 + m4 | [] [] [] | 12 + make | [] [] [] [] | 14 + man-db | | 3 + mysecretdiary | [] [] [] | 7 + nano | [] [] [] [] | 15 + nano_1_0 | [] [] [] [] | 14 + opcodes | [] [] | 7 + parted | [] [] [] | 11 + ptx | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 19 + python | | 0 + recode | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 15 + sed | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 23 + sh-utils | [] | 8 + sharutils | [] [] [] [] | 13 + sketch | [] () [] | 4 + soundtracker | [] | 6 + sp | | 1 + tar | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 18 + texinfo | [] [] | 10 + textutils | [] [] [] [] [] | 13 + util-linux | [] [] [] | 10 + vorbis-tools | [] | 2 + wastesedge | | 0 + wdiff | [] [] [] [] [] | 14 + wget | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 24 + +----------------------------------------+ + 36 teams no pl pt pt_BR ru sk sl sv tr uk zh_TW + 67 domains 4 15 2 24 26 12 10 47 42 4 8 594 Some counters in the preceding matrix are higher than the number of visible blocks let us expect. This is because a few extra PO files are @@ -272,7 +406,7 @@ distributed as such by its maintainer. There might be an observable lag between the mere existence a PO file and its wide availability in a distribution. - If May 2001 seems to be old, you may fetch a more recent copy of + If July 2002 seems to be old, you may fetch a more recent copy of this `ABOUT-NLS' file on most GNU archive sites. The most up-to-date matrix with full percentage details can be found at `http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/contrib/po/HTML/matrix.html'. @@ -282,13 +416,15 @@ Using `gettext' in new packages If you are writing a freely available program and want to internationalize it you are welcome to use GNU `gettext' in your -package. Of course the GNU Public License applies to your sources from -then if you include `gettext' directly in your distribution on but -since you are writing free software anyway this is no restriction. - - Once the sources are change appropriately and the setup can handle to -use of `gettext' the only thing missing are the translations. The Free -Translation Project is also available for packages which are not +package. Of course you have to respect the GNU Library General Public +License which covers the use of the GNU `gettext' library. This means +in particular that even non-free programs can use `libintl' as a shared +library, whereas only free software can use `libintl' as a static +library or use modified versions of `libintl'. + + Once the sources are changed appropriately and the setup can handle +to use of `gettext' the only thing missing are the translations. The +Free Translation Project is also available for packages which are not developed inside the GNU project. Therefore the information given above applies also for every other Free Software Project. Contact `translation@iro.umontreal.ca' to make the `.pot' files available to