X-Git-Url: https://git.lyx.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.localization;h=6321061d6c511710c764874377bde104b5fd7b2a;hb=1517143651719602218231edd7dcd2d4701732bb;hp=ba64964eb30b87673b363edcf03ed53003351d21;hpb=ac5299fb00a5af4ef6094747f24f3f951df308b7;p=lyx.git

diff --git a/README.localization b/README.localization
index ba64964eb3..6321061d6c 100644
--- a/README.localization
+++ b/README.localization
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ native language.
 
 1) WHERE DO I START?
 
-The file you need to edit it an xx.po file where xx stands for your language's 
-two letter code. German would be for example de.po and Polish pl.po. For a list 
-of languages codes look at:
+The file you need to edit it an xx.po file where xx stands for your language's
+two letter code. For a list of languages codes look at:
 
   http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_mono/gettext.html#Language-Codes
 
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ then you will see in it the untranslated strings and a place to write your
 translation for them.
 
 
-4) WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH THE '&', '|', '$, '%' AND [[]] CHARACTERS?
+4) WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH THE '&', '|', '$, '%' {} AND [[]] CHARACTERS?
 
 '&' stands for underlined characters (shortcut) in dialog boxes.
 '|' stands for underlined characters in menus.
@@ -66,6 +65,10 @@ experience crashes when running LyX.
 have different translation dependent on the Context. [[Context]] appears only
 in msgid string and should not be repeated in the translated version.
 
+{} refer to counters and must not be translated. Example would be:
+msgid "Algorithm \\arabic{theorem}"
+msgstr "Algoritmus \\arabic{theorem}"
+
 
 5) WHAT IS pocheck.pl AND HOW DO I USE IT?
 
@@ -100,12 +103,7 @@ files run make update-po.
 
 7) HOW TO CONTRIBUTE MY WORK?
 
-You can manually use diff utility to make patch; usually the most comfortable
-way is to run something like (after you edit xx.po):
-
-	svn diff xx.po > xx.po.patch
-
-This file should be sent to po-updates@lyx.org.
+Send your edited xx.po file to po-updates@lyx.org.
 
 Also you can check http://www.lyx.org/trac/browser/lyx-devel/trunk to track
 changes or watch updates.