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howtos:misc:internationalization_and_localization_of_shell_scripts [2013/12/31 18:57 (UTC)] – [Practical recommendations for translators] didierspaierhowtos:misc:internationalization_and_localization_of_shell_scripts [2015/06/26 19:54 (UTC)] – [Processes diagrams] useless empty line removed didierspaier
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 This document is intended to help developers, maintainers and translators to write/maintain/translate internationalized then localized shell scripts, using the tools provided by GNU gettext. This document is intended to help developers, maintainers and translators to write/maintain/translate internationalized then localized shell scripts, using the tools provided by GNU gettext.
  
-The reference document is the manual entitled [[http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/gettext.html|GNU `gettext' utilities]].+The reference document is the manual entitled [[http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/gettext.html|GNU 'gettext' utilities]].
  
 The manual encompasses all programming languages usable with gettext, with a special focus on the C language. The manual encompasses all programming languages usable with gettext, with a special focus on the C language.
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 === (1) Internationalization === === (1) Internationalization ===
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    Set of shell scripts ───> Preparation ───> Marked shell scripts ───╮    Set of shell scripts ───> Preparation ───> Marked shell scripts ───╮
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 This variant of the process is shorter: This variant of the process is shorter:
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   ╭─ [msgcmp] <── <locale>.po <── PO editor <── <locale>.po <── Update needed   ╭─ [msgcmp] <── <locale>.po <── PO editor <── <locale>.po <── Update needed
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 In particular, I recommend to favor options which take as first argument a text string instead of a file, to allow line wrapping. It is still possible to preserve the intended layout using white spaces for indentation. In particular, I recommend to favor options which take as first argument a text string instead of a file, to allow line wrapping. It is still possible to preserve the intended layout using white spaces for indentation.
  
-For instance,\\ dialog <common-options> --textbox <file> <height> <width>\\ can be replaced with\\ dialog --no-collapse <common-options> --msgbox "`cat <file>`" <height> <width>+For instance, 
 +  dialog <common-options> --textbox <file> <height> <width> 
 +can be replaced with 
 +  dialog --no-collapse <common-options> --msgbox "`cat <file>`" <height> <width>
  
 ==== Practical recommendations for translators ==== ==== Practical recommendations for translators ====
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 Didier Spaier Didier Spaier
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 +====== Sources ======
 +* Originally written by [[wiki:user:didierspaier | Didier Spaier]]
 +{{tag>howtos gettext shell scripts internationalization localization i18n l10n}}
  

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