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* added locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/statusnet.po to make it easier to start customizing English texts * added notes to locale/README about customizing and how to disable languages you haven't customized * renamed PO templates from *.po to *.pot to match general conventions and reduce confusion for people trying to find which file they're supposed to edit
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Localizations for StatusNet are being maintained through TranslateWiki:
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http://translatewiki.net/wiki/Translating:StatusNet
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Ongoing translation work should be done there to ensure updates are
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integrated into future versions of StatusNet.
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== Building runtime translations ==
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If you are working with a direct git checkout or have customized any
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message files, you will need to build binary .mo files from the .po
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source files for translations to work in the web app.
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If gettext and GNU make are installed, you can simply run 'make' in the
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main StatusNet directory, and all core and plugin localizations will be
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recompiled.
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== Customization ==
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User interface texts in any language can be customized by editing the
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texts in the .po source files, then rebuilding the binary .mo files
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used at runtime.
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The default/US English texts can be overridden by adding "translations"
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to en/LC_MESSAGES/statusnet.po.
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Note that texts you change in one language will not affect other
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languages, which are selected based on visitors' browser preferences.
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If you customizations include important information or links,
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you may wish to disable languages that you haven't customized so that
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visitors always get your text.
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To disable all non-English languages add this to your config.php (you
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will need to edit both the en and en_GB files):
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$config['site']['languages'] = array(
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'en-us' => array('q' => 1, 'lang' => 'en', 'name' => 'English (US)', 'direction' => 'ltr'),
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'en-gb' => array('q' => 1, 'lang' => 'en_GB', 'name' => 'English (British)', 'direction' => 'ltr'),
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'en' => array('q' => 1, 'lang' => 'en', 'name' => 'English (US)', 'direction' => 'ltr'),
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);
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To disable everything including British English variant:
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$config['site']['languages'] = array(
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'en' => array('q' => 1, 'lang' => 'en', 'name' => 'English', 'direction' => 'ltr'),
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);
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== Plugins ==
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This locale directory contains translations for the core StatusNet
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software only. Plugins may have their own locale subdirectories and
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their own .po and .mo files as well, so if customizing you may need
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to poke at those as well.
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