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- LOCALIZING MEGAVIEW
-
- This document describes how to localize MegaView to your language.
- NOTE: You are not allowed to distribute catalogs for MegaView. If you have
- done a translation, please send it to me, so that I can include it in the
- next release. Your name will be mentioned in the documentation, so don't
- worry - you will get your credits.
-
- GETTING STARTED
-
- First of all, make a copy of the file 'Blank.ct' in this directory. Rename it
- to your language, e.g. Français.ct. Then load the file into an editor, and
- you are ready to go.
-
- THE HEADER
-
- The first three lines of the File look somewhat like this:
-
- ## version $VER: MegaView.catalog 1.00 (17.11.93)
- ## codeset 0
- ## language xx
-
- You will have to change the xx in the language line to the language
- you are generating, e.g.
-
- ## language français
-
- This is case independent.
-
- TRANSLATION
-
- Every string in the program is represented by a MessageID, which by convention
- always starts with a 'msg' prefix. This is how the first entry looks:
-
- msgOK
-
- ;; OK;
- ;;
- ;;
-
- You will have to enter your translation at the blank line after the msgXXX.
- The above would look something like
-
- msgOK
- Bien sûr
- ;; OK;
- ;;
- ;;
-
- The rest will follow the same pattern, just enter your translation after the
- MessageID. Lines can be continued on the next by entering a backslash (\)
- on the same line, e.g.
-
- This line conatins a lot of rubbish, and it is completely silly \
- to continue it on the next one.
-
- Special characters introduced with a percent (%) sign must be kept in the
- same order as in the original string.
-
- If there are one or more vertical bar (|) characters in a line, like
- int "Quit|Select|Editor|Continue", these must be taken into the translation,
- thus a German translation for the above would be something like
- "Beenden|Auswählen|Editor|Weiter".
-
- You can have a look at Deutsch.ct, even if you don't understand German, it
- may give you some clues.
-
- MAKING THE CATALOG
-
- To make the Catalog, you need the program KitCat. It is available on BBS, or
- on Aminet. If you don't have KitCat, send me your .ct file, and I will do
- it for you (if you do, please use email, no paper mail). Enter
-
- KITCAT MegaView.cd <yourlanguage>.ct L <yourlanguage> CATALOG
- LOCALE:Catalogs/<yourlangauge>/MegaView.catalog
-
- to make the catalog. You should then be able to run MegaView with your language
- setting.
-
- SUBMITTING CATALOGS
-
- If you want your catalog to be included in the next issue of MegaView, send
- me your .ct file, on disk or preferably as EMail. I will not be able to send
- back any disks, and I will only send back the catalog if you wrote via EMail.
- Anyway, state your name along with the Submisson, and if you are the first that
- has sent in his catalog, your name will appear in the doc file.
-
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