Re: What not to translate, for now.

[Shaun McCance <shaunm gnome org>]

Are these documents using the new build tools yet, with itstool? If
so, it's pretty easy to add an attribute that will make the entire
document non-translatable, effectively creating an empty PO file.
That might confuse people, though.

--
Shaun

On Wed, 2011-11-30 at 15:53 -0500, Tiffany Antopolski wrote:
> I was considering deleting the gnome.sudoku.xml file, but have been
> hesitant to do that since the Mallard version is not fully complete
> yet.
> 
> So, do you mean placing a 'do not translate' mark on the xml (docbook)
> versions, letting translators know not to translate?  I can see how
> this idea could really be useful, especially for some of the
> gnome-games modules.
> 
> 
> On 30 November 2011 14:55, Gil Forcada <gforcada gnome org> wrote:
>         El dc 30 de 11 de 2011 a les 09:55 -0500, en/na Tiffany
>         Antopolski va
>         escriure:
>         > Hi everyone,
>         >
>         >    The gnome sudoku manual is in the process of being
>         rewritten using
>         > Mallard.  Please, do not translate the gnome-sudoku.xml
>         version, as it
>         > is out of date and will not ship with 3.4. Also be aware
>         that the
>         > Mallard version has not been completed, and the existing
>         pages still
>         > need review, so translating them at this time may mean a
>         "fuzzy"
>         > future.
>         >
>         > Additionally, I am hoping that work will begin on the
>         Mahjongg manual,
>         > so best not to translate the docbook version of this either.
>         >
>         > In general, the docbook versions of many of the games
>         manuals are out
>         > of date, and an effort is being made to rewrite them from
>         scratch
>         > based on the current versions of the games, so that they are
>         up to
>         > date.
>         >
>         > Cheers, and thank you for all your efforts,
>         
>         
>         
>         Maybe we should have some mark on translation pages (just like
>         the
>         Mallard emblem) to let translators know about it.
>         
>         What do you think?
>         
>         Cheers,
>         
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>         > Tiffany Antopolski
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