Re: Testing translations (was: Here we go again *SIGH*)

[F Wolff <friedel translate org za>]

Op Vr, 2009-03-13 om 09:45 +0100 skryf Claude Paroz:
> Le vendredi 13 mars 2009 à 10:33 +0200, F Wolff a écrit :
> > Op Do, 2009-03-12 om 09:55 +0100 skryf Johannes Schmid:
> > > Most developers seem to work in "C" Locale anyway or (like me) simply
> > > cannot see easily if a string is simply not translated to their locale
> > > as they added it recently or if it's not marked.
> > 
> > Hallo Johannes, everybody
> > 
> > Please have a look at podebug from the Translate Toolkit:
> > http://translate.sourceforge.net/wiki/toolkit/podebug
> > 
> > It is made specifically to solve this problem. You can create a PO file
> > with all strings filled with a "pseudo-translation". This should make it
> > mostly obvious which strings are not marked for translation. Of course
> > you have to exercise the application quite a bit, but I assume most
> > developers know how to do that with their own software.
> > 
> > This is part of the preparation for string freeze of the applications we
> > develop. In fact, we like to do it all the time as features are added.
> > 
> > Podebug has different modes for the pseudo translation, including one
> > that will add a rich non-ascii version of the string that still
> > resembles the English somewhat. That also allows a developer to test for
> > correct handling of non-ascii information.
> > 
> > To test the resulting files, this page might also be of help:
> > http://translate.sourceforge.net/wiki/guide/testing
> > 
> > I hope this is useful.
> 
> This is *really* useful. Could you add a section "Testing translations"
> in L10N Guidelines for Developers on the Wiki:
> http://live.gnome.org/TranslationProject/DevGuidelines
> 
> The content could resemble to the mail content you sent above.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Claude


I added a link in the Development Guide to this new page:
http://live.gnome.org/TranslationProject/DevGuidelines/Test%20internationalization


Friedel

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