Make Ubuntu speak your language: a call for Ubuntu translations on the phone

[Yaron Shahrabani]

The following are untranslatable:
https://translations.launchpad.net/indicator-location
https://translations.launchpad.net/unity-scope-home


Everything else is fully translated to Hebrew.

Yaron Shahrabani

<Hebrew translator>



On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 9:03 PM, David Planella
<david.planella at ubuntu.com>wrote:

> Hi Translators,
>
> I'm forwarding the [call for translations from the original blog post][1]
> to the list.
>
> It's going to be one of the most exciting years in the history of Ubuntu.
> We're seeing innovation and stunning work across the board, and a huge
> momentum and interest from OEMs and carriers to ship a phone with Ubuntu,
> with already a confirmed partner.
>
> With our favourite OS expanding to yet another order of magnitude, every
> contribution is becoming even more important. And with phones shipping all
> over the globe, multilingual support and Ubuntu translators are going to be
> one of the keys to Ubuntu's success.
>
> In the same way you've helped us bring an excellent localized experience
> to the desktop throughout the years, we now need your help ensuring the
> phone reaches that level of excellence too. Once more, you can bring Ubuntu
> on phones to millions in their language.
>
> To make it easier to focus on the most important parts, here's a summary
> of the main Ubuntu components that can be translated in Launchpad, our
> collaborative translation tool.
>
> And if you're new to translating Ubuntu, you can also help! [Check out our
> Translations Quickstart guide >][2]
>
> ## Unity and scopes
>
> Unity is essentially Ubuntu's UI, and version 8 is what is currently
> running on the phone and will ultimately run on all form factors once we
> achieve full convergence.
>
> By translating Unity, the most visible user interface parts will appear in
> your language. Scopes are also part of Unity, and enable bringing content
> to users in a natural and organized way.
>
> *   [Translate Unity >][3]
> *   [Translate the Unity scopes >][4]
>
> ## Indicators
>
> Indicators are another Unity technology that enables quick access to
> system settings that you access every day, such as networking, location,
> sound, etc., as well as the messaging menu. Translating indicators will
> localize their menus when you swipe from the top edge.
>
> *   [Translate the Bluetooth indicator >][5]
> *   [Translate the Date and Time indicator >][6]
> *   [Translate the Power indicator >][7]
> *   [Translate the Sound indicator >][8]
> *   [Translate the Network indicator >][9]
> *   [Translate the Location indicator >][10]
> *   [Translate the Messages indicator >][11]
>
> ## Core and system apps
>
> You can think of core and system apps as being the same thing: a set the
> essential apps every user would expect preinstalled on their devices.
> Translating core apps, you'll make it possible to have a richer localized
> experience with clock, camera, weather, calculator and more.
>
> *   [Translate core apps >][12]
> *   [Translate system apps >][13]
> *   [Translate the System Settings app >][14]
>
> ## Testing translations
>
> With the addition of multiple supported form factors, testing is important
> not only to ensure that translations are correct, but also that they fit in
> UI components of different widths. So please double-check that long texts
> fit in in the smaller factors such as the phone.
>
> Translation testing on a running phone or on the emulator deserves an
> article of its own, so please stay tuned for the next update coming soon.
>
> Happy translating!
>
> Cheers,
> David.
>
>  [1]: http://davidplanella.org/make-ubuntu-speak-your-language/
>  [2]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Translations/QuickStartGuide
>  [3]: https://translations.launchpad.net/unity8
>  [4]: https://translations.launchpad.net/unity-scope-home
>  [5]:
> https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/trusty/+source/indicator-bluetooth/+pots/indicator-bluetooth
>  [6]:
> https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/trusty/+source/indicator-datetime/+pots/indicator-datetime/
>  [7]:
> https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/trusty/+source/indicator-power/+pots/indicator-power/
>  [8]:
> https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/trusty/+source/indicator-sound/+pots/indicator-sound/
>  [9]: https://translations.launchpad.net/indicator-network
>  [10]: https://translations.launchpad.net/indicator-location
>  [11]:
> https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/trusty/+source/indicator-messages/+pots/indicator-messages/
>  [12]: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu-phone-coreapps
>  [13]: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu-touch-preview
>  [14]:
> https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu-system-settings/trunk/+translations
>  [15]: http://www.flickr.com/photos/david-planella/11947627275/
>  [16]: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en
>
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