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

[David Planella]

Thanks Yaron for the heads up. Comments inline:

On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 9:23 AM, Yaron Shahrabani <sh.yaron at gmail.com>wrote:

> The following are untranslatable:
> https://translations.launchpad.net/indicator-location
>

Indeed, I filed a bug a while ago, I'll poke the developers:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/indicator-location/+bug/1232412


> https://translations.launchpad.net/unity-scope-home
>
>
Sorry, I linked to the wrong project there. Translations are not enabled in
the upstream project, but they are in the source package. The correct link
is:

https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/trusty/+source/unity-scope-home/+pots/unity-scope-home/


>
> Everything else is fully translated to Hebrew.
>

Awesome, nice work!

Please let me know if you spot anything else with those translation
templates.

Cheers,
David.


>
> 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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