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Translating: teaching Puppy another language

#1 Post by dougtheslug »

I like puppy very much and I am using it in a pilot program in my native country , only problem 90% of the students understand only spanish and Iwould like to translate the menues in the Window manager to Spanish .
I have done the same with DSLinux . so I guess my question is where do I find the menu that houses the messages that the menu displays so I can take a crack at it and try to translate it .
thanks for your help in advance

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#2 Post by BarryK »

The config file for Fvwm95 is:
/root/.fvwm95rc

For JWM:
/root/.jwmrc

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Spanish menu

#3 Post by douhtheslug »

started translating the main menu and changed some icons to give it some spanish flavour
cerveza por favor!!!

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#4 Post by BarryK »

Be sure to backup those files somewhere, as they get overwritten when you upgrade Puppy to the next version!
-- unless you use Unleashed to put your own files into the live-CD.

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#5 Post by rarsa »

Hey Dough,

Let me know if you need help translating to Spanish. It seems that your cause is worthy.

How is the hardware collection shipment going?

Tal vez podemos no solo traducir los menus, sino tambien usar las traducciones de las applicaciones mas comunes.

(translation: We may translate not only the menus, but also the monst common applications.)

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#6 Post by dougtheslug »

I have translated all the messages in the window manager
I have done the same for DSL
as far as the shipment goes SALVAID and ASPCAN want to help and hopefully we'll get them out by the end of the summer but it is not 100% sure so I am still looking for other venues do you know of some-one that want to help (I might be going myself ) .
P.S.
I did not know you spoke Spanish?

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#7 Post by rarsa »

I did not know you spoke Spanish?
Bueno, ahora ya lo sabes. :wink:
do you know of some-one that want to help
You mean like an agency? Or like people that would go and help with the installation?

In either case, I don't know anyone. Lo siento.

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#8 Post by dougtheslug »

any kind of help will do (translating , ideas, etc. etc. ) .
Students down in El Salvador are taking Linux and they are willing to help setting up the network (a la LTSP) .I have been in touch with the local Debian group.
P.S.
Do you know how to use DSL extentions wit Puppy I tried the Gcompris one and unpakked it using tar , it placed the executables in a folder but it does not launch the application . Any ideas?.

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#9 Post by rarsa »

No, I have not used DSL. I use cable and even then I connect through a router.

Sorry

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#10 Post by dougtheslug »

By DSl I meant DamnSmallLinux I read in one post tha someone had converted a DSL App. to use with puppy that they are in fact Tar files that can be untared , which they do (I tried it) but the executables do not worrk .

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#11 Post by Flash »

Doug, you might get more response to your question about using DSL apps in Pupy if you start a new thread with that subject line. :wink:

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#12 Post by dougtheslug »

thanks for your advise
I see pupps are gentle souls , any other forum would have chewed me up by now
Show them how to make their own bread and tomorow the will have their own bakery

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#13 Post by paullecorde »

Were you successful in translating the files into Spanish and having Puppy work in Espa

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the file i translated was The config file for Fvwm95 is:
/root/.fvwm95rc .
you have to pick and choose the mesages you want changed and once you save them provided you have a hard drive install you wont loose the file
this is only a translation of the mesages in the screen when you click icons or menues
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#15 Post by lidzky »

Good idea!

I can translate it into Brazilian Portuguese :)

It would be nice if these translations were included in the future releases of Puppy.

Kark

Applications in your language

#16 Post by Kark »

A few applications can easily be made to appear in the language of your choice:

For Opera: download a language-file to opera's locale dir(/usr/share/opera/locale). Go to tools-preferenses and choose your language.

For Abiword: download a Abiword.profile file made for your language, or copy it from some other installation.Put it in /root/.Abisuite/
Download also a strings file in your language, and copy it to your strings directory.
Download a dictionary file and put it in dictionary dir.

For firefox: download firefox in your language. Unzip it and run installer: it's working

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#17 Post by Sirexel »

I would enroll in a project to translate as much as possible Puppy to spanish, starting with the more used components and apps.

I'm not able in Linux but I'm good in translation. If somebody says to me exactly what I hace to translate I can do it.

If anybody is really interested in this project, may be we could gather a small groups and could coordinate ourseleves.

Sirexel :)

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#18 Post by Lobster »

I suggest you start organising here:
http://www.goosee.com/puppy/wikka/SpanishLanguage

If you also want to create a page (probably best in English) for those hoping to translate to other languages that would be a good idea too

:)

So you would have a link on the Spanish page like this [[TranslatingPuppy Translating Puppy to other languages]]

The name of the page will be TranslatingPuppy (note in CamelCase)
On the page will appear: Translating Puppy to other languages
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#19 Post by Flash »

Sounds like a perfect opportunity for a Usergroup

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#20 Post by Lobster »

Write a Private message to John Murga asking to set one up if this is the way you wish to tackle this :)
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