====== KDE ======

The KDE Linux desktop is easily localisable and has a very mature localisation
project.

===== Resources =====

  * [[http://i18n.kde.org|Localisation Project website]]
	
===== Suggested Priorities =====

These are the [[http://i18n.skulelinux.no/prioritering.html|priorities]] as suggested by the SkuleLinux project.

There is no priority within each of these groups

FIXME this is probably out of date since the move to SVN version control

^ First ^ Second ^ Third ^ Fourth ^
| kdebase  | kdeaccessibility  | kdeaddons   | kdeextragear     |
| kdelibs  | kdeadmin          | kdeartwork  | kdeextragear-1   |
| kdepim   | kdeedu            | kdegames    | kdeextragear-2   |
| koffice  | kdegraphics       | kdetoys     | kdenonbeta       |
|          | kdekiosk          | docs        | others           |
|          | kdemultimedia     |             |                  |
|          | kdenetwork        |             |                  |
|          | kdesdk            |             |                  |
|          | kdeutils          |             |                  |

Of course you will probably want to move some applications found in the
kdeextragear modules up.  Or translate them when requested.  Suggested
candidates for bumping up include:
amaroK, kbabel, superkaramba, Scribus, Kopete, Quanta+, 
Kaffeine, Juk, KDevelop, digiKam, kdebluetooth, kontact
and kimdaba

===== Compiling your language =====

FIXME update for SVN

If you have made changes or wish to install the latest translations for your
language from CVS do the following after checking out the kde-i18n module from
CVS.

<code bash>
$ cd kde-i18n
$ echo XX > inst-apps # Where XX is your language's ISO code
$ make -f Makefile.cvs
$ ./configure # or ./configure --prefix=/usr if you do not want files installed is /usr/local
$ make
$ su -c "make install"
</code>

===== Updating all translations manually =====

You can update all translations manually instead of waiting for KDE's automatic
update bot called scripty.

<code bash>
$ cd kde-i18n
$ cvs up templates
$ VERBOSE=yes make -f Makefile.am.in merge
</code>

If you specify your language in a file called "inst-apps" then it will probably only update
your language, which is a good thing.  Have not checked this though.

===== Comitting to CVS =====

FIXME fix for SVN

Always check the PO files by running:

<code bash>
$ cd kde-i18n
$ check_po_files xx
</code>

Where xx is your language code.  Also running msgfmt in check mode

<code bash>
$ msgfmt --check -o /dev/null some-file.po
</code>

===== Checking accelerators =====

You now need to add the following to your kdeglobals in order to use the F12 
accelerator check feature:

[Development]
CheckAccelerators=F12