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virtaal:apertium

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	Virtaal has a plugin since version 0.4 to provide the Apertium output as suggestions. Contact the Apertium project for information on what language pairs are supported, what quality can be expected, and to hear how to get involved. More information is available on [[ http://wiki.apertium.org/\|their wiki]].		Virtaal has a plugin since version 0.4 to provide the Apertium output as suggestions. Contact the Apertium project for information on what language pairs are supported, what quality can be expected, and to hear how to get involved. More information is available on [[ http://wiki.apertium.org/\|their wiki]].

-	The plugin queries a web service over the Internet, and suggestions might therefore take a moment before they are displayed. Future versions might be able to make use of a locally installed copy of Apertium. Join us to make this a reality.	+	The plugin queries a web service over the Internet, and suggestions might therefore take a moment before they are displayed. Future versions might be able to make use of a locally installed copy of Apertium. Join us to make this a reality. Also keep in mind that your source text is sent unencrypted over the Internet, and therefore no confidential translation should be done using this plug-in.

	Remember that the suggestions from the Apertium plugin are unreviewed machine-generated translations, that could be wrong, inaccurate, or flawed in some other way. It is meant as a way to help you increase your productivity, not to substitute the expertise of a human translator.		Remember that the suggestions from the Apertium plugin are unreviewed machine-generated translations, that could be wrong, inaccurate, or flawed in some other way. It is meant as a way to help you increase your productivity, not to substitute the expertise of a human translator.

virtaal:building

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	* psyco - provides a nice speedup		* psyco - provides a nice speedup
-	* Enchant, gtkspell and pygtkspell (might be packaged as gnome-python-extras or something similar) - provides all spell checking functionality	+	* Enchant, gtkspell and pygtkspell (might be packaged as gnome-python-extras or something similar) - provides all spell checking functionality (See the [[http://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Windows_installer\|Gramps page]] if for pygtk installers for Windows)
	* iso-codes - if you want translated language names		* iso-codes - if you want translated language names
-	* The optional fts3 module for sqlite3 will be used if it is available - provides speedups with TM retrieval	+	* The optional fts3 module for sqlite3 will be used if it is available - provides speedups with TM retrieval (it is safe to just overwrite a better sqlite library over the one available in Python for Windows)
	* libtranslate - used by Machine Translation plugin		* libtranslate - used by Machine Translation plugin
	* psycopg2 - for TinyTM plugin		* psycopg2 - for TinyTM plugin

virtaal:development_plans

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:20:29 +0000

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	View a list of [[http://bugs.locamotion.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=specific&order=relevance+desc&bug_status=__open__&product=Virtaal&content=\|open requests and bugs]].		View a list of [[http://bugs.locamotion.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=specific&order=relevance+desc&bug_status=__open__&product=Virtaal&content=\|open requests and bugs]].

-	Features that are likely to get in the foreseeable future:	+	Features that are likely to be developed in the foreseeable future:
	* <del>Terminology help</del> - supported since version 0.4		* <del>Terminology help</del> - supported since version 0.4
	* Better handling of XLIFF inline elements and placeables - already supported since version 0.4		* Better handling of XLIFF inline elements and placeables - already supported since version 0.4

virtaal:features

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:44:10 +0000

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	* Displays comments from programmers and previous translators		* Displays comments from programmers and previous translators
	* Displays context (like msgctxt in PO)		* Displays context (like msgctxt in PO)
		+	* Easy way to look-up selected text on the web
	* Tutorial and [[guide:start\|guide]] for localisation available from the Help menu		* Tutorial and [[guide:start\|guide]] for localisation available from the Help menu
	* Productive environment:		* Productive environment:
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	* Local files on your computer		* Local files on your computer
	* [[http://open-tran.eu\|Open-Tran.eu]]		* [[http://open-tran.eu\|Open-Tran.eu]]
		+	* Files downloaded from the Translate project
	* Reuse existing translations. Suggestions can come from:		* Reuse existing translations. Suggestions can come from:
	* The current file		* The current file
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	* A team / office TM server		* A team / office TM server
	* A tinyTM server		* A tinyTM server
-	* A web based machine translator, such as [[apertium]]	+	* A web based machine translator, such as [[Apertium]], [[Google]], or [[Moses]]
	* Search and replace with regular expressions and Unicode normalisation		* Search and replace with regular expressions and Unicode normalisation
	* Spell checker for translation and original text (might not work on all Windows platforms)		* Spell checker for translation and original text (might not work on all Windows platforms)

virtaal:google

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:58:34 +0000

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	+	====== Google Translate ======
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	+	[[http://translate.google.com/\|Google Translate]] is a free service for machine translation (MT). Familiarise yourself with Google's [[http://code.google.com/intl/af-ZA/apis/ajaxlanguage/terms.html\|terms of service]].
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	+	Virtaal has a plugin since version 0.5 to provide the output of Google Translate as suggestions.
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	+	The plugin queries a web service over the Internet, and suggestions might therefore take a moment before they are displayed. Also keep in mind that your source text is sent unencrypted over the Internet, and therefore no confidential translation should be done using this plug-in.
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	+	Remember that the suggestions from the Google Translate plugin are unreviewed machine-generated translations, that could be wrong, inaccurate, or flawed in some other way. It is meant as a way to help you increase your productivity, not to substitute the expertise of a human translator.

virtaal:index

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	Virtaal is built on the powerful API of the [[toolkit:index\|Translate Toolkit]]. "Virtaal" is an Afrikaans play on words meaning "For Language", but also refers to translation.		Virtaal is built on the powerful API of the [[toolkit:index\|Translate Toolkit]]. "Virtaal" is an Afrikaans play on words meaning "For Language", but also refers to translation.
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-	[[http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=91920&package_id=270877\|Download Virtaal]] if you don't yet have it. The Windows setup.exe installer contains all necessary dependencies. For other platforms, ensure that you have all the other dependencies, including the newest Translate Toolkit.

	Read more about the [[features]] in Virtaal, or view the [[screenshots]]. You can also download a [[http://l10n.mozilla.org/pootle/screencasts/virtaal-0.3.ogv\|screencast]] (33MB in Ogg Theora format) to see some of these features in action.		Read more about the [[features]] in Virtaal, or view the [[screenshots]]. You can also download a [[http://l10n.mozilla.org/pootle/screencasts/virtaal-0.3.ogv\|screencast]] (33MB in Ogg Theora format) to see some of these features in action.

	Learn more about [[using Virtaal]] and some extra [[tips]] for people who want to customise their installation.		Learn more about [[using Virtaal]] and some extra [[tips]] for people who want to customise their installation.
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		+	===== Installation =====
		+	[[http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=91920&package_id=270877\|Download Virtaal]] if you don't yet have it. The Windows setup.exe installer contains all necessary dependencies. For other platforms, ensure that you have all the other dependencies, including the newest Translate Toolkit.
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		+	Debian/Ubuntu installation instructions can be found [[http://translate.sourceforge.net/debian\|here]].
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	===== Contact =====		===== Contact =====

virtaal:index_old

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-	VirTaal is an off-line translation editor which is currently under heavy development.	+	Virtaal is an off-line translation editor which is currently under heavy development.

-	Development of VirTaal is discussed on IRC in the channel [[irc://freenode.net/#pootle\|#pootle]] on [[http://www.freenode.net\|FreeNode]].	+	Development of Virtaal is discussed on IRC in the channel [[irc://freenode.net/#pootle\|#pootle]] on [[http://www.freenode.net\|FreeNode]].

-	If you would like to contribute to VirTaal, you can start by reading the instructions on the following pages:	+	If you would like to contribute to Virtaal, you can start by reading the instructions on the following pages:

	* [[building\|Building]]		* [[building\|Building]]
	* [[testing\|Testing]]		* [[testing\|Testing]]
	* [[development_plans\|Development Plans]]		* [[development_plans\|Development Plans]]

virtaal:moses

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:56:02 +0000

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	+	====== Moses MT ======
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	+	[[http://www.statmt.org/moses/\|Moses]] is Free software for machine translation (MT). Moses is a statistical machine translation system that allows you to automatically train translation models for any language pair. All you need is a collection of translated texts (parallel corpus).
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	+	Virtaal has a plugin since version 0.5 to provide the Moses output as suggestions. Read on the Moses website how to get a Moses server running, and configure the settings in your tm.ini file.
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	+	Remember that the suggestions from the Moses plugin are unreviewed machine-generated translations, that could be wrong, inaccurate, or flawed in some other way. It is meant as a way to help you increase your productivity, not to substitute the expertise of a human translator.

virtaal:placeables

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:41:03 +0000

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	(Available since Virtaal 0.4)		(Available since Virtaal 0.4)

-	Placeables are special parts of the text that can automatically be highlighted and easily inserted into the translation. By using placeables, a translator can avoid certain errors, such as retyping numbers or acronyms incorrectly, or perhaps introducing an error when retyping some program codes, such as XML. Virtaal will help you to insert these placeables easily, and save you time because you don't have to type them.	+	Placeables are special parts of the text that can be automatically highlighted and easily inserted into the translation. By using placeables, a translator can avoid certain errors, such as retyping numbers or acronyms incorrectly, or perhaps introducing an error when retyping some program codes, such as XML. Virtaal will help you to insert these placeables easily, and save you time because you don't have to type them.

	You can choose which placeables Virtaal should recognise in the preferences. Virtaal will visually highlight the placeables that it recognises in the text.		You can choose which placeables Virtaal should recognise in the preferences. Virtaal will visually highlight the placeables that it recognises in the text.

virtaal:screenshots

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:21:36 +0000

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	{{:virtaal:xml-placeable.png\|}}		{{:virtaal:xml-placeable.png\|}}
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		+	===== Terminology assistance =====
		+	(Available since Virtaal 0.4)
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		+	Virtaal can highlight recognised terms and makes it easy to insert them. This avoids typing errors, and increases productivity.
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		+	{{:virtaal:terminology-combo.png\|}}
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		+

	===== Virtaal on Windows=====		===== Virtaal on Windows=====

virtaal:suggestions

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:58:39 +0000

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	* The TAB key for autocompletion might be counter-intuitive to some people (it definitely is to me). Maybe it should be changed to something else, like <Ctrl+Space>, or maybe even modifiable by the user.		* The TAB key for autocompletion might be counter-intuitive to some people (it definitely is to me). Maybe it should be changed to something else, like <Ctrl+Space>, or maybe even modifiable by the user.
	* Change keys used to select/copy placeables. The hand movement required to move to the arrows are very disruptive. But to what should it be changed?		* Change keys used to select/copy placeables. The hand movement required to move to the arrows are very disruptive. But to what should it be changed?
		+	* Rename "Fuzzy"? A tester suggested that the term might be very confusing to new users.

virtaal:testing

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	====== GUI Tests ======		====== GUI Tests ======
		+	<note>
		+	This page describes an out-of-date method for running automated tests for Virtaal. The testing framework for Virtaal will probably change into something entirely different. This page is only left as a reference.
		+	</note>

	===== Required packages =====		===== Required packages =====

virtaal:tips

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	This page mentions some tips and tricks to get the most out of Virtaal. Some hidden features mentioned here might just make you a little more productive, or help you to customise things to be exactly the way you want.		This page mentions some tips and tricks to get the most out of Virtaal. Some hidden features mentioned here might just make you a little more productive, or help you to customise things to be exactly the way you want.

-	Many of these features mention how to make changes to a configuration file for Virtaal. You can use any text editor to make these changes. These files are stored in the following directory on your system:	+	Some of these features mention how to make changes to a configuration file for Virtaal. Depending on the version of Virtaal, you might be able to do the same inside Virtaal in the Preferences dialog. You can use any text editor to make these changes. These files are stored in the following directory on your system:
	* Unix / Linux / Mac OSX: ~/.virtaal/		* Unix / Linux / Mac OSX: ~/.virtaal/
	* Windows: %APPDATA%\Virtaal for example:		* Windows: %APPDATA%\Virtaal for example:
	* C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\Virtaal		* C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\Virtaal
	* C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Virtaal		* C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Virtaal
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		+	===== Disabling some functionality =====
		+	To disable some functionality like autocorrect, go to the Preferences and deselect it from the list of plugins.
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		+	Alternatively, you can edit virtaal.ini. Under the heading "[plugin_state]", add a line:
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		+	autocorrect = disabled

	===== Updating the information stored in the PO header =====		===== Updating the information stored in the PO header =====
-	You can edit the information put into the PO headers. Edit virtaal.init and look for the settings "name", "email" and "team". The field for the team can contain a description of your team and a URL or a mailing list address - anything really.	+	You can edit the information put into the PO headers. Since Virtaal 0.4, these can be edited inside Virtaal at the Preferences.
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		+	For older versions, edit virtaal.init and look for the settings "name", "email" and "team". The field for the team can contain a description of your team and a URL or a mailing list address - anything really.

-	Since Virtaal 0.4, these can be edited inside Virtaal at the Preferences.

	===== Using your own font settings =====		===== Using your own font settings =====
-	You can specify your own font settings to use in the translation area. Edit virtaal.ini, and look for the settings "sourcefont" and "targetfont". You can therefore set the font and font size separately for the source and target language if you wish to do so. Valid settings could look something like this:	+	You can specify your own font settings to use in the translation area. Since Virtaal 0.4, these can be edited inside Virtaal at the Preferences.
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		+	For older versions, edit virtaal.ini, and look for the settings "sourcefont" and "targetfont". You can therefore set the font and font size separately for the source and target language if you wish to do so. Valid settings could look something like this:

	* targetfont = monospace 11		* targetfont = monospace 11
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	* targetfont = dejavu serif,italic 9		* targetfont = dejavu serif,italic 9

-	===== Disabling autocorrect =====
-	To disable autocorrect, edit virtaal.ini. Under the heading "[plugin_state]", add a line:
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-	autocorrect = disabled
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-	===== Disabling autocomplete =====
-	To disable autocomplete, edit virtaal.ini. Under the heading "[plugin_state]", add a line:
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-	autocomplete = disabled

	===== Receive more suggestions =====		===== Receive more suggestions =====
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	Note that you can specify these same parameters for most of the individual sources of TM suggestions. Try adding or editing these settings in tm.ini under a heading corresponding to the name of the plugin.		Note that you can specify these same parameters for most of the individual sources of TM suggestions. Try adding or editing these settings in tm.ini under a heading corresponding to the name of the plugin.
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	===== Make Open-Tran.eu faster =====		===== Make Open-Tran.eu faster =====
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	If you don't know about hosts files and their syntax, it might be best not to play with this setting.		If you don't know about hosts files and their syntax, it might be best not to play with this setting.
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virtaal:using_virtaal

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	(Available since version 0.4)		(Available since version 0.4)

-	[[Placeables]] are special parts of the text that can automatically be highlighted and easily inserted into the translation. You will see that certain parts of the source text will be highlighted. To select which placeable to insert, press <Alt+Right> to move the highlighting to the correct placeable. You can insert the currently highlighted placeable by pressing <Alt+Down>. After you have inserted a placeable, the next placeable will be highlighted.	+	[[Placeables]] are special parts of the text that can be automatically highlighted and easily inserted into the translation. You will see that certain parts of the source text will be highlighted. To select which placeable to insert, press <Alt+Right> to move the highlighting to the correct placeable. You can insert the currently highlighted placeable by pressing <Alt+Down>. After you have inserted a placeable, the next placeable will be highlighted.

	==== Copy a term to the target ====		==== Copy a term to the target ====

virtaal:weblookups

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	==== Encarta ====		==== Encarta ====

-	[[http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryHome.aspx\|Encarta]] English dictionary	+	* [[http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryHome.aspx\|Encarta]]
	* language: English		* language: English
	* quote: yes		* quote: yes
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	* [[http://wiktionary.org/\|Wiktionary]]		* [[http://wiktionary.org/\|Wiktionary]]
		+	* language: various
	* quote: no		* quote: no

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	* [[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/\|TheFreeDict]]		* [[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/\|TheFreeDict]]
	* quote: no		* quote: no
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	<code>http://www.thefreedictionary.com/%(query)s</code>		<code>http://www.thefreedictionary.com/%(query)s</code>
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		+	==== YourDictionary.com ====
		+
		+	* [[http://www.yourdictionary.com/\|YourDictionary.com]]
		+	* language: English
		+	* quote: no
		+	<code>http://www.yourdictionary.com/%(query)s</code>
		+

	===== General =====		===== General =====