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LOCALIZING MEGAVIEW
This document describes how to localize MegaView to your language.
NOTE: You are not allowed to distribute catalogs for MegaView. If you have
done a translation, please send it to me, so that I can include it in the
next release. Your name will be mentioned in the documentation, so don't
worry - you will get your credits.
GETTING STARTED
First of all, make a copy of the file 'Blank.ct' in this directory. Rename it
to your language, e.g. Français.ct. Then load the file into an editor, and
you are ready to go.
THE HEADER
The first three lines of the File look somewhat like this:
## version $VER: MegaView.catalog 1.00 (17.11.93)
## codeset 0
## language xx
You will have to change the xx in the language line to the language
you are generating, e.g.
## language français
This is case independent.
TRANSLATION
Every string in the program is represented by a MessageID, which by convention
always starts with a 'msg' prefix. This is how the first entry looks:
msgOK
;; OK;
;;
;;
You will have to enter your translation at the blank line after the msgXXX.
The above would look something like
msgOK
Bien sûr
;; OK;
;;
;;
The rest will follow the same pattern, just enter your translation after the
MessageID. Lines can be continued on the next by entering a backslash (\)
on the same line, e.g.
This line conatins a lot of rubbish, and it is completely silly \
to continue it on the next one.
Special characters introduced with a percent (%) sign must be kept in the
same order as in the original string.
If there are one or more vertical bar (|) characters in a line, like
int "Quit|Select|Editor|Continue", these must be taken into the translation,
thus a German translation for the above would be something like
"Beenden|Auswählen|Editor|Weiter".
You can have a look at Deutsch.ct, even if you don't understand German, it
may give you some clues.
MAKING THE CATALOG
To make the Catalog, you need the program KitCat. It is available on BBS, or
on Aminet. If you don't have KitCat, send me your .ct file, and I will do
it for you (if you do, please use email, no paper mail). Enter
KITCAT MegaView.cd <yourlanguage>.ct L <yourlanguage> CATALOG
LOCALE:Catalogs/<yourlangauge>/MegaView.catalog
to make the catalog. You should then be able to run MegaView with your language
setting.
SUBMITTING CATALOGS
If you want your catalog to be included in the next issue of MegaView, send
me your .ct file, on disk or preferably as EMail. I will not be able to send
back any disks, and I will only send back the catalog if you wrote via EMail.
Anyway, state your name along with the Submisson, and if you are the first that
has sent in his catalog, your name will appear in the doc file.