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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: Translation verification: using diffs
From:       Albert Astals Cid <aacid () kde ! org>
Date:       2013-05-28 20:46:33
Message-ID: 6886281.YSOvD7jbp6 () xps
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El Dimarts, 28 de maig de 2013, a les 22:31:28, Marta Rybczynska va escriure:
> Hello all,
> I'm looking for ideas for effective translation verification. If you have
> some comments, it would be great!
> 
> Let me describe my framework: I use SVN trunk. The translators, however,
> download files separately. Then they translate and send the resulting .po
> file. It happens quite often that there are some changes in the original
> file between the moment they have downloaded it and the moment we do the
> verification. It means that quite often most of the differences are changed
> line numbers, automatic reformatting and similar things. In kdiff or
> similar tool it takes much more time to view it that is really needed...
> 
> A workflow with git would be to apply the file in a branch, merge with
> master and then review diff between master and the branch. 

I think you're assuming too much in git would be able to cope with automatic 
reformatting without giving you a conflict

> I do not seem to
> be able to do it that easily with SVN. Or there are some other options? Or
> something much easier I couldn't find out, simply?

Can't think of anything (because it's been a long time since i last translated 
something :-/), but i'm pretty sure Chusslove tooling could be helpful for 
something like this since it understands the .po format.

Cheers,
  Albert

> 
> Cheers,
> Marta
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