Good Day!
I want translate Xara LX for Russian language.
I downloaded po-file http://xaralx.org/downloads/XaraLX.po
Will the new builds XaraLX?
Thanks.
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Good Day!
I want translate Xara LX for Russian language.
I downloaded po-file http://xaralx.org/downloads/XaraLX.po
Will the new builds XaraLX?
Thanks.
Helen, I think it's only fair to say to you: Please don't invest your time in this. Xara LX as project is dead - since months. You will see no further builds.
Remi
I'm pretty sure they (Xara) said they would keep it running. And don't say it's a dead project...that hurts.
Happy hunting Helen!
Big problem, source is not available anymore....needed this a few weeks back it wasnt downloadable then and it isnt now either...:S
I'm pretty sure they (Xara) said, that they're open for new contributors (developers). But there are no developers since months and also no work on the code since months.
Could be, that it hurts, but the project is de facto dead.
Remi
Oh... I haven't noticed that :(Quote:
Originally Posted by con
Only old 0.3 version seems to be there http://downloads.xara.com/opensource....3r693.tar.bz2 but i have 0.7r1785 source code on my HDD so all is not lost :) I should be able to upload it in couple of days if youre interested (no server access right now)
ATM I dont need the source since I got my troubles with xaralx sorted out. But thanks anyway Suvek :)
The way I see it is, there are still users and ppl who want to contribute (like Helen) so it cant be dead. When there are no more users then fine its dead but this is not that time. Debian packagers rebuild Xara, so theres still some devs working on it.Quote:
but the project is de facto dead
Sorry, but you're wrong. The only thing, the Debian maintainers has done, was to link the code against new libraries. That has nothing to do with development. They don't fix bugs and also don't add a new feature to XaraLX.Quote:
Originally Posted by con
If you look at the SVN, you can check by yourself, when the last significant change was checked in by a developer.
It would not be fair, to recommend to Helen, that she should start the translation in such a situation - especially if you consider the hundreds of strings to be translated.
Remi
Yes, there are 6000 words. I have translated 250 words already when decided create this Thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by remi
I used Xara more 6 years and I'm using it now on Linux. It's my favorite editor but I see, the work on translate yet useless.
Remi, con, Suvek, thanks for your answers.
Either way, the translations will be useful for members of the Linux community, so don't give up;)
You could offer them up at various Linux sights and I am sure they will be glad to help promote it.
@geminiguy:
Beside the fact you've recognized by yourself, that there will be no more work on the Open Source project, the more important problem is, that there are not only ~6000 words to translate, but ~6000 sentences. To translate this costs a lot of time. Sometimes you have to think twice or more, how to translate such a string into your language, so that it sounds ok in the context of the software (in a Menu, a dialog box, a tooltip, the statusline, ...).
@Helen:
If you're willing to invest 2-3 hours a day in this work, you should be finished 30 days later. I know, that Xara uses companies for this work and have to pay for this. Why not try to ask Xara Ltd., if they need a russian translation and offer them your work for money. You are from russia and I don't know the working/living costs for russia, so (maybe) 3,000,- EUR could be appropriate for this work.
Regards,
Remi
@Remi:
Thanks for the offer, but to work for money, my English is not well. :(
The positive side of the OpenSource Project is that other members can improve the basic translation, and that I can improve my own translation for a long time.
WBR,
Helen.
Hi Helen,
it wasn't an offer from my side - it was only a suggestion for you.
I don't work for Xara Ltd.. We all are just users from Xara's software products.
Remi