Translate Xara LX

[con]

ATM I dont need the source since I got my troubles with xaralx sorted out. But thanks anyway Suvek

but the project is de facto dead

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.

[remi]

Debian packagers rebuild Xara, so theres still some devs working on it.

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.

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

[Helen_russian]

if you consider the hundreds of strings to be translated.

Yes, there are 6000 words. I have translated 250 words already when decided create this Thread.

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.

[geminiguy]

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.

[remi]

@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

[Helen_russian]

@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.

[remi]

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