Language Plugin ?

[MixMan]

Yes Dottore - you are right that the plugins also should be translatable.

There is one sheet in the Excel doc that is named plugin. It is empty now.
But I had the same idea, that we should enable plugin developers to add strings that are new and not found in other plugins. Otherwise there will be many duplicates. I mostly use the main GBPVR and not so many plugins.

Here are some strings that I found and will add to the "plugin page" for collecting the strings. But that will be next step after "collecting" the regular translations, because I guess there are many plugins that are translatable, and we should find the strings first.
I wish all plugin developers used the "standard" as set by sub once.
To use a "tilde" char after the string.

<!-- Music Albums Plugin - Modified 2005-09-01
-->
<translate originalText="Music Albums" translatedText="Music Albums~" />
<translate originalText="Play your favourite music albums and M3U playlists" translatedText="Play your favourite music albums and M3U playlists~" />
<translate originalText="Total albums" translatedText="Total albums~" />
<translate originalText="Unknown album" translatedText="Unknown album~" />
<translate originalText="Unknown artist" translatedText="Unknown artist~" />
<translate originalText="Unknown" translatedText="Unknown~" />
<translate originalText="Other" translatedText="Other~" />
<translate originalText="Genre" translatedText="Genre~" />
<translate originalText="Year" translatedText="Year~" />
<translate originalText="of" translatedText="of~" />
<translate originalText="Previous song" translatedText="Previous song~" />
<translate originalText="Coming up next" translatedText="Coming up next~" />
<translate originalText="Last added song" translatedText="Last added song~" />
<translate originalText="Last added album" translatedText="Last added album~" />
<translate originalText="Current Song" translatedText="Current Song~" />
<translate originalText="Playlist is currently empty" translatedText="Playlist is currently empty~" />
- <!-- My Pictures plugin - Modified 2005-09-01
-->
<translate originalText="My Pictures" translatedText="My Pictures~" />
<translate originalText="View your pictures" translatedText="View your pictures~" />
<translate originalText="View:" translatedText="View: ~" />
<translate originalText="List" translatedText="List~" />
<translate originalText="Icons" translatedText="Icons~" />
<translate originalText="Big Icons" translatedText="Big icons~" />
<translate originalText="Details" translatedText="Details~" />
<translate originalText="Details" translatedText="Details~" />
<translate originalText="Sort:" translatedText="Sort: ~" />
<translate originalText="Name" translatedText="Name~" />
<translate originalText="Date" translatedText="Date~" />
<translate originalText="Size" translatedText="Size~" />
<translate originalText="Type" translatedText="Type~" />
<translate originalText="SlideShow" translatedText="SlideShow~" />
<translate originalText="RSlideShow" translatedText="RSlideShow~" />
<translate originalText="Random" translatedText="Slumpval~" />
<translate originalText="Playlists" translatedText="Playlists~" />
<translate originalText="File Lists" translatedText="File Lists~" />
<translate originalText="Objects" translatedText="Objects~" />

[dottore]

duplicates could be eliminated by the transform-to-xml-algorithm. so i would let the plugin-developers enter every string they show on the screen via the translate-option. would be the best, i think...

[n@boleo]

There will be a problem with translations. I recreate the french XML file and tried with the BlueMCE2 skin... Many string are too long and can't be displayed correctly... I guess this will occurs with other language too, the solution I can imagine is to adapt the skin for each language... But this is too long and too hard !! Any other idea ?

By the way i forgot on translation :

Code:

"Browsing guide" is translate as "Parcourir le guide"

[MixMan]

Thanks Naboleo and Dottore for your translations.
I have updated the first post with a new zip, that includes your translations.

[MixMan]

First post in this thread has the LanguagePlugin.ZIP

This “Language Plugin” will extract all Language.XML files into a GBPVR/Language folder.
After extraction a Language Selector will be launched.
Selected Language will be copied to the GBPVR folder with the name Language.XML
Restart GBPVR for translation to take place in the GUI.
If you would like to add or change the translations. Have a look at the Excel sheets in the Language folder.

Updated translations: English, German, French, Swedish
Not Updated translations: Greek, Dutch, Spanish, Italian
Bablefish translations: Norwegian, Portuguese

[n@boleo]

I've made several changes to make the french translation better fit with the BlueMCE2 skin (actually mine). What do you prefer for updating your plugin : the XML file or the excel one ?
I also notice the "next/previous map" button are not yet translated in the weather plugin.

@Sub : Do a way exists to extract all strings from my setup which would provide all apps/plugins one ?

[sub]

@Sub : Do a way exists to extract all strings from my setup which would provide all apps/plugins one ?

No, there is no easy/automated way to do this.

[n@boleo]

Here is the French XML updated version :

• Few fixes within previous translation to better fit BlueMC2 skin
  
• Few fixes for spelling error
  
• Added/translated My Videos strings
  
• Added/translated My Music strings (only one works, others are not translated)
  
• Added/translated Music Albums & My Pictures Plugin (but i'm not using them yet)
  

Anybody knows why "My Music" strings are not translated ?

[MixMan]

Thanks N@boleo for the added strings.
I'm putting them into the Excel sheet right now.
I will generate new XMLs for all countries....any day.

[sub]

I dont know if you saw the thread below, but I've got a couple of translation strings that I'll need to change to correct my bad spelling (or making up words in this case).

http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=10475