Update translation template

Add the new menu items; add some notes.

diff --git a/winboard/language.txt b/winboard/language.txt
index ab2a553..5f4b594 100644 (file)
--- a/winboard/language.txt
+++ b/winboard/language.txt
@@ -14,16 +14,13 @@
 ## TRANSLATION OF FOR EXAMPLE\r
 ##   24-ago-2010. Juan Pérez (j@xyz.p). Corrected translation for xyzzy.\r
 \r
 ## TRANSLATION OF FOR EXAMPLE\r
 ##   24-ago-2010. Juan Pérez (j@xyz.p). Corrected translation for xyzzy.\r
 \r

-## Not very clear how to write comments, so I used ##\r
-## find them scattered around this translation\r
-\r

 ## Notes for translators (can be deleted from he file after translation):\r
 ## Notes for translators (can be deleted from he file after translation):\r

-##   Just write the trnslations between the second pair of quotes\r
+##   Just write the translations between the second pair of quotes\r

 ##   Things like %s, %d and %c must be preserved in the original order\r
 ##   Empty translated strings will be ignored, so there is no reason\r
 ##   to delete those for which you don't know a translation,\r
 ##   Things like %s, %d and %c must be preserved in the original order\r
 ##   Empty translated strings will be ignored, so there is no reason\r
 ##   to delete those for which you don't know a translation,\r

-##   and you can start testing everything imemdiately.\r
-##   Simply rename the file LANGUAGE.lng, and WinBoard should see it,\r
+##   and you can start testing everything immediately.\r
+##   Simply rename this file to LANGUAGE.lng, and WinBoard should see it,\r

 ##   and allow you to use the option /language=LANGUAGE.\r
 ##   You are encouraged to call up the corresponding WinBoard dialog while\r
 ##   working on the translation, to see in which context the strings are used.\r
 ##   and allow you to use the option /language=LANGUAGE.\r
 ##   You are encouraged to call up the corresponding WinBoard dialog while\r
 ##   working on the translation, to see in which context the strings are used.\r


@@ -33,6 +30,14 @@
 ##   a different dialog! For this reason you will only see an 'OK' in the\r
 ##   About Box. After you translated it there, this translation will be used\r
 ##   for all other dialogs as well.\r
 ##   a different dialog! For this reason you will only see an 'OK' in the\r
 ##   About Box. After you translated it there, this translation will be used\r
 ##   for all other dialogs as well.\r

+## o Use ## for comments, to make iteasy to find them scattered throughout the translation\r
+## o Careful with temptation of direct translation, by example 'movimiento' for 'move' when 'jugada' is better.\r
+## o Try to use short phrases, more text doesn't imply more clearness.\r
+## o Check that your translation is right, does it mean what it does?\r
+## o Test your translation, check every dialog.\r
+## o For standard chess names check Wikipedia for confirmation.\r
+## o For menus, assign shortcuts (character &) until you finish the translation.\r
+##   preferably it should be unique in the applicable menu, so it depends on translation of other items!\r

 \r
 winboard.rc\r
 \r
 \r
 winboard.rc\r
 \r


@@ -44,17 +49,18 @@ MENUS:
 "New Sh&uffle Game..." === ""\r
 "New &Variant...\tAlt+Shift+V" === ""\r
 "&Load Game...\tCtrl-O" === ""\r
 "New Sh&uffle Game..." === ""\r
 "New &Variant...\tAlt+Shift+V" === ""\r
 "&Load Game...\tCtrl-O" === ""\r

+"&Save Game...\tCtrl-S" === ""\r
+"L&oad Position...\tCtrl+Shift+O" === ""\r
+"S&ave Position...\tCtrl+Shift+S" === ""\r
+"Save as &Diagram..." === ""\r
+"&Quit" === ""\r
+## Next six currently not used\r

 "Load &Next Game\tAlt+PgDn" === ""\r
 "Load &Previous Game\tAlt+PgUp" === ""\r
 "&Reload Same Game" === ""\r
 "Load &Next Game\tAlt+PgDn" === ""\r
 "Load &Previous Game\tAlt+PgUp" === ""\r
 "&Reload Same Game" === ""\r

-"&Save Game...\tCtrl-S" === ""\r
-"L&oad Position...\tCtrl+Shift+O" === ""\r

 "Load N&ext Position\tAlt+Shift+PgDn" === ""\r
 "Load Pre&vious Position\tAlt+Shift+PgUp" === ""\r
 "Reload Sa&me Position" === ""\r
 "Load N&ext Position\tAlt+Shift+PgDn" === ""\r
 "Load Pre&vious Position\tAlt+Shift+PgUp" === ""\r
 "Reload Sa&me Position" === ""\r

-"S&ave Position...\tCtrl+Shift+S" === ""\r
-"Save as &Diagram..." === ""\r
-"&Quit" === ""\r

 \r
 "&Copy Game To Clipboard\tCtrl+C" === ""\r
 "C&opy Position To Clipboard\tCtrl+Shift+C" === ""\r
 \r
 "&Copy Game To Clipboard\tCtrl+C" === ""\r
 "C&opy Position To Clipboard\tCtrl+Shift+C" === ""\r


@@ -116,6 +122,8 @@ MENUS:
 "Adjudicate to &Black" === ""\r
 "Adjudicate &Draw" === ""\r
 \r
 "Adjudicate to &Black" === ""\r
 "Adjudicate &Draw" === ""\r
 \r

+"Install 1st..." === ""\r
+"Install 2nd..." === ""\r

 "Engine #&1 Settings..." === ""\r
 "Engine #&2 Settings..." === ""\r
 "&Hint..." === ""\r
 "Engine #&1 Settings..." === ""\r
 "Engine #&2 Settings..." === ""\r
 "&Hint..." === ""\r


@@ -133,6 +141,7 @@ MENUS:
 "G&ame List..." === ""\r
 "Soun&ds..." === ""\r
 "&ICS..." === ""\r
 "G&ame List..." === ""\r
 "Soun&ds..." === ""\r
 "&ICS..." === ""\r

+"Add ICS..." === ""\r

 "Comm&unications..." === ""\r
 "Save Settings &Now" === ""\r
 "Save Settings on E&xit" === ""\r
 "Comm&unications..." === ""\r
 "Save Settings &Now" === ""\r
 "Save Settings on E&xit" === ""\r


@@ -186,11 +195,14 @@ ABOUTBOX
 "Enhancements Copyright 1992-2010  Free Software Foundation" === ""\r
 "Enhancements Copyright 2005\r\nAlessandro Scotti" === ""\r
 ## What happened with H.G.Muller? [He sold his copyrights to FSF for $1]\r
 "Enhancements Copyright 1992-2010  Free Software Foundation" === ""\r
 "Enhancements Copyright 2005\r\nAlessandro Scotti" === ""\r
 ## What happened with H.G.Muller? [He sold his copyrights to FSF for $1]\r

+## The following string of 6 spaces can be translated to an acknowledgement of the translator,\r
+## like "Traducción por Óscar Toledo G.".\r
+"      " === ""\r

 "WinBoard 0.0.0" === ""\r
 \r
 ABOUTBOX2\r
 \r
 "WinBoard 0.0.0" === ""\r
 \r
 ABOUTBOX2\r
 \r

-## Weird, it is needed? [Not really. It is a built-in 'Easter Egg' joke.]\r
+## Weird, it is needed? [Normally not. It is a built-in 'Easter Egg' joke.]\r

 "galactic" === ""\r
 \r
 TIME CONTROL DIALOG\r
 "galactic" === ""\r
 \r
 TIME CONTROL DIALOG\r


@@ -231,8 +243,8 @@ SAVE OPTIONS DIALOG
 "Save out of book info in PGN" === ""\r
 \r
 1536\r
 "Save out of book info in PGN" === ""\r
 \r
 1536\r

+## This dialog is only used in some older Windows versions, so you might not be ableto test it.\r

 \r
 \r

-## Not tested, I could not locate it (old file manager?) [On some older Windows this is used]\r

 "Open" === ""\r
 "File &Name:" === ""\r
 "&Directories:" === ""\r
 "Open" === ""\r
 "File &Name:" === ""\r
 "&Directories:" === ""\r


@@ -243,6 +255,7 @@ SAVE OPTIONS DIALOG
 "&Index number:" === ""\r
 \r
 COMMPORT\r
 "&Index number:" === ""\r
 \r
 COMMPORT\r

+## Always disabled if you are not actually using an ICS through a comport, so difficult to test.\r

 \r
 "Communication Port Settings" === ""\r
 "Net&work..." === ""\r
 \r
 "Communication Port Settings" === ""\r
 "Net&work..." === ""\r


@@ -262,6 +275,8 @@ EDIT COMMENT
 PROMOTION POPUP\r
 \r
 "Promote to:" === ""\r
 PROMOTION POPUP\r
 \r
 "Promote to:" === ""\r

+## next used in Shogi as promotion-popup header\r
+"Promote?" === ""\r

 "Promotion" === ""\r
 "&Queen" === ""\r
 "&Rook" === ""\r
 "Promotion" === ""\r
 "&Queen" === ""\r
 "&Rook" === ""\r


@@ -272,8 +287,8 @@ PROMOTION POPUP
 \r
 "Chance&llor" === ""\r
 "&Archbishop" === ""\r
 \r
 "Chance&llor" === ""\r
 "&Archbishop" === ""\r

-"      YES" === ""\r
-"       NO" === ""\r
+"YES" === ""\r
+"NO" === ""\r

 "C&entaur" === ""\r
 \r
 GAME LIST\r
 "C&entaur" === ""\r
 \r
 GAME LIST\r


@@ -312,7 +327,7 @@ COLORIZE
 \r
 QUESTION\r
 \r
 \r
 QUESTION\r
 \r

-## next one might also be just a programmer's joke...\r
+## next one seems only a placeholder, and never appears? [might also be just a programmer's joke...]\r

 "Enter a chess engine command or just type something stupid that will completely screw things up." === ""\r
 "Question" === ""\r
 "Enter" === ""\r
 "Enter a chess engine command or just type something stupid that will completely screw things up." === ""\r
 "Question" === ""\r
 "Enter" === ""\r


@@ -355,7 +370,7 @@ SOUND DIALOG
 "&Defaults" === ""\r
 \r
 GENERAL OPTIONS DIALOG\r
 "&Defaults" === ""\r
 \r
 GENERAL OPTIONS DIALOG\r

-## pliece keep the indication of the accelerator keys for the same keystroke\r
+## pleace keep the indication of the accelerator keys for the same keystroke\r

 ## Note: finely tuned spaces to align keys at right\r
 \r
 "General Options" === ""\r
 ## Note: finely tuned spaces to align keys at right\r
 \r
 "General Options" === ""\r


@@ -383,6 +398,7 @@ GENERAL OPTIONS DIALOG
 "E&xtended PGN Info    Ctrl+Shift+X" === ""\r
 "Highlight with Arro&w" === ""\r
 "Displa&y Logos" === ""\r
 "E&xtended PGN Info    Ctrl+Shift+X" === ""\r
 "Highlight with Arro&w" === ""\r
 "Displa&y Logos" === ""\r

+"One-Click Move" === ""\r

 \r
 ICS OPTIONS\r
 \r
 \r
 ICS OPTIONS\r
 \r


@@ -399,7 +415,6 @@ ICS OPTIONS
 "seconds" === ""\r
 "Choose..." === ""\r
 "Do &not colorize messages" === ""\r
 "seconds" === ""\r
 "Choose..." === ""\r
 "Do &not colorize messages" === ""\r

-\r

 "&Auto Kibitz" === ""\r
 "Auto Kibit&z" === ""\r
 "See&k Graph" === ""\r
 "&Auto Kibitz" === ""\r
 "Auto Kibit&z" === ""\r
 "See&k Graph" === ""\r


@@ -413,8 +428,8 @@ ICS OPTIONS
 "General" === ""\r
 \r
 BOARD OPTIONS\r
 "General" === ""\r
 \r
 BOARD OPTIONS\r

-(NOTE: AllWhite uses the white (outline-style) piece bitmaps for both sides\r
-       FlipBlack draws the black pieces upside down)\r
+## (NOTE: AllWhite uses the white (outline-style) piece bitmaps for both sides\r
+##        FlipBlack draws the black pieces upside down)\r

 \r
 "Board Options" === ""\r
 "Defaults" === ""\r
 \r
 "Board Options" === ""\r
 "Defaults" === ""\r


@@ -425,16 +440,13 @@ BOARD OPTIONS
 "Square Highlights" === ""\r
 "Premove Highlights" === ""\r
 "Monochrome" === ""\r
 "Square Highlights" === ""\r
 "Premove Highlights" === ""\r
 "Monochrome" === ""\r

-\r
-## Needed for these two string\r

 "All White" === ""\r
 "Flip Black" === ""\r
 "All White" === ""\r
 "Flip Black" === ""\r

-\r

 "Size" === ""\r
 \r
 BOARD SIZES (translate as number?)\r
 ## Don't put numbers, or nobody will translate them. [True. But do we really want them translated?]\r
 "Size" === ""\r
 \r
 BOARD SIZES (translate as number?)\r
 ## Don't put numbers, or nobody will translate them. [True. But do we really want them translated?]\r

-## This is a space for imagination.\r
+## This is a space for imagination!\r

 "&Tiny" === ""\r
 "T&eeny" === ""\r
 "&Dinky" === ""\r
 "&Tiny" === ""\r
 "T&eeny" === ""\r
 "&Dinky" === ""\r


@@ -487,7 +499,7 @@ ADJUDICATIONS DIALOG
 "Draw if &Insufficient Material" === ""\r
 "Adjudicate &Trivial Draws" === ""\r
 "Apply" === ""\r
 "Draw if &Insufficient Material" === ""\r
 "Adjudicate &Trivial Draws" === ""\r
 "Apply" === ""\r

-## next 2 are suffixed to a textedit containing a number (50 or 3)\r
+## next 2 are suffixed to a text-edit containing a number (50 or 3)\r

 "-move rule" === ""\r
 "-fold repeats" === ""\r
 "Engine #1 Score is Absolute" === ""\r
 "-move rule" === ""\r
 "-fold repeats" === ""\r
 "Engine #1 Score is Absolute" === ""\r


@@ -509,7 +521,7 @@ COMMON ENGINE DIALOG
 "Default Match Games:" === ""\r
 \r
 NEW-VARIANT DIALOG\r
 "Default Match Games:" === ""\r
 \r
 NEW-VARIANT DIALOG\r

-(NOTE: the 'holdings' are the pieces standing next to the board ('in hand')\r
+## (NOTE: the 'holdings' are the pieces standing next to the board ('in hand')\r

 \r
 "Variants" === ""\r
 "Variant" === ""\r
 \r
 "Variants" === ""\r
 "Variant" === ""\r


@@ -518,8 +530,6 @@ NEW-VARIANT DIALOG
 "files" === ""\r
 "Holdings with room for:" === ""\r
 "pieces" === ""\r
 "files" === ""\r
 "Holdings with room for:" === ""\r
 "pieces" === ""\r

-\r
-## Make it wider\r

 "('-1' means defaults for selected variant)" === ""\r
 \r
 VARIANT NAMES: \r
 "('-1' means defaults for selected variant)" === ""\r
 \r
 VARIANT NAMES: \r


@@ -701,6 +711,7 @@ wclipbrd.c
 \r
 woptions.c\r
 \r
 \r
 woptions.c\r
 \r

+## For now, do NOT translate sound names, because WinBoard will no longer recognize them\r

 "Move" === ""\r
 "Bell" === ""\r
 "ICS Alarm" === ""\r
 "Move" === ""\r
 "Bell" === ""\r
 "ICS Alarm" === ""\r


@@ -717,6 +728,8 @@ woptions.c
 "Challenge" === ""\r
 "Request" === ""\r
 "Seek" === ""\r
 "Challenge" === ""\r
 "Request" === ""\r
 "Seek" === ""\r

+## end of sound names\r
+\r

 "Browse for Sound File" === ""\r
 "Can't parse com port settings" === ""\r
 "Option Error" === ""\r
 "Browse for Sound File" === ""\r
 "Can't parse com port settings" === ""\r
 "Option Error" === ""\r


@@ -770,6 +783,7 @@ backend.c
 \r
 "bad timeControl option %s" === ""\r
 "bad searchTime option %s" === ""\r
 \r
 "bad timeControl option %s" === ""\r
 "bad searchTime option %s" === ""\r

+## following to will appear in combinationslike "first engine" \r

 "first" === ""\r
 "second" === ""\r
 "protocol version %d not supported" === ""\r
 "first" === ""\r
 "second" === ""\r
 "protocol version %d not supported" === ""\r


@@ -806,7 +820,7 @@ backend.c
 "Error gathering move list: extra board" === ""\r
 "Illegal move \"%s\" from ICS" === ""\r
 "Couldn't parse move \"%s\" from ICS" === ""\r
 "Error gathering move list: extra board" === ""\r
 "Illegal move \"%s\" from ICS" === ""\r
 "Couldn't parse move \"%s\" from ICS" === ""\r

-## 'say' is important? [Indeed: it is an ICS command and must remain untranslated]\r
+## The leading 'say' is used as ICS command here, and should NOT be translated. Only the message behind it.\r

 "say Internal error; bad moveType %d (%d,%d-%d,%d)" === ""\r
 "You are playing Black" === ""\r
 "You are playing White" === ""\r
 "say Internal error; bad moveType %d (%d,%d-%d,%d)" === ""\r
 "You are playing Black" === ""\r
 "You are playing White" === ""\r


@@ -816,7 +830,7 @@ backend.c
 "Illegal move" === ""\r
 "End of game" === ""\r
 "Incorrect move" === ""\r
 "Illegal move" === ""\r
 "End of game" === ""\r
 "Incorrect move" === ""\r

-## next 6: Indicate that second %s is 'first' or 'second'. Or I'm wrong? [correct]\r
+## next 6: Second (first 3) or first (other) '%s' will be substituted for 'first' or 'second'.\r

 "Illegal move \"%s\" from %s machine" === ""\r
 "Illegal move \"%s\" (rejected by %s chess program)" === ""\r
 "Failed to start %s chess program %s on %s: %s\n" === ""\r
 "Illegal move \"%s\" from %s machine" === ""\r
 "Illegal move \"%s\" (rejected by %s chess program)" === ""\r
 "Failed to start %s chess program %s on %s: %s\n" === ""\r


@@ -916,7 +930,7 @@ backend.c
 \r
 END-OF-GAME MESSAGES (should they be translated?)\r
 ## I think that only for visualization and not for PGN, as PGN files are shared all around the world\r
 \r
 END-OF-GAME MESSAGES (should they be translated?)\r
 ## I think that only for visualization and not for PGN, as PGN files are shared all around the world\r

-## [OK, I adapted the source that way]\r
+## [OK, I adapted the source that way. So please translate.]\r

 \r
 "Game aborted" === ""\r
 "White wins on time" === ""\r
 \r
 "Game aborted" === ""\r
 "White wins on time" === ""\r