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[Feature Request] Irish

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  • #32
    GuanYin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,552 ✭✭✭✭GuanYin


    Would be cool, more so cos noone would knwo what I was browsing over here :)

    Now all we need is an automatic translator to turn each post into Irish.

    Anyone work at Google Language tools? ;)


  • #33
    dlofnep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,759 ✭✭✭✭dlofnep


    Go maith. I'm all for this.

    As for editing any php or html for the menu.. it would be easy. It's a 2 second job to modify a header file.

    As for the vbulletin software itself, you can create your own language packs as already mentioned. I don't see why anyone would object to something like this. It's a great idea.


  • #34
    Boston
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,163 ✭✭✭✭Boston


    dlofnep wrote:
    Go maith. I'm all for this.

    As for editing any php or html for the menu.. it would be easy. It's a 2 second job to modify a header file.

    As for the vbulletin software itself, you can create your own language packs as already mentioned. I don't see why anyone would object to something like this. It's a great idea.

    0_o you volunteering? I'm sure seamus would accept the help


  • #35
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    dlofnep wrote:
    Go maith. I'm all for this.

    As for editing any php or html for the menu.. it would be easy. It's a 2 second job to modify a header file.

    As for the vbulletin software itself, you can create your own language packs as already mentioned. I don't see why anyone would object to something like this. It's a great idea.
    Is that an offer of help to translate? :)
    I'd say the forum names are an entirely different ball game altogether - thus the nav menu may be a bit more tricky. Does anyone know if vB has the option to specify different names for forums when you have more than one language installed?

    Incidentally, I'm yet to get any volunteers for the two items I posted :(


  • #36
    dranoel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 531 ✭✭✭dranoel


    seamus wrote:
    Is that an offer of help to translate? :)
    Incidentally, I'm yet to get any volunteers for the two items I posted :(

    I'll do my best to help with the translation if the admins give us access to the English language pack.


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  • #37
    simu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,730 ✭✭✭✭simu


    I might be able to help a bit with translations but I'm rather busy these days so no guarantees.


  • #38
    dlofnep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,759 ✭✭✭✭dlofnep


    I'm nowhere near fluent enough as gailege to help with a comprehensive translation. Sorry guys. :(


  • #39
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    OK I've got the language file, many thanks to the member in question.

    Plan of action is to figure out an easy way of extracting the phrases from the xml file, and putting them into a format that makes then easy to read, but also that I can use to update the language file when done.

    I'll start a thread on development detailing what way it's going to work, and also stick a thread on the Irish board looking for more volunteers, if simu doesn't mind.


  • #40
    Poll Dubh
    Registered Users Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭Poll Dubh


    Can we give this project the kiss of life? (to develop an Irish Language Pack and make it an option under the user control panel)


  • #41
    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Looks like this never made it to the development section.


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  • #42
    Jules
    Registered Users Posts: 6,756 ✭✭✭Jules


    But now that cult is in the development seat, if enough people posted it could be something that might happen. I do think it's a great idea, given that it is an irish forum!


  • #43
    hullaballoo
    Administrators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,707 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭hullaballoo


    Moved to Development.


  • #44
    WizZard
    Registered Users Posts: 6,762 ✭✭✭WizZard


    Maybe put the phrases up on the wiki and let the (Irish speaking) community donate time to translate them?
    What needs to be extracted from the XML?


  • #45
    Grudaire
    Registered Users Posts: 3,620 ✭✭✭Grudaire


    Whatever way it needs to be done- we could have one person collecting it, and anyone interested can be given a file to translate- thats how they did OpenOffice..

    Had long forgotten this- a year isn't long though ;)


  • #46
    ergonomics
    Registered Users Posts: 1,810 ✭✭✭ergonomics


    Put me down as a volunteer for the translating!


  • #47
    Grudaire
    Registered Users Posts: 3,620 ✭✭✭Grudaire


    Any movement/progress/anything?


  • #48
    PurpleFistMixer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,851 ✭✭✭PurpleFistMixer


    I'd volunteer as a translator too. I'm helping to translate another site at the minute and focal.ie is just a godsend. My Irish isn't fantastic, but that only really becomes a problem for long batches of text.


  • #49
    Ron DMC
    Registered Users Posts: 5,297 ✭✭✭Ron DMC


    I'm willing to give a dig out with transaltions also. Shouldn't be too big a task if we split it up.


  • #50
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    I did get my hands on a language pack, but because this never got off the ground I think I dumped it.

    I'll check and see if I have it, though Cult should be able to get it.


  • #51
    Grudaire
    Registered Users Posts: 3,620 ✭✭✭Grudaire


    Right I don't want this to wander back into oblivion... anything that I can do?


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  • #52
    CuLT
    Subscribers Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭CuLT


    Well, I have a vBulletin English Language XML file, gotta let you know guys, we're talking about circa 6000 phrases (between one word and fifty) for a complete translation.

    If you want to do it I'll put the XML defined phrases up on the wiki (which appears to be broken right now, I'll have to take boards.ie offline to check it).

    Buttons and stuff are copyright by Jelsoft though, I can't put sources/raws for those up for people to edit (don't know if they can be altered by a language change anyway, might be restricted to themes).


  • #53
    Grudaire
    Registered Users Posts: 3,620 ✭✭✭Grudaire


    CuLT wrote: »
    Well, I have a vBulletin English Language XML file, gotta let you know guys, we're talking about circa 6000 phrases (between one word and fifty) for a complete translation.

    If you want to do it I'll put the XML defined phrases up on the wiki (which appears to be broken right now, I'll have to take boards.ie offline to check it).

    Buttons and stuff are copyright by Jelsoft though, I can't put sources/raws for those up for people to edit (don't know if they can be altered by a language change anyway, might be restricted to themes).

    Sounds good! thanks!

    sure 6000 ain't much;)


  • #54
    CuLT
    Subscribers Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭CuLT


    Cliste wrote: »
    Sounds good! thanks!

    sure 6000 ain't much;)
    Cool :)

    Sorry for not posting on this thread sooner, I spent far too much time fumbling around for a language file and reading up on their creation and implementation and then boards went offline and... it just plain slipped my mind thereafter!


  • #55
    Grudaire
    Registered Users Posts: 3,620 ✭✭✭Grudaire


    Well as soon as it's up can you tells us- it might take a while!

    And thanks!


  • #56
    Grudaire
    Registered Users Posts: 3,620 ✭✭✭Grudaire


    I hate dragging things up but.........

    I pre-emptively love, and thank you.


  • #57
    CuLT
    Subscribers Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭CuLT


    Cliste wrote: »
    I hate dragging things up but.........

    I pre-emptively love, and thank you.
    Rightio, here's the page with the XML data uploaded to it:

    http://wiki.boards.ie/wiki/Vbulletin_Irish_translation_project

    Feel free to rename/edit as you like! The part of those phrases that require translation is the bit between the <![CDATA[]]> tags, eg:

    [php]<![CDATA[Access Denied]]>[/php]

    The rest is necessary to allow the XML file to be hooked into vbulletin.


  • #58
    Grudaire
    Registered Users Posts: 3,620 ✭✭✭Grudaire


    Legend thanks


  • #59
    Suaimhneach
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 4,436 Mod ✭✭✭✭Suaimhneach


    I'll help too! Just have to finish college exams and then I will be right there!
    <3 Cult and Admins for help.


  • #60
    Poll Dubh
    Registered Users Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭Poll Dubh


    The initial flurry of interest in the translation has waned a bit. I reckon it's because most of the phrases put up in the wiki are related to back-end administration rather than phrases that users are familiar with. I'm going to continue to plug away on the translation but focus only on front-end
    phrases. When those phrases are done, which it still a ways off at this rate, would it be possible to put them up as an optional language pack to see how it looks?


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  • #61
    Suaimhneach
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 4,436 Mod ✭✭✭✭Suaimhneach


    Seconded.

    Well done so far though!!


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