Create a translation group

Asked by Dooitze de Jong

Hello Admin's,

I have created an project on launchpad but it need a translation group because it's a magazine, so may it be possible to create a translations group.
People must have a chance to translate this magazine.

About the magazine
It must be a magazine what gonna be promote Open Source.

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Aron Xu (happyaron) said :
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Hi Dooitze de Jong,
I am following your former question 82422 to here, I still suggest you use Launchpad Translators rather than setting a brand new group for doing that.
You have mentioned Launchpad Translators are not for all languages, but the list is still increasing, more and more languages will have their team for this group since we are encouraging projects on Launchpad to assign their translations to this group. If you set up a new group, you'll need to ask for those who can maintain a new team in each language, therefore you need to do a lot of work on communicating with such people and teams, it will be an overwhelming job.
While, assigning Launchpad Translators doesn't get in the way of your managing to your magazine's translation work, you just need to ask send your announcements to its mailing list to notify the teams to get your project translated. What you might need to do sometime is contacting the team leader of specific language to notice them your requirements, but this should be not needed at most times, you can put your requirements in the announcement.
I think doing such can get your work done much easier than having a new group.

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Dooitze de Jong (dooitze) said :
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Can i create than a new language group in Launchpad Translators?

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Aron Xu (happyaron) said :
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Hi,
I think you are still not very clear about what's Translation Group and how to assign your project to Launchpad Translator, I will try to help you set up your project translations with Launchpad.

Firstly, read these two series of Wiki pages, which introduced the normal work flow of translating your project on Launchpad and what's Launchpad Translators. This would let you become much more clear about how to working on this platform.
[1]https://help.launchpad.net/Translations/YourProject
[2]https://help.launchpad.net/Translations/LaunchpadTranslators

Secondly, generate your POT files with expected strings to be translated, then import them into Launchpad. You'll need to deal with some technical issues because Launchpad use gettext format for translation, this was introduced in the previous wiki pages.

Thirdly, assign your project's translation to Launchpad Translators. You don't need to create any new groups/teams, just set it on your project's translation page. Perhaps https://translations.edge.launchpad.net/~open-computer-magazine should be the link for you.

Fourthly, announce at Launchpad Translators mailing list. You need to join the Launchpad Translators team at https://edge.launchpad.net/~launchpad-translators, it's an open team, and we use its mailing list for announcements and other communications. Once you join the team, you can subscribe to its mailing list then post you announcement to call for translations to it. Note this team is not the 'Launchpad Translators' translation group, but just a team used as a communication tool.

Wish these information could help you.

Aron

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