[Xfce-i18n] [FR] New translator wants to help

[Alexandre Patenaude]

Hi,

I've recently installed Xubuntu (Xfce 4.4 is really amazing!) and found some
French translation errors of strings that are not translated.  I'd like to
help getting the work done :)

I've read http://i18n.xfce.org, but I don't understand everything.  I've
never really used SVN, it's new to me.  I've done some things on Rosetta to
help working on some other softwares in GNOME, I like this web interface, I
find it user-friendly.  But after reading
http://foo-projects.org/pipermail/xfce-i18n/2006-May/004337.html and the
replies, I understand why Xfce-i18n is reticent to go with Rosetta.  So, I
would like to know more about how to work on Xfce translation.

1. I have succesfully downloaded the .po files on my hard disk.  What's
next, do I just edit the files using a PO editor? Or do I have to copy them
somewhere else, in another folder than the one used to sync with the SVN
repo?  Because I guess that when I will SVN update the .po files, the work I
would have done in the files would be crushed...?

2. Do I have to post in the mailing-list about which file I am working on
before I start editing it?  Or do I just edit it the way I think and mail
the modified file?  What about two people editing the same file at the same
time?

3. It is mentionned that I have to send a patch generated by the diff
command, and not the complete .po file?  How do I use it?

I hope it's not too newbie questions for you :P

Thanks,

Alexandre
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