translation-quick-start-guide/en_US translation-quick-start.xml, 1.11, 1.12

[Manuel Ospina (mospina)]

Author: mospina

Update of /cvs/docs/translation-quick-start-guide/en_US
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv9272

Modified Files:
	translation-quick-start.xml 
Log Message:
edited to address some bugs reports


Index: translation-quick-start.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/translation-quick-start-guide/en_US/translation-quick-start.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.11
retrieving revision 1.12
diff -u -r1.11 -r1.12
--- translation-quick-start.xml	14 Aug 2006 13:31:04 -0000	1.11
+++ translation-quick-start.xml	18 Sep 2006 01:54:28 -0000	1.12
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     </section>
 
     <section id="sn-accounts-trans">
-      <title>Accounts for Program Translation</title>
+      <title>Accounts for Software Translation</title>
 
       <para>
 	To participate in the &FP; as a translator you need an account.
@@ -254,6 +254,20 @@
       assigned to you.  At the password prompt, enter the one you
       received via e-mail when you applied for your account.
     </para>
+	<!-- Bug: 205167 Start -->
+	<note>
+	<title>Requesting a status page for a language</title>
+	<para>
+	If your language is not in the list of available language, select
+	<guilabel>Other</guilabel> and click <guibutton>Show Status</guibutton>. 
+	In the new page displayed you can select your language and press 
+	<guibutton>Continue</guibutton> to show your interest. A new page instructs 
+	you to send a e-mail to fedora-trans-list leaving the subject line intact 
+	and expressing your interest in contributing in the translation of the 
+	Fedora Project for the selected language. 
+	</para>
+	</note>
+	<!-- Bug: 205167 End -->
     <para>
       You can now start translating.
     </para>
@@ -283,6 +297,21 @@
 </screen>
 
 	</step>
+<!-- Bug: 204266 -->
+	<step>
+	  <para>
+	    Before start translating, make sure the <filename>.po</filename> file 
+		reflects the latest <filename>.pot</filename>. Run the following command
+		to syncronize your <filename>.po</filename> file:
+	  </para>
+
+<screen>
+<command>msgmerge <replaceable>lang</replaceable>.po <replaceable>package_name</replaceable>.pot > <replaceable>tmp-file</replaceable></command>
+<command>mv <replaceable>tmp-file</replaceable> <replaceable>lang</replaceable>.po</command>
+</screen>
+
+	</step>
+<!-- Bug: 204266 - END -->
 	<step>
 	  <para>
 	    Translate the <filename>.po</filename> file of your language