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Fully translated versions of this document are available in French. Versions of this document fully translated into French and Dutch are available. Incomplete translations exist for Norwegian Bokmål. This is an [[http://maintainer.skolelinux.org/debian-edu-doc/|online overview of all languages]].
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Translations of this document are kept in PO files like in many free software projects, read {{{usr/share/doc/debian-edu-doc-en/README.audacity-manual-translations}}} for more information on this. Please read also read this, if you want to start/help translating this document. As in many free software projects, translations of this document are kept in PO files. More information about the process can be found in {{{/usr/share/doc/debian-edu-doc/README.audacity-manual-translations}}}. The Git repository (see below) contains this file too. Take a look there and at the [[DebianEdu/Contribute/Translation/Conventions|language specific conventions]] if you want to help translating this document.
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To commit your translations you need to be a member of the alioth project {{{debian-edu}}}. To translate, you just need to check out some files from Subversion (which can be done anonymously), create patches and send those to debian-edu-doc@packages.qa.debian.org. To commit your translations you need to be a member of the Alioth project {{{debian-edu}}}. If your Alioth username differs from your local one, create or edit {{{~/.ssh/config}}}. There should be an entry like:
{{{
Host git.debian.org
User <your-alioth-username>
}}}
Then check out the {{{debian-edu-doc}}} source using ssh access: {{{git clone git+ssh://git.debian.org/git/debian-edu/debian-edu-doc.git}}}
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You can checkout the {{{debian-edu-doc}}} source anonymously with the following command (you need to have the {{{subversion}}} package installed for this to work): If you only want to translate, you just need to check out some files from Git (which can be done anonymously) and create patches. Please file a bug against the debian-edu-doc package and attach the PO file to the [[http://bugs.debian.org/debian-edu-doc|bugreport]]. You can find some [[http://bugs.debian.org|instructions on how to submit bugs]] here.
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 {{{svn co svn://svn.debian.org/svn/debian-edu/trunk/src/debian-edu-doc}}} You can check out the {{{debian-edu-doc}}} source anonymously with the following command (you need to have the {{{git}}} package installed for this to work):
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Then edit the {{{documentation/audacity/audacity-manual.$CC.po}}} (where you replace $CC with your language code). There are many tools for translating available, we suggest to use {{{lokalize}}}.  {{{git clone git://anonscm.debian.org/debian-edu/debian-edu-doc.git}}}
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Then you either commit the file directly to Subversion (if you have the rights to do so) or send the file to the mailinglist. Then edit the file {{{documentation/audacity/audacity-manual.$CC.po}}} (replacing $CC with your language code). There are many tools for translating available; we suggest using {{{lokalize}}}.

Then you either commit the file directly to Git (if you have the rights to do so) or send the file to the bugreport.
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 {{{svn up}}}  {{{git pull}}}
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Read /usr/share/doc/debian-edu-doc-en/README.audacity-manual-translations to find information how to create a new PO file for your language if there is none yet, and how to update translations. If you are new to Subversion, look at the [[http://svnbook.org|Version Control with Subversion]], it has a chapter on the [[http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.0/ch03s05.html|basic workflow with Subversion]]. Read /usr/share/doc/debian-edu-doc/README.audacity-manual-translations to find information how to create a new PO file for your language if there isn't one yet, and how to update translations.

Please keep in mind that this manual is still under development, so don't translate any string which contains "FIXME". /* status ignore */

Basic information about Alioth (the host where our Git repository is located) and Git is available at [[http://wiki.debian.org/Alioth/Git]].

If you are new to Git, look at the [[http://git-scm.com/book|Pro Git]] book; it has a chapter on the [[http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Basics-Recording-Changes-to-the-Repository|recording changes to the repository]]. Also you might want to look at the {{{gitk}}} package that provides a GUI for Git.

Translations of this document

Versions of this document fully translated into French and Dutch are available. Incomplete translations exist for Norwegian Bokmål. This is an online overview of all languages.

HowTo translate this document

As in many free software projects, translations of this document are kept in PO files. More information about the process can be found in /usr/share/doc/debian-edu-doc/README.audacity-manual-translations. The Git repository (see below) contains this file too. Take a look there and at the language specific conventions if you want to help translating this document.

To commit your translations you need to be a member of the Alioth project debian-edu. If your Alioth username differs from your local one, create or edit ~/.ssh/config. There should be an entry like:

Host git.debian.org
User <your-alioth-username>

Then check out the debian-edu-doc source using ssh access: git clone git+ssh://git.debian.org/git/debian-edu/debian-edu-doc.git

If you only want to translate, you just need to check out some files from Git (which can be done anonymously) and create patches. Please file a bug against the debian-edu-doc package and attach the PO file to the bugreport. You can find some instructions on how to submit bugs here.

You can check out the debian-edu-doc source anonymously with the following command (you need to have the git package installed for this to work):

  • git clone git://anonscm.debian.org/debian-edu/debian-edu-doc.git

Then edit the file documentation/audacity/audacity-manual.$CC.po (replacing $CC with your language code). There are many tools for translating available; we suggest using lokalize.

Then you either commit the file directly to Git (if you have the rights to do so) or send the file to the bugreport.

To update your local copy of the repository use the following command inside the debian-edu-doc directory:

  • git pull

Read /usr/share/doc/debian-edu-doc/README.audacity-manual-translations to find information how to create a new PO file for your language if there isn't one yet, and how to update translations.

Please keep in mind that this manual is still under development, so don't translate any string which contains "FIXME".

Basic information about Alioth (the host where our Git repository is located) and Git is available at http://wiki.debian.org/Alioth/Git.

If you are new to Git, look at the Pro Git book; it has a chapter on the recording changes to the repository. Also you might want to look at the gitk package that provides a GUI for Git.

Please report any problems.

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