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Originally posted by MenthiX
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Originally posted by Choli
I like the idea of having the installation file with only the most used languages ... and download the others from the site ...
That would make it worse IMO. Most people are not aware that they can get seperate languagefiles from the site manually...
Unfortunately, that has already happened to the translations which were deleted about a year ago.
The link below is the thread I'm referring to.
Where are the pruned translations?
The simplest solution is to mention
all languages Plus! supports in the installation window when the user is installing.
So, there's no need to connect to Plus! servers.
And the list of languages in an installer can be varied depending on the finished translations received by Patchou on translation due date.
Con: there might be an aesthetic problem: if the list grows larger and larger, the text wouldn't fit in the installation window.
Hence, the languages that are listed have to be national languages,
no dialects.
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Originally posted by fatfreechicken
maybe pop up a simple message giving the user a webpage with all the translation files (a forum post perhaps? and maybe an "official" page too, so if one server is down then at least they can try the other?)
People, including me, could misinterpret the popup as an adware
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Originally posted by tomazb
Is there any way to inform all members from Slovenia that is out Slovene translation for Messeger Plus! ?
I think the only way to inform people about your translation is by telling about your translation to your friends, and (hopefully) your friends will tell other people.
FYI, if Patchou has not changed the number, you need at least 10000 users regularly using your translation to get your translation listed in the installer.
If you can't get more than 10k, your translation will be buried forever in Plus! server waiting some persistent Plus! user from your country to find the translation.
(Sorry about the metaphor, but it's true)
Scary, isn't it?
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