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Hello,
I'd like to ask if there are any translators out there who would mind translating some strings for my recently updated script.

It shouldn't be too much work I don't think... and credit will be given to any translators.

I've already got Spanish done

Kind regards,
- Mark

code:

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langSettings[0] = "_Live Event Log";
langSettings[1] = "About";
langSettings[2] = "To HTML";
langSettings[3] = "Hide";
langSettings[4] = " has played: ";
langSettings[5] = " by: ";
langSettings[6] = "Count";
langSettings[7] = "Song Name";
langSettings[8] = "Artist";
langSettings[9] = "Configuration:";
langSettings[10] = "Change Language >>";
langSettings[11] = "Delete Song Database >>";
langSettings[12] = "Reset";
langSettings[13] = "Created By:";
langSettings[14] = "More Info:" ;
langSettings[15] = "Website";
langSettings[16] = "Special Thanks To: ";
langSettings[17] = "Contact Music History: ";
langSettings[18] = "by ";
langSettings[19] = "Page Generated Automatically by ";
langSettings[20] = "Your top ";
langSettings[21] = " most played songs are: ";
langSettings[22] = "Logged by ";
langSettings[23] = "An update is available for ";
langSettings[24] = "There are no songs currently logged for this contact!";
langSettings[25] = " - played ";
langSettings[26] = " times";
langSettings[27] = "Created at: ";
langSettings[28] = "<no data>";
langSettings[29] = "Click here ONLY to confirm this action!";

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Translating a software program with only the original language strings available will result in crappy translations.

When you translate software the most important factor is the context, and you can't know the context if you don't have the working program at your disposal.

eg: string 26 "times"... what 'times', is that plural for 'time'? do you mean "multiply by"? Is it the name of a Magazine? etc...

You can't translate stuff in that way. People need the program to know what the strings are used for (not to mention to know how long they can be).

blahblahblah... I didn't realize you posted a link to the program... I'm very slow today

I'll update this post with Dutch translation to make it up

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UPDATE (Dutch):
   langSettings[0] = "_Live Mediageschiedenis";
   langSettings[1] = "Over...";
   langSettings[2] = "Opslaan als HTML";
   langSettings[3] = "OK";
   langSettings[4] = " speelde: ";
   langSettings[5] = " door: ";
   langSettings[6] = "Aantal";
   langSettings[7] = "Titel";
   langSettings[8] = "Artiest";
   langSettings[9] = "Voorkeuren:";
   langSettings[10] = "Taal veranderen >>";
   langSettings[11] = "Mediageschiedenis >>";
   langSettings[12] = "Wissen";
   langSettings[13] = "Gemaakt door:";
   langSettings[14] = "Meer informatie:" ;
   langSettings[15] = "Website";
   langSettings[16] = "Speciale dank aan:";
   langSettings[17] = "Mediageschiedenis: ";
   langSettings[18] = "door ";
   langSettings[19] = "Pagina automatisch gegenereerd door ";
   langSettings[20] = "Je favorieten ";
   langSettings[21] = " meest gespeelde liedjes zijn: ";
   langSettings[22] = "Opgeslagen door ";
   langSettings[23] = "Er is een nieuwe versie beschikbaar van "
   langSettings[24] = "Er is momenteel geen mediageschiedenis voor deze contactpersoon!";
   langSettings[25] = " - ";
   langSettings[26] = " keren afgespeeld";
   langSettings[27] = "Opgeslagen als: ";
   langSettings[28] = "<geen data>";
   langSettings[29] = "Klik hier om je mediageschiedenis te wissen."

but, all the stuff said below makes it that it is impossible to make a proper Dutch translation for this script...

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EDIT 1:
- Your script is very buggy. Things don't work like they are supposed to concearning the interface (the logging itself is fine).
- There are things which aren't translatable (eg: "version:")
- There are things which are translatable but not updated when the language changes (eg: "thanks to")
- There are things which revert back to English (eg: /xsonghist)
- Extremely many translated lines will not fit in your interface.
- Your script detects media changes, these can be things other than songs. Thus don't use 'songs' in your texts. Or: make a clear destinction between media and songs (also in the translation).
- Many code in your script can be optimized or be done with a plus function (eg: instead of grabbing the registry key for the script path, why not use MsgPlus.ScriptFilesPath)


EDIT 2:
This goes in general, thus for everybody who wants to translate their scripts:

1. Make sure you have enough space for the translations! English is a very very very short language and most other languages need far more space.
   
2. Take in account different syntaxis in other languages. Not all languages have the same grammar syntax as English.
   eg: not in all languages the syntax is:
      "played x times"
   in some languages the verb must come after the count number (eg: in dutch: "x keren afgespeeld")
   In other words, try to keep to be translated words/sentences as a whole, do not split them up in seperate things to translate. Use tags if you need to. eg:
   instead of:
      langSettings[25] = " - played";
      langSettings[26] = " times";
   do:
      langSettings[25] = " - played %s times";
   
   In dutch this could be solved by using:
      langSettings[25] = " - ";
      langSettings[26] = " keren afgespeeld";
   but this wont be possible in every language

Making a script (or any program for that matter) translatable is far from strait forward and is actually not that easy to do properly...

GERMAN

langSettings[0] = "_Live Event Log";
langSettings[1] = "Über...";
langSettings[2] = "zu HTML";
langSettings[3] = "verstecken";
langSettings[4] = "hat gespielt";
langSettings[5] = "von: ";
langSettings[6] = "Anzahl:";
langSettings[7] = "Titel";
langSettings[8] = "Künstler";
langSettings[9] = "Konfiguration:";
langSettings[10] = "Sprache ändern >>";
langSettings[11] = "Lösche Song Datenbank >>";
langSettings[12] = "zurücksetzen";
langSettings[13] = "Entwickelt von:";
langSettings[14] = "Mehr Infos:" ;
langSettings[15] = "Website";
langSettings[16] = "Herzlichen Dank an: ";
langSettings[17] = "Kontakt's Music History: ";
langSettings[18] = "von";
langSettings[19] = "Seite automatisch erzeugt durch";
langSettings[20] = "Deine Favoriten";
langSettings[21] = "am meisten gespielte Titel: ";
langSettings[22] = "geloggt von";
langSettings[23] = "Ein Update ist verfügbar für ";
langSettings[24] = "Es sind keine Titel geloggt für diesen Kontakt!";
langSettings[25] = " - gespielt ";
langSettings[26] = " anzahl abgespielt";
langSettings[27] = "erstellt am: ";
langSettings[28] = "<keine Daten>";
langSettings[29] = "Klicke hier NUR um diese Aktion zu bestätigen!";

i hope you can use this in your script

langSettings[0] = "_Live Event Logg";
langSettings[1] = "Om";
langSettings[2] = "Til HTML";
langSettings[3] = "Skjul";
langSettings[4] = " har spilt: ";
langSettings[5] = " av: ";
langSettings[6] = "Tell";
langSettings[7] = "Sang Tittel";
langSettings[8] = "Artist";
langSettings[9] = "Konfigurasjon:";
langSettings[10] = "Skift Språk >>";
langSettings[11] = "Slett Sang Database >>";
langSettings[12] = "Reset";
langSettings[13] = "Lagd Av:";
langSettings[14] = "Mer Info:" ;
langSettings[15] = "Webside";
langSettings[16] = "Spesielle Takk Til: ";
langSettings[17] = "Kontakt Musikk Historie: ";
langSettings[18] = "av ";
langSettings[19] = "Page Generated Automatically by ";
langSettings[20] = "Din top ";
langSettings[21] = " mest spilte sanger er: ";
langSettings[22] = "Logget av ";
langSettings[23] = "En oppdatering er tilgjengelig for ";
langSettings[24] = "Det er ingen sang logger for denne kontakten!";
langSettings[25] = " - spilt ";
langSettings[26] = " ganger";
langSettings[27] = "Lagd hos: ";
langSettings[28] = "<ingen data>";
langSettings[29] = " Klikk her KUN for og konfirmere denne aksjonen!";

nitro what language is that? write it so Jedimark can add it...

quote:

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Originally posted by ins4ne
nitro what language is that? write it so Jedimark can add it...

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Ooops, Norwegian... Sorry

no need to be sorry. my fault

quote:

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Originally posted by Nitro's Profile thingy
Location:Norway

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Thanks very much guys for your translations Much appreciated!
I've updated the .plsc on my website containing the new strings.

Cookie: Thanks for the comments, I'm aware of the limitations of the translations but at the moment it'll do.

As for the code... I'm sure it is quite buggy! I pretty much converted it all from C# while I had some free time so it's a bit of a rush job and a working progress.

- Mark

/offtopic
omfg, thats awesome i've never been in an "about" before
offtopic\

here is the Poruguese version if you still want to add it

langSettings[0] = "_Registo de enventos Live";
langSettings[1] = "Acerca:";
langSettings[2] = "Passar para HTML";
langSettings[3] = "Esconder";
langSettings[4] = " tocou: ";
langSettings[5] = " por: ";
langSettings[6] = "Contagem";
langSettings[7] = "Nome da Música";
langSettings[8] = "Artista";
langSettings[9] = "Configuração:";
langSettings[10] = "Alterar Lingua >>";
langSettings[11] = "Apagar base de dados de música >>";
langSettings[12] = "Reeniciar";
langSettings[13] = "Creado por:";
langSettings[14] = "Mais informações:" ;
langSettings[15] = "Website";
langSettings[16] = "Agradecimento especial para: ";
langSettings[17] = "Contactar histórico de Música: ";
langSettings[18] = "por ";
langSettings[19] = "Página gerada automaticamente por ";
langSettings[20] = "Teu Top ";
langSettings[21] = " músicas mais passadas são: ";
langSettings[22] = "Registado por ";
langSettings[23] = "Actualização dísponivel por ";
langSettings[24] = "Não existem músicas registadas para este contacto!";
langSettings[25] = " - tocado ";
langSettings[26] = " vezes";
langSettings[27] = "Creado em: ";
langSettings[28] = "<sem dados>";
langSettings[29] = "Clica aqui SÓ para confirmar esta acção!";