View source for Off-line Translation

It is assumed that if you intend translating pages off-line you have some experience with Lokalize or a similar tool, therefore this page only addresses the on-line part of the process, the part that is carried out within UserBase.

== Workflow ==

* Request addition to the Translator group:
** Click on '''[[Translator Account|Get a Translator Account]]''' in the sidebar
** Click on the '''Edit''' tab and enter your username, the language you want to translate for and if you intend to translate off-line
** Use '''Save page''' to save the information
* When your user has been added to the group (you should get an e-mail notification), click on '''[[Special:LanguageStats|Translation Tool]]''' in the sidebar
* Enter the language you want to translate to in '''Language code''' and click on '''Go''' (You can elect to suppress pages that are 100% complete.)
* Choose your page to work on, from the list presented - this will take you to the tool where you choose on-line or off-line translation.
* In order to reduce the risk of edit conflicts, upload your work frequently.  You can continue to work on other sections from your downloaded file - import will know which sections are new.

===Export the page===
* The top combi-box ("I want to..." should be set to "Export translation in Gettext format".
* Check that the page-name and language are correctly set.
* <menuchoice>Go</menuchoice> completes the export.

===Import the new translation===
Initially you are requested to send the translated file to us.  Here is the procedure:

* Use the Upload file link in the sidebar to import your file.
* Place a message on [[New Imports]] giving the filename of the upload.

Once you have a few trouble-free imports using this method we will give you permission to upload translations directly yourself.