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<h1>Translations</h1>

<p>This page contains information for anyone interested in translating NetSurf into other languages.</p>

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<li><a href="#GettingStarted">Getting started</a>
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<li><a href="#GettingStartedMailingList">Mailing list</a></li>
<li><a href="#GettingStartedObtainingFiles">Obtaining files</a></li>
<li><a href="#GettingStartedRequirements">Requirements</a></li>
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<li><a href="#FileSubmission">File submission</a></li>
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<p class="updated">Last updated 17 June 2006</p>

<h2 id="GettingStarted">Getting started</h2>

<p>Translations of NetSurf into other languages are very welcome. Currently we have the reference version in English and translations into Dutch, French and German.</p>

<h3 id="GettingStartedMailingList">Mailing list</h3>

<p>A <a href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/netsurf-translators">mailing list</a> has been set up for NetSurf translators. Please join the mailing list if you would like to translate NetSurf into a new language or help with an exising translation.</p>

<p>The mailing list is for any discussion related to translating NetSurf and will be used to indicate any changes that have been made to NetSurf's interface, web site or documentation.</p>

<h3 id="GettingStartedObtainingFiles">Obtaining files</h3>

<p>There are two types of files that can be translated; those that are part of the web site and those that are part of the NetSurf application.</p>

<p>The documentation is part of the web site and it is copied into the NetSurf application by the autobuilder. The autobuilder automatically makes a few changes to links in the documentation, to ensure they work off line. It is important that it is the web site version of the documentation is translated.</p>

<p>The simplest way to get the latest files is to use Subversion, as follows:</p>

<p><code>*<strong>svn checkout svn://svn.netsurf-browser.org/trunk/netsurf/!NetSurf</strong></code><br><code>*<strong>svn checkout svn://svn.netsurf-browser.org/trunk/netsurfweb</strong></code></p>

<p>The <a href="http://www.cp15.org/versioncontrol/">Subversion client</a> must first have been seen by the filer.</p>

<p>The important files are</p>

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<li>!NetSurf.Docs.intro_??</li>
<li>!NetSurf.Resources.??.Messages</li>
<li>!NetSurf.Resources.??.Templates</li>
<li>In netsurfweb: Any file ending in &quot;/??&quot;</li>
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<p class="caption">&quot;??&quot; is a two letter country code, such as &quot;de&quot; (Germany) or &quot;fr&quot; (France)</p>

<p>Alternatively, the three files from !NetSurf can be taken from the <a href="http://netsurf-browser.org/builds">latest build</a> and any documentation or web material can be found on the <a href="http://netsurf-browser.org/">web site</a>. Do not be put off by the amount of files that can be translated. A translation of just NetSurf's interface is much better than no translation at all!</p>

<p>Please translate from the English version as this will always be most up to date.</p>

<h3 id="GettingStartedRequirements">Requirements</h3>

<p>No programming knowledge is required, just the ability to use a template editor (for example <a href="http://www.linbury.nildram.co.uk/wined.html">WinEd</a>) and a text editor capable of editing UTF-8 encoded files (for example <a href="http://zap.tartarus.org/">Zap</a>).</p>

<p>NetSurf's Messages files are UTF-8 encoded. In Zap 1.47 Beta, to select UTF-8 mode, click menu over the window and select:</p>

<p><code>Edit &gt; Encoding &gt; UTF8</code></p>

<h2 id="FileSubmission">File submission</h2>

<p>Please send any translated files to Michael &lt;<a href="mailto:tlsa@netsurf-browser.org">tlsa@netsurf-browser.org</a>&gt;.</p>

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