Intro

Here are two small utilities to convert between TikiWiki's language.php files and GNU gettext PO files. PO files are generally easier to translate since a number of tools are available to automate this.

They use the Translate toolkit to do the complicated work. They are therefore written in Python. I hope this is not a drawback.

Moreover, the Translate project has produced Pootle — a web interface that allows anyone from the net to translate PO files. No need any more to be initiated in the black magic of PO file manipulation, thus.

The utilities should make it easier to pick up on a stale TikiWiki translation. Those that have Tiki translated in great part may not see immediate benefit. Those that are only picking translations up now may not see improvements.

No big deal. Just a tool in time.

Prerequisites:

• Python interpreter (http://www.python.org)
• Translate toolkit (http://translate.sf.net)

Usage

• python tiki2po.py infile.php outfile.po # produces a PO from TikiWiki's language file
• python po2tiki.py infile.po outfile.php # produces a TikiWiki's language file from PO

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Contact

filmil

Feedback

Feedback is more than welcome. I would like to know whether this tool made Tiki translation easier to handle.