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created August 27, 2003 · complexity basic · author Vangelis E. · version 5.7

For a given vim-###-src#.tar.gz release there is only one vim.po file that can be created for translation purposes. However, this vim.po is not unique since several options may be set while extracting with 'xgettext', depending mostly on the format of comments. For your convenience you can download a standard vim.pot to use as a translation template for vim-6.1 to most any language(s):

http://lynxx.org/misc/download/vim-6.1-pot.tgz

This is the general template for translating messages in Vim 6.1 using the Xgettext format. It contains all English messages in the (untranslated) form:

msgid "ABC" - English text
msgstr "" - candidate language

To translate Vim 6.1 messages, proceed line-by-line, taking care not to translate commands and options specific to the editor. See the GNU 'gettext' man-page for more info and details on this.

This vim.pot should be used only with v. 6.1 to translate to any language.

When Vim versions advance, a standard vim.po must be created from the newer sources, as explained in Vim goes INTL.

Changes: Internationalizing the Vim editor

Latest revision as of 08:54, 29 September 2008

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+For a given vim-###-src#.tar.gz release there is only one vim.po file that can be created for translation purposes. However, this vim.po is not unique since several options may be set while extracting with 'xgettext', depending mostly on the format of comments. For your convenience you can download a standard vim.pot to use as a translation template for vim-6.1 to most any language(s):
-+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
- For a given vim-&#35;&#35;&#35;-src&#35;.tar.gz release there is only one
- vim.po file that can be created for translation purposes.
- However, this vim.po is not unique since several options may
- be set while extracting with `xgettext', depending mostly on
- the format of comments. For your convenience you can download
- a standard vim.pot to use as a translation template for
- vim-6.1 to most any language(s):
 http://lynxx.org/misc/download/vim-6.1-pot.tgz
+This is the general template for translating messages in Vim 6.1 using the Xgettext format. It contains all English messages in the (untranslated) form:
+ msgid "ABC" - English text
+ msgstr "" - candidate language
+To translate Vim 6.1 messages, proceed line-by-line, taking care not to translate commands and options specific to the editor. See the GNU 'gettext' man-page for more info and details on this.
- This is the general template for translating messages in Vim 6.1
+This vim.pot should be used only with v. 6.1 to translate to any language.
- using the Xgettext format. It contains all English messages in
- the (untranslated) form:
- msgid "ABC" - English text
- msgstr "" - canditate language
- To translate Vim 6.1 messages, proceed line-by-line, taking
- care not to translate commands and options specific to the
- editor. See the GNU `gettext' man-page for more info and
- details on this.
- This vim.pot should be used only with v. 6.1 to translate to
- any language.
- When Vim versions advance, a standard vim.po must be created
- from the newer sources, as delineated in the next VimTip "Vim
- goes INTL - Translating Vim Editor Messages, Menus, and
- Encodings' (VimTip&#35;).
- You may also want to download a complete set in Greek to use as
- an example of full support for a specific language:
-http://lynxx.org/misc/download/vim-6.1-menu_el.zip
-http://lynxx.org/misc/download/vim-6.1-menu_el.tgz
- Happy Intl-ing!
-Vangelis Eustratius
-vangelise@lynxx.org
-}}
+When Vim versions advance, a standard vim.po must be created from the newer sources, as explained in [[VimTip546|Vim goes INTL]].
-== Comments ==
-Dear Sir/Madam,
- I need a straighter explaination of how to read files which use Latin American characrters.
+===See also===
-Thanks,
+*[[VimTip546|Vim goes INTL]]
-Juan (phpx2pperl)
+*[[VimTip545|Vim goes Greek]]
-Pleace CC Juan.McClore--AT--cstm.net
+==Comments==
-jmcclore--AT--oden.com
-, February 13, 2006 8:42
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