Request for Guidance on Reviving KDE Sinhala Localization Team

[Josep M. Ferrer]

On 27/3/25 4:50, Malaka Tharumuthu wrote:
>
> dear albert,
>
> I appreciate the instructions on getting started. I will begin by 
> updating the Sinhala translations for kcoreaddons, kio, and kxmlgui to 
> get them as close to 100% as possible. I will review the old files and 
> update them accordingly, as well as use the template files if needed. 
> Once I have completed this, I will send them to you directly for review.
>
> I would greatly appreciate any guidance on the best tools or workflow 
> for handling these translations efficiently. Should I use Lokalize, or 
> is there a preferred method used by KDE translators?
>
In my opinion, Lokalize is an excellent tool to translate PO files 
(spellchecking, translation memories, etc.). Of course, you can use any 
other program that allow translate PO files.

I think it's important to know the whole translation workflow. You can 
read the l10n howto [1] for a general idea, and especially the part 
dedicated to GUI translation (chapter 3).

Hope this helps.

Josep M. Ferrer


[1] https://l10n.kde.org/docs/translation-howto/


> Looking forward to your advice.
>
> Best regards,
> Malaka Tharumuthu
>
>
> On Thu, 27 Mar 2025, 03:59 Albert Astals Cid, <aacid at kde.org> wrote:
>
>     El dimecres, 26 de març del 2025, a les 19:14:52 (Hora estàndard
>     d’Europa
>     central), Malaka Tharumuthu va escriure:
>     > Dear Team,
>     >
>     > I hope you are doing well.
>
>     Hello and welcome :)
>
>     >
>     > I am reaching out regarding the KDE Sinhala localization team,
>     as I am
>     > interested in contributing to and potentially reviving the
>     effort. However,
>     > I have encountered several challenges in trying to get involved.
>     >
>     > 1. Inaccessible Team Page & Matrix Registration – The Sinhala
>     localization
>     > page on KDE’s website appears outdated,
>
>     Which page exactly? What information is outdated?
>
>     > and I was unable to find any recent
>     > activity from the team. Additionally, I attempted to join the
>     KDE Matrix
>     > server for localization but found that registration is disabled.
>
>     You don't need to register on KDE Matrix server, just create a
>     account in the
>     default server (or any other of your choosing) and then join KDE
>     Matrix server
>     with it.
>     Default Matrix.org server: https://app.element.io/#/register
>
>     >
>     >
>     > 2. Mailing List Issues – I tried to reach out via the mailing list (
>     > kde-l10n-si at kde.org), but my request has not been approved, and
>     I have not
>     > received any response.
>
>     Not sure what you mean with "request has not been approved", but
>     you are right
>     that there have been no answer
>
>     https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/kde-l10n-si/2024-October/thread.html
>
>     > 3. Lack of an Active Coordinator – It seems that there is no active
>     > coordinator for Sinhala translations. Given this, I would like
>     to know if I
>     > can take responsibility for reviving the team and ensuring KDE
>     software is
>     > well-translated into Sinhala.
>
>     The first thing we ask people that want to create/revive a team is to
>     translate kcoreaddons, kio and kxmlgui as close to 100% as
>     possible and send
>     them to me in private (no need to bother the rest of the people in
>     the mailing
>     list with those files).
>
>     There are some old Sinhala files at
>     https://websvn.kde.org/trunk/l10n-kf6/si/messages/kcoreaddons/
>     https://websvn.kde.org/trunk/l10n-kf6/si/messages/kxmlgui/
>     https://websvn.kde.org/trunk/l10n-kf6/si/messages/kio/
>     make sure they are up to date and correct.
>
>     There's no files for the rest so get the templates at
>     https://websvn.kde.org/trunk/l10n-kf6/templates/messages/kcoreaddons/
>     https://websvn.kde.org/trunk/l10n-kf6/templates/messages/kxmlgui/
>     https://websvn.kde.org/trunk/l10n-kf6/templates/messages/kio/
>
>     So your first task to become "new team coordinator"
>     would be to get those files as close to 100% as possible and send
>     them to me.
>
>     Do you need help with how the translation workflow works?
>
>     Best Regards,
>       Albert
>
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > I would appreciate any guidance on the next steps I should take.
>     Should I
>     > formally request to become the coordinator for Sinhala
>     translations? Are
>     > there specific KDE policies or processes I need to follow to
>     restart the
>     > team?
>     >
>     > Looking forward to your advice.
>     >
>     > Best regards,
>     > Malaka Tharumuthu
>
>
>
>
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