Re: [glob2-devel] Swedish translation

[Kai Antweiler]

> I installed the game this Friday and I liked it very much.

You have a good taste ;-)


> Now I would like to get cvs access and upload the new translation
> myself or I would like someone else to do it for me. I've never used
> cvs before, but since I'll probably do a lot more contributions (can't
> make any promises, but I loved the game and I'm planing to translate
> the tutorial and I might even do some programming and new maps) it
> would probably be a good idea for me to learn cvs (believe you could
> help me with that) and upload my contributions myself rather than
> going through someone else.

Ask for an account:
 
https://savannah.gnu.org/faq/?group_id=5802&question=User_Account_-_How_do_I_configure_my_SSH_access.txt

All you need to know about cvs is at:
 http://savannah.gnu.org/maintenance/CvsGettingStarted
Most of the time it is only "cvs update" and "cvs ci filename" .
But we (that is I) planned to switch from cvs to subversion (for now)
next month.  Which is an cvs improvement with similar syntax.


(Question to Steph:
  can you give me proper rights, so that I can take care of transforming
  our repository?)


> You should know that I've tested my translations very carefully, since
> the old ones, especially texts.se.txt, often had too long translations
> that didn't fit. I've checked every menu and every part of the game
> play and I found no mistakes. I haven't tested it in the cvs version,
> instead I used the version that was packed with edgy (believe that's
> the latest stable), but I believe that the translations will work just
> as well in the cvs version.


I'm not sure about that.  I remember that we changed something in the
way texts are handled.  I guess this won't be a problem but I don't know.
Why didn't you test it with the cvs version of glob2?
You can use anonymous access anytime:
 "export CVS_RSH=ssh && cvs -z3 -d address@hidden:/sources/glob2 co glob2"


> An other thing I would like to know is if it's possible to translate
> map names

I don't like translatation of names.  It make communication harder and
is most often ugly.


> Then I would also like to be introduced to how the development works
> in general.

When you change something important (like gameplay) you must announce
on the mailing list.
If you want to change something controversial, discuss it on the mailing
list.
Otherwise do your changes, and when you are proud of them announce them.
And always put enough comments in the source code, that other people
can understand what this is about.

If you want to be a good guy:
File your task in the bug tracker with severity "1 - Wish"
(no one does this but me.)
Use doxygen format to document.  "http://www.doxygen.org/";
(I haven't done this so far, but will.)
Take a look at the following sides, when you are looking for an idea
about what to change:
http://globulation2.org/wiki/Todo
http://globulation2.org/wiki/Wishlist
http://globulation2.org/wiki/Road_Map
http://globulation2.org/wiki/Usability_issues


> Speaking of the next release,
> will it be release in time to make it into the feisty repository?

Steph agreed to build the glob2 debian package for our next release
this week.  There have been no contributions in the last days and after
testing I think glob2-cvs is more stable than our last release.
I wouldn't like to change anything in cvs until the packages are ready.

If you want to break the feature freeze, ask first.
Traslation changes shouldn't break anything (I hope), but personally I
would like everything to stay the way it is until the next release.

I assume that the feature freeze I asked for last week, is accepted
since, no one complaint.


That said,
you're help is very welcome.  Don't worry about not having much time.
That is the same with all of us.  Better slow development than none.
Welcome to the family.

-- 
Kai Antweiler