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tool4po

You may have some questions:
- ADempiere language package is XML format, while Launchpad.net is using PO file format. How to transform it?
- We've ready have a good amount of translation in PostgreSQL or in XML package. How can we use it?
How to cover the gaps? That is "tool4po"!
tool4po is a tool for file format convertion between XML-AD format and .PO format.
- XML-AD format is ADempiere standard XML format in language packages.
- .PO format is a kind of format related with GNU gettext. Launchpad translation platform is using .PO format.
tool4po is developed using python3.1.

- Convert XML en_US packages into POT files. (.POT is standard model for global translations)
- Convert existing XML translation packages into .po files, so that the existing translations can be upload to lp.net

tool4po is designed for global languages. Now it works well for Chinese & Japanese.
It can be easily avaible for other languages by changing one pattern string in config.xml.

- Latest development: SVN on sf.net
- Zip packages: Tool4po. Version: 0.97a on July 18, 2010.

We are going to carry out following development, you are welcome to contribute :-)
- "--get-po-all" Batch generate XML packages for all languages, from the PO package downloaded from Launchpad.net.
- "--merge-xml" Merge all XML files into one XML file, so that you can find & check translations conveniently.

New function: Merge "en_US" XML packages of new version into POT template files. Will be processed on next stable release.
New function: '--get-xml' Update XML files from PO files downloaded from Launchpad.net. ( Finished on Jun 21, 2010 )
OO re-write. Finished. Completely re-write in object-orient method. Finished on Jun 3rd, 2010.

What is new in 0.981a:
- Now we can see help information like "Located in Content of: id-100:Name,id-114:Name ... ..." in Launchpad.net

(Jul 18, 2010) New POT template files are uploaded into Launchpad.net. Adding supports for Words with Different Translations.

What is new in 0.97a:
- Enhaned the POT template files. 1. Support Words with Different Translations. 2. Whole information of 'Content of'
What is new in 0.962a:
- Using en_US standard package.
- New function: --tidy-xml.
What is new in 0.957a:
- New function: --get-xml.
- New support for western languages such as German.

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 ** Latest development: [https://adempiere.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/adempiere/branches/tool4po/ SVN on sf.net]
 ** Zip packages: [[Media:Tool4po.zip|Tool4po]]. Version: 0.97a on July 18, 2010.
+== Development ==
+*  We are going to carry out following development, you are welcome to contribute :-)
+** "--get-po-all" Batch generate XML packages for all languages, from the PO package downloaded from Launchpad.net.
+** "--merge-xml" Merge all XML files into one XML file, so that you can find & check translations conveniently.
+=== Development finished ===
+*  New function: Merge "en_US" XML packages of new version into POT template files. Will be processed on next stable release.
+*  New function: '--get-xml' Update XML files from PO files downloaded from Launchpad.net. ( Finished on Jun 21, 2010 )
+*  OO re-write. Finished. Completely re-write in object-orient method. Finished on Jun 3rd, 2010.
 == Version ==
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 ** New support for western languages such as German.
-== Development finished ==
-*  New function: Merge "en_US" XML packages of new version into POT template files. Will be processed on next stable release.
-*  New function: '--get-xml' Update XML files from PO files downloaded from Launchpad.net. ( Finished on Jun 21, 2010 )
-*  OO re-write. Finished. Completely re-write in object-orient method. Finished on Jun 3rd, 2010.
 = Reference =
 * [[TranslationProject|Translation Project]]