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Internationalizing your apps at the Ubuntu App Developer Week

Tue, 04 Mar 2014 16:23:00 +0000

As part of the Ubuntu App Developer Week, I just ran a live on-air session on how to internationalize your Ubuntu apps.

Some of the participants on the live chat asked me if I could share the slides somewhere online. So here they are for your viewing pleasure :)

If you’ve got any questions on i18n or in Ubuntu app development in general, feel free to ask in the comments or ping me (dpm) on IRC.

New Translations Videocast: UDS O Translations Highlights

Wed, 18 May 2011 14:23:51 +0000

So, new Ubuntu cycle and time for a fresh translations videocast!

Join me tomorrow at the Ustream Ubuntu Translations channel, where I’ll give you a summary about the great sessions we had around translations last week at the Ubuntu Developer Summit in Budapest, where we discussed the plans for the next cycle: the Oneiric Ocelot. As usual, feel free to come along, ask your questions and have a chat around translating Ubuntu.

New Videocast Tomorrow: Ubuntu Translations Workflow II

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:00:15 +0000

Join me in a fresh episode of Ubuntu Translations TV tomorrow, where I’ll be continuing the series started on the last session and explain what happens to translations when they get out of Launchpad and are delivered to our users for some localized goodness.

Again, this will be a bit technical, but not too much, and it will help everyone understanding the big picture of how translations work in Ubuntu.

New Translations Videocast: Ubuntu Translations Workflow

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:03:16 +0000

As every two weeks, this Thursday I’ll be preparing a fresh Ubuntu Translations Videocast for all of you interested in knowing more about the exciting world of translating Ubuntu.

I’d like to combine some basic with some more advanced topics, so that the subjects are interesting to both new and experienced translators. This week I’ll be doing a more technical talk (not too much, though) about the translation workflow in Ubuntu and all that happens behind the scenes.

Double Translations Video Feature This Week

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:29:48 +0000

Lots of translations news on the air this week!

Yesterday I had the pleasure to chat with the legendary Danilo Šegan, of Launchpad Translations and GNOME internationalization fame.

Danilo told us all about the progress on upstream integration work in Launchpad and explained more in detail the part which has just been freshly implemented for Ubuntu: better translation imports from upstream projects.

New Ubuntu Translations Videocast tomorrow

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:29:51 +0000

Ladies and gents, I’m pleased to announce the next Ubuntu Translations videocast tomorrow from Dallas, Texas, where this week we are holding the Canonical Platform Rally for the next version of Ubuntu, the Natty Narwhal.

This time around I’ll have the privilege to be joined by Danilo Šegan (or his alter ego Данило Шеган), the Launchpad Translations developer team lead.

Those of you involved in translations will know Danilo well, not only for his work in developing the translations application in Launchpad, but also for his community involvement. A regular at UDS and GUADEC conferences, he’s also developed and maintained some of the key tools in the Free Software Localization ecosystem, such as xml2po and intltool.

New Translations Videocast: First Steps Translating Ubuntu

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:14:22 +0000

After the first Ubuntu Translations videocast two weeks ago, join me tomorrow in a new edition where I’ll talk about the first steps to get you started translating Ubuntu.

So if are either:

new to Ubuntu and would like to learn more and join the awesome translations community…
not involved in translations but would like to know more about how Ubuntu is translated…
an experienced translator that would like to ask questions or share your workflow…

… then this show is definitely for you.

After the first translations videocast

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:27:59 +0000

So, after having done the first translations videocast on the Ubuntu Translations channel yesterday, I can just say it was great fun, and from the feedback I got after the show it seems people liked it too, which is fantastic.

First of all though, big thanks to those of you who joined in with your comments and questions.

I was really really pleased to see lots of participation, both in the ustream chat in the show’s page and in the #ubuntu-translators IRC channel. I think that’s the best format to make it your show as well: do ask your questions, comment and make it more interactive. I can go on forever rambling on… err… talking about translations, but your participation makes it more fun and more personal, which is one of the objectives of these shows.

Translations on the telly

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:49:44 +0000

The plan for the community team to dominate social media first and the world afterwards goes on unabated.

First it was At Home with Jono Bacon, then Ubuntu Development with Daniel Holbach.

This time it’s translations.

Join me tomorrow on the first ever Ubuntu Translations videocast and learn more about our ever amazing community. I’ll be talking about how Ubuntu is translated, how translation teams work, and whatever else time allows. On later shows I’ll focus in more detail on particular subjects (upstreams, best practices, etc. - I’ll also take requests!).