[geomoose-psc] [Geomoose-users] Add a language to GeoMoose

[Jim Klassen]

On 12/7/20 12:46 PM, Eli Adam wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 10:28 AM James Klassen <klassen.js at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Moving this to the PSC list for a procedural question:
>>
>> How should we apply the contribution guidelines to translation contributions?  In other words, when do translators need to accept the terms and be listed in the AUTHORS file?
>>
> Maybe we have a "Translators" section of the authors file?
> Translators should accept the terms, although I would be fine with a
> public acknowledgement of such in the public list archives.
That seems reasonable.
>> Our current practice is to have people submit a PR adding themselves to the AUTHORS file.
>>
>> Does this model for code (and docs?) fit for translators (who may be less comfortable working with git and submitting a PR than the typical code contributor)?
> I think we will get more translations if we do that overhead for
> people.  That would also let translators focus on translation.
> Someone mentioned a French translation too, perhaps we should reach
> out to them as well.  The more default languages included, the more
> welcoming to more new users.
I very much agree.  Particularly, as long as we still have a "paper trail" such as public acknowledgement on the list.
>
>> Translations are sort of code (by implementation detail), sort of documentation, are mostly a statement of fact, but also could have a creative element.
>>
> Certainly a gray area, acknowledgement of the terms and a section in
> the author file takes a conservative approach.
That works for me.

Does anyone have any comments/objections?
>
> Eli
>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 7, 2020, 08:29 Eli Adam <eadam at co.lincoln.or.us> wrote:
>>> Hi Flavio,
>>>
>>> Adding additional languages is great!  Can you open a Github issue
>>> with it.json here, https://github.com/geomoose/gm3/issues?
>>>
>>> It looks like placement of the language file has come up before,
>>> https://github.com/geomoose/gm3/issues/544
>>>
>>> And maybe we should actively call for additional translations there too!
>>>
>>> Best regards, Eli
>>>
>>> On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 11:43 PM flavio rigolon
>>> <flavio.rigolon at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>   I'm using GeoMoose 3.6.2 and I've added my own "it.json" (italian language).
>>>> The default languages are stored in
>>>> "/srv/geomoose/gm3-example/htdocs/geomoose/src/gm3/lang/" but
>>>> following the instruction [1] is implied but not explicitly said that
>>>> we have to copy the. json file in the "home" directory (i.e.
>>>> "/srv/geomoose/gm3-example/htdocs/desktop"). So, in my case I've set
>>>> the "app.js" file like this:
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------------
>>>> var app = new gm3.Application({
>>>> mapserver_url: CONFIG.mapserver_url,
>>>> mapfile_root: CONFIG.mapfile_root,
>>>> map: {
>>>> scaleLine: {
>>>> enabled: true,
>>>> //    units: 'imperial'
>>>> units: 'metric'
>>>> }
>>>> },
>>>> lang: {
>>>> it: './it.json',
>>>> },
>>>> });
>>>> ------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> and it works fine.
>>>> Is it the case of edit the page [1] to explicitly point where the
>>>> .json file must be? (I think there is also a trivial typo error in the
>>>> page title: "...langauge" should be "...language").
>>>> I've translated the .json file in italian; do you think it could be
>>>> share to give a base point for other italian users like the es.json
>>>> one for spanish?
>>>>
>>>> my 2 cents
>>>> best regards
>>>> flavio
>>>>
>>>> [1] https://geomoose.github.io/gm3/howto/add-a-language.html
>>>>
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