[PD] translate the Start Here! page

Hans-Christoph Steiner hans at at.or.at
Wed Jan 2 16:05:50 CET 2013


On Jan 1, 2013, at 4:02 PM, Jonathan Wilkes wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> 
>> From: Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans at at.or.at>
>> To: Pd List <pd-list at iem.at>
>> Cc: 
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 1, 2013 2:35 PM
>> Subject: [PD] translate the Start Here! page
>> 
>> 
>> I just had another thought as for a way to provide more native-language help
>> in Pd-extended.  In the Help menu is the "Start Here!" item which 
>> takes you to
>> http://puredata.info/docs/StartHere.  I've made it possible to set that URL 
>> in
>> the translation, so there can be http://puredata.info/docs/PourCommencer and
>> http://puredata.info/docs/ここから始めましょう etc. That page is a short wiki
>> page to tell people where they can get more help for learning Pd in their
>> native language.
>> 
>> Also, that link could point to any webpage, it doesn't need to be
>> puredata.info.  But it should be a community oriented site where people can
>> edit the page to improve it, IMHO.
>> 
>> To change the URL in your language, edit the translation:
>> https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/puredata/resource/pd-extended/
>> 
>> .hc
> 
> You should update that page before encouraging translation.  Otherwise
> the translators will include links to unmaintained projects like the Pd FLOSS
> Manual as has already happened.

Which link do you think should be removed?  There isn't an official maintainer to the FLOSS Manuals english book, but its still quite good.  

.hc


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