[PD] choosing your language at launch WAS: Japanese Pure Data book is out now.

Mon Feb 27 18:29:28 CET 2012

Thank you. I use Mac OS10.7 with Macports on Macbook Air 2011mid.
Xcode4.2.1 is also installed.

Best,

Sei

2012年2月28日0:25 Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans at at.or.at>:
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> I haven't included the latest yet.  If you are on GNU/Linux or Mac OS X with Fink or Macports, its easy to generate your own ja.msg file for Pd-extended to use.  Let me know and I can walk you throw the process.
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> .hc
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> On Feb 27, 2012, at 7:02 AM, Seiichiro Matsumura wrote:
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>> Hi Hans,
>>
>> Thank you for the quick update. I would like to check it but I can't
>> approach to pd-extended git because I am not a geek user even writing
>> Pd book.
>> It seems the latest translation is not yet reflected on
>> Pd-0.43.1-extended-20120226. Is there any other ways I could check it?
>> Sorry for bothering you.
>> I also asked Chikashi to check the translation before release. Double
>> check must be necessary.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Sei Matsumura
>>
>> 2012年2月25日6:56 Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans at at.or.at>:
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>>> I was updating pd-extended.git, so I threw in the new Japanese
>>> translation :-).  I'll be sure to update it one last time before the
>>> final release, so you can test it in a real build.
>>>
>>> I'm all for choice with the language of the app, but it seems to me that
>>> is something that the OS should handle.  So anyone who set their system
>>> language to English will get Pd-extended in English.  For those who want
>>> some mix of languages, then there is no standard technique that I know
>>> of, and how you do it varies on each OS.  If someone wants to code this
>>> for Pd-extended, patches are welcome.
>>>
>>> For the geeks, you can select the language easily when launching Pd from
>>> the terminal.  This is what I do for testing the language support:
>>>
>>> $ export LANG=en
>>> $ /usr/bin/pd-extended
>>>
>>> or on Mac OS X:
>>>
>>> $ /Applications/Pd-extended/Contents/Resources/bin/pd
>>>
>>> You can see the supported languages in the po/ folder inside Pd.
>>>
>>> .hc
>>>
>>> On 02/23/2012 11:54 PM, Seiichiro MATSUMURA wrote:
>>>> Thanks.
>>>> I finished Transifex work in Japanese 100%. Then I was surprised my
>>>> partly inputs of Transifex in middle of Feb. is already reflected in
>>>> 0.43.1-beta 20120223.
>>>>
>>>> However, it seems working automatic depends on system language of OSX, now.
>>>> I think it would be nice if users can select language mode in
>>>> Preferences, for example like Audacity's language setting. Because
>>>> many Japanese users (especially geeks) already get used to the general
>>>> English menu and interfaces.
>>>> Of course, Japanese interfaces is truly helpful for Japanese Pd newbies.
>>>> So languages selectable is the ideal.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> Sei Matsumura
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>>>> Seiichiro Matsumura
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>>>> sei at low-tech-ism.com
>>>> http://low-tech-ism.com/
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>>>> 2012/2/22 Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans at at.or.at>:
>>>>> That's great! I wish I could read it.  I love the idea of including the interviews and the PdCon report, it shows the multidimensionality of Pd.  Its not just software, but the community behind it as well.
>>>>>
>>>>> To match this release, I think it would be nice to also have a complete Japanese translation of the Pd interface. To contribute, create an account on transifex and edit the Japanese translation in this webform:
>>>>> https://www.transifex.net/projects/p/puredata/resource/templatepot/
>>>>>
>>>>> .hc
>>>>>
>>>>> On Feb 20, 2012, at 3:38 AM, Seiichiro MATSUMURA wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear list,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The world first Japanese Pure Data book for sound programming will be
>>>>>> published from BNN(Bug News Network) Inc. on 23rd Feb. 2012 in Japan.
>>>>>> The title is "Pd Recipe Book -Sound Programming with Pure Data". This
>>>>>> book is written for the programming newbies with the step by step type
>>>>>> tutorials.
>>>>>> If you know anybody who can read Japanese and hope to jump into the Pd
>>>>>> world, please recommend this book.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Web site (Japanese)
>>>>>> "Pd Recipe Book -Sound Programming with Pure Data"
>>>>>> http://www.bnn.co.jp/books/title_index/web/pd_recipe_book_pure_data.html#more
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I hope this become the starting point to spread Pd in Japan.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> best wishes,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sei Matsumura
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> __/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/__/
>>>>>> Seiichiro Matsumura, Ph.D.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tokyo University of Technology
>>>>>> School of Design
>>>>>> Associate Professor
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://low-tech-ism.com/
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