Revision of Firefox localisation documentation from Thu, 13/08/2009 - 15:02

• Check existing Mozilla localisation teams in Mozilla wiki, if there is no team for your language register a team by creating a new wiki page with the category L10n:Teams following this example, replacing language code with that of your language.

• Start translating Firefox on-line on Pootle, or download the translation files and translate them off-line using Virtaal. The translation files on Pootle are prioritised:
  • first milestone: user1 and user2 phases
  • second milestone: user3, user4, config1 and config2 phases
  • XXX

• For testing your translation, get language packs from XXX.
  • install the language pack as regular Firefox extensions
  • use locale switcher extension to switch Firefox to your language

• After finishing the first milestone, submit the language pack to addons.mozilla.org and encourage users to test it and give feedback.

• Create an account on Mozilla's bug tracking system for feature requests and bug reports.

• When the translation is complete:
  • file a registration bug to get official builds for your language
  • file a CVS bug report, to get write access to Mozilla source code repository for submitting your translations directly.
    • you need to sign Committer's Agreement for that
    • you also need to attach your translation to the bug report for review

• After committing the files to mozilla repository:
  • check the dashboard to see if your language builds correctly, and fix any problems.
  • get the daily localized builds from Mozilla ftp site for testing and reviewing

• Productisation. XXX

• Web pages. XXX

Resources:

• https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Create_a_new_localization
• https://wiki.mozilla.org/L10n
• partial-translations