[Nagiosplug-checkins] nagiosplug/doc developer-guidelines.sgml,1.27,1.28

[Ton Voon]

Update of /cvsroot/nagiosplug/nagiosplug/doc
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Modified Files:
	developer-guidelines.sgml 
Log Message:
Added section re: translations


Index: developer-guidelines.sgml
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RCS file: /cvsroot/nagiosplug/nagiosplug/doc/developer-guidelines.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.27
retrieving revision 1.28
diff -u -d -r1.27 -r1.28
--- developer-guidelines.sgml	9 Nov 2005 14:10:57 -0000	1.27
+++ developer-guidelines.sgml	14 Nov 2005 14:43:14 -0000	1.28
@@ -614,6 +614,25 @@
 	and, if applicable, add the SourceForge Tracker number. Don't forget to 
 update the THANKS.in file.</para>
 	</section>
+
+	<section><title>Translations for developers</title>
+	<para>To make the job easier for translators please follow these guidelines:</para>
+	<orderedlist>
+	  <listitem><para>
+	    before creating new strings, check the po/de.po file to see if a similar string
+	    already exists
+	  </para></listitem>
+	  <listitem><para>
+	    for help texts, break into individual options so that these can be reused
+	    between plugins
+	  </para></listitem>
+	</orderedlist>
+	</section>
+
+	<section><title>Translations for translators</title>
+	<para>To create an up to date list of translatable strings, run: tools/gen_locale.sh</para>
+	</section>
+
 </section>
 
 <section id="SubmittingChanges"><title>Submission of new plugins and patches</title>