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diff --git a/l10n/README b/l10n/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9b53989ce --- /dev/null +++ b/l10n/README @@ -0,0 +1,231 @@ + +GENERAL +======= +In KDE 2 we added support for localization of dates, time, numbers and +money. KDE will use this when displaying such information, giving you +a feeling that KDE was written to fit your national standards. To make +this possible, we need to gather some information on your national +standards. Currently there is over 220 countries supported. If your +country is missing, please let us know. + +HOW TO ADD INFORMATION +====================== +First you have to write a file called "entry.desktop". This file will +describe your national standards. Please read the section below for +more information on that. Please use the file "country.template" as +template. + +You will need a nice flag for your country. The size should be 21x14 +pixels, and it should be called "flag.png". + +To add your information, we need a two letter country code for you country. +Use http://www.tu-berlin.de/zrz/dienste/netz/mail/iso-3166.html as a guide. + +Now you are done, and you can submit the files to KDE project by +sending a mail to Hans Petter Bieker <bieker@kde.org>. The files will +be added in the next release. Please include the country code in the +mail. + +WHAT IS ENTRY.DESKTOP +===================== +entry.desktop is a file which defines a locale for a country. It's +stored the same way as the rest of the KDE configuration files. The +very first line should only contain "[KCM Locale]". The rest of the +file should contain one line for each of the entries below. Add "=" +between the entry name and the value. + +* Author + The name of the email address to reach you. + + Default: blank + +* Name + The name of the country in English. + + Default: blank + +* Region + Defines which submenu the country belongs to. Currently there are + 19 different regions: + centralasia (Central Asia), eastasia (East Asia), + southasia (South Asia), southeastasia(South-East Asia), + middleeast (Middle-East/West Asia) + centralafrica (Central Africa), northafrica (Northern Africa), + southafrica (Southern Africa), westafrica (Western Africa), + easteurope (Eastern Europe), westeurope (Western Europe), + southeurope (Southern Europe), northeurope (Northern Europe), + centraleurope (Central Europe), + northamerica (North America), southamerica (South America), + centralemarica (Central America), caribbean (Caribbean) + and oceania (Oceania). + + Default: blank + +* Languages + A comma separated list of locale codes for the official languages + of the country. + + Default: blank + +* DecimalSymbol + The symbol that separates the decimals from the rest of the + number. + + Default: "." + +* ThousandsSeparator + Thousands separator. + + Default: "," + +* CurrencySymbol + The symbol of the currency used in the country. + + Default: "$" + +* MonetaryDecimalSymbol + The symbol that separates the decimals from the rest of the number + when displaying. + + Default: "." + +* MonetaryThousandsSeparator + Thousands separator for money. + + Default: "," + +* PositiveSign + Positive sign for money. + Note: this will be used for formatting numbers. Do not add "+" if + you don't really want numbers to be formatted that way. + + Default: "" + +* NegativeSign + Negative sign for money. + + Default: "-" + +* FracDigits + Number fract digits used for money + + Default: 2 + +* PositivePrefixCurrencySymbol + If currency symbol should be prepended (if not, it will be + appended). This is for non-negative money values. + + Default: true + +* NegativePrefixCurrencySymbol + If currency symbol should be prepended (if not, it will be + appended). This is for negative money values. + + Default: true + +* PositiveMonetarySignPosition + Defines which type and where the sign (if it's positive or + negative) should be placed. This is for non-negative money values. + + 0 ParensAround + 1 BeforeQuantityMoney + 2 AfterQuantityMoney + 3 BeforeMoney + 4 AfterMoney + + Default: 1 + +* NegativeMonetarySignPosition + Same as PositiveMonetarySignPosition, but for negative numbers. + + Default: 0 + +* DateFormat[language code] + This defines how a date is formated. The date string will be + contructed from this string and the sequences below will be + replaced. This should be marked with a language code as well for + each supported language. + + %Y The year with century as a decimal number. + %y The year without century as a decimal number (00-99). + %m The month as a decimal number (01-12). + %n The month as a decimal number (1-12). + %b The national representation of the abbreviated month name, + where the abbreviation is the first three characters. + %B The national representation of the full month name. + %d The day of month as a decimal number (01-31). + %e The day of month as a decimal number (1-31). + %a The national representation of the abbreviated weekday name, + where the abbreviation is the first three characters. + %A The national representation of the full weekday name. + + Default: "%A %d %B %Y" + +* DateFormatShort + This is the same as DateFormat, but is used when the program asks + for a short date. Usally this is used when listing files etc. + + Default: "%Y-%m-%d" + +* TimeFormat + This defines how a times are formated. The date string will be + contructed from this string and the sequences below will be + replaced. + + %H The hour as a decimal number using a 24-hour clock (range 00 to + 23). + %k The hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number (range 0 to 23). + %I The hour as a decimal number using a 12-hour clock (range 01 to + 12). + %l The hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number (range 1 to 12). + %M The minute as a decimal number (range 00 to 59). + %S The second as a decimal number (range 00 to 59). + %p Either AM or PM according to the given time value. AM or PM are + translating to the current language. Noon is treated as PM + and midnight as AM. + + Default: "%H:%M:%S" + +* WeekStartDay + This defines which day is the first of the week. Accepted value is + an integer number where 1 means Monday, 2 Tuesday, and so on. + + Default: 1 + +* MeasureSystem + This defines which measure system we should use. There are two + values here, 0 for Metric and 1 for Imperial. Metric would give + you meters (or cm/mm), while Imperial would give you inches. + + Default: 0 + +* PageSize + This defines which page size we should use by default. It should + be the number of the item in the QPrinter::PageSize enum. Here are + some values: + + 0 A4 + 1 B5 + 2 US Letter + ...and so on + + Default: 0 + +* CalendarSystem + This defines which calendar system should use. This is currently not + supported by the KDE internals. Here are some values: + + gregorian + hijri + + Default: gregorian + +* AddressFormat +* BusinessAddressFormat +* AddressCountryPosition + These fields define the formatting of postal addresses. For + detailled information on these fields' format, please refer to + tdelibs/tdeabc/README.AddressFormat + +Hans Petter Bieker <bieker@kde.org> +Lukas Tinkl <lukas@kde.org> |