[Localization] adding a language

[Sameer Verma]

On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 5:23 PM, Chris Leonard <cjlhomeaddress at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 8:08 PM, Sameer Verma <sverma at sfsu.edu> wrote:
>> Is it possible to add a language after the image has been installed?
>> I'm looking at the possibility of adding Hindi to the 12.1.0 image
>> after the XO-1 has been reflashed.
>>
>> cheers,
>> Sameer
>
>
> Assuming that the hi_IN locale is present where it needs to be, the
> way to address this would be to install the language pack for Hindi.
>
> translate.sugarlabs.org/langpacks/
>
> I have not yet made any adjustments in the langpack generation script
> to switch from Glucose 0.94 to Glucose 0.96.  I think that would be
> necessary to get the Glucose strings 100% correct, but everything else
> should be fine.
>
> When were you thinking og doing this?

Pretty soon...like some time next week!

> I could try to make the switch
> in the nightly language pack generation script when I have the time
> (which is in short supply at the moment), but I could really sue some
> help on Poolte administrative tasks.
>
>
> This page is out-of-date, it would be nice if someone would bring it
> current, perhaps someone walking through the process, soon?
>
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Localization/Testing
>
>
> cjl
>
>

thx cjl!

Sameer