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linuxbeta
April 8th, 2005, 08:50 PM
Ubuntu 5.04 Arabic: http://shots.osdir.com/slideshows/slideshow.php?release=307&slide=1

Ubuntu 5.04 French: http://shots.osdir.com/slideshows/slideshow.php?release=308&slide=1

Ubuntu 5.04 German: http://shots.osdir.com/slideshows/slideshow.php?release=309&slide=1

Ubuntu 5.04 Hindi: http://shots.osdir.com/slideshows/slideshow.php?release=310&slide=1

Ubuntu 5.04 Japanese: http://shots.osdir.com/slideshows/slideshow.php?release=311&slide=1

Ubuntu 5.04 Mandarin: http://shots.osdir.com/slideshows/slideshow.php?release=312&slide=1

Ubuntu 5.04 Portuguese: http://shots.osdir.com/slideshows/slideshow.php?release=313&slide=1

Ubuntu 5.04 Russian: http://shots.osdir.com/slideshows/slideshow.php?release=314&slide=1

Ubuntu 5.04 Spanish: http://shots.osdir.com/slideshows/slideshow.php?release=315&slide=1

anil_robo
December 22nd, 2005, 07:19 AM
I add mine to this list:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=102778
:D

Iandefor
December 22nd, 2005, 07:40 AM
What's with the Arabic and Hindi localizations still displaying some Roman
characters? I see that the places menu, the "About Ubuntu" menu item, and
the "cdrom" icon on the desktop are all still in English, under the Arabic translation. Hindi still has the Places menu in Latin, as well as the cdrom icon. Not complaining or trying to campaign here; just noting that perhaps localization for those two languages are not quite completed?

anil_robo
December 22nd, 2005, 03:03 PM
What's with the Arabic and Hindi localizations still displaying some Roman characters? I see that the places menu, the "About Ubuntu" menu item, and the "cdrom" icon on the desktop are all still in English, under the Arabic translation. Hindi still has the Places menu in Latin, as well as the cdrom icon. Not complaining or trying to campaign here; just noting that perhaps localization for those two languages are not quite completed?
These menus have been translated by various people from across the globe. All the menu components that have been translated appear in the new language (e.g. Hindi). The un-translated menus still appear in the default language, English. The goal of Ubuntu translations is to translate every single menu in most languages, which requires a lot of effort. There has been no computer OS in Hindi so far (despite the fact it's spoken by the largest democratic nation in the world), and obviously the translators have a tough job to do.

Another complication with translation is that the translation may be grammatically and linguistically correct, but it may not be very easy for the user to understand. This is particularly true of languages spoken across large geographical areas, where large variation of language exists. There is need to translate such that common people can understand it in common words.

Iandefor
December 22nd, 2005, 06:25 PM
Oh, I know that translation is a big job and that it's pretty difficult, sometimes, for a translator to come up with the right word for something, especially if the word is a bit of technical nomenclature. I'm also aware of the linguistic diversity apparent in India and the fact that it's pretty difficult to come up with a localization that will work across the linguistic divides present in India. I was just surprised to note that localization wasn't so far along as I had thought it was; I was merely expressing that surprise.

anil_robo
December 23rd, 2005, 03:36 AM
I was merely expressing that surprise.
I wrote a detailed how-to on how to enable Hindi support (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=102778) (both menu display and input method) quite some time back, and no one has ever wrote a reply to that thread! I'm surprised myself too! Maybe something's wrong in the concept of language localisation somewhere! ;)

Iandefor
December 23rd, 2005, 04:03 AM
I imagine Ubuntu's current user base is not one that, on the whole, desires or needs support for the Hindi language. But it's still pretty amazing that not one person has responded to your thread.


Maybe something's wrong in the concept of language localisation somewhere! Yeah... after all, if they can't even write in to say thanks, let 'em all learn English! :-D

anil_robo
December 23rd, 2005, 11:52 AM
The English were in India for more than 400 years. The Indians absorbed a lot from them. In fact, they became so polished that the british had to say - An Indian is the next best Englishman! :D

Being an Indian myself, I want to contribute to the translation, so that Ubuntu could be more useful to the non-English speaking community in India. I mailed some of the official translators at launchpad.net but none of them has replied to me even after four days! :rolleyes: So I can only make suggestions till then - marking translations as "this one needs review" types! :)