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@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ Introduction
 A language is chosen as the "master" one, and any other supported
 language is a "slave" one.
 
 A language is chosen as the "master" one, and any other supported
 language is a "slave" one.
 

-A page written in the "master" language is a "master" page, and is
-written in any supported format but PO. It does not have to be named
-a special way: migration from/to this plugin does not imply heavy
+A page written in the "master" language is a "master" page. It can be
+of any page type supported by ikiwiki, except `po`. It does not have to be
+named a special way: migration to this plugin does not imply any page

 renaming work.
 
 Example: `bla/page.mdwn` is a "master" Markdown page written in
 renaming work.
 
 Example: `bla/page.mdwn` is a "master" Markdown page written in


@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ English; if `usedirs` is enabled, it is rendered as
 `bla/page/index.en.html`, else as `bla/page.en.html`.
 
 Any translation of a "master" page into a "slave" language is called
 `bla/page/index.en.html`, else as `bla/page.en.html`.
 
 Any translation of a "master" page into a "slave" language is called

-a "slave" page; it is written in the gettext PO format. PO is now
+a "slave" page; it is written in the gettext PO format. `po` is now

 a page type supported by ikiwiki.
 
 Example: `bla/page.fr.po` is the PO "message catalog" used to
 a page type supported by ikiwiki.
 
 Example: `bla/page.fr.po` is the PO "message catalog" used to


@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ rendered as `bla/page/index.fr.html`, else as `bla/page.fr.html`
 Configuration
 =============
 
 Configuration
 =============
 

-`po_master_language` is used to set the master language in
+Supported languages
+-------------------
+
+`po_master_language` is used to set the "master" language in

 `ikiwiki.setup`, such as:
 
         po_master_language => { 'code' => 'en', 'name' => 'English' }
 `ikiwiki.setup`, such as:
 
         po_master_language => { 'code' => 'en', 'name' => 'English' }


@@ -53,67 +56,43 @@ The `po_translatable_pages` setting configures what pages are
 translatable. It is a [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]], so you have lots of
 control over what kind of pages are translatable.
 
 translatable. It is a [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]], so you have lots of
 control over what kind of pages are translatable.
 

-The `*.LL.po` translations files are anyway not considered as being
-translatable, so you don't need to worry about excluding them manually
-from this [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]].
+The `.po` files are not considered as being translatable, so you don't need to
+worry about excluding them explicitly from this [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]].

 
 Internal links
 --------------
 
 
 Internal links
 --------------
 

-One can use the `po_link_to_` option in `ikiwiki.setup` to choose how
+The `po_link_to` option in `ikiwiki.setup` is used to decide how

 internal links should be generated, depending on web server features
 and site-specific preferences.
 
 ### Default linking behavior
 
 If `po_link_to` is unset, or set to `default`, ikiwiki's default
 internal links should be generated, depending on web server features
 and site-specific preferences.
 
 ### Default linking behavior
 
 If `po_link_to` is unset, or set to `default`, ikiwiki's default

-linking behavior is preserved: `\[[page]]` links to the master
+linking behavior is preserved: `\[[destpage]]` links to the master

 language's page.
 
 language's page.
 

-### Link to negotiated language
-
-If `po_link_to` is set to `negotiated`, `\[[page]]` links to the
-negotiated preferred language, *i.e.* `foo/page/`.
-
-(In)compatibility notes:
-
-- `po_link_to => negotiated` provides no useful behavior if `usedirs`
-  is disabled; this option combination is neither implemented nor
-  allowed
-- `po_link_to => negotiated` provides no useful behavior if the web
-  server does not support Content Negotiation
-

 ### Link to current language
 
 ### Link to current language
 

-If `po_link_to` is set to `current` and the destination page is either
-a translatable page or a translation, `\[[page]]` links to the current
-page's language, *i.e.*:
+If `po_link_to` is set to `current`, `\[[destpage]]` links to the
+`destpage`'s version written in the current page's language, if
+available, *i.e.*:

 
 

-- `foo/page/index.LL.html` if `usedirs` is enabled
-- `foo/page.LL.html` if `usedirs` is disabled
+- `foo/destpage/index.LL.html` if `usedirs` is enabled
+- `foo/destpage.LL.html` if `usedirs` is disabled

 
 

+### Link to negotiated language

 
 

-Templates
----------
+If `po_link_to` is set to `negotiated`, `\[[page]]` links to the
+negotiated preferred language, *i.e.* `foo/page/`.

 
 

-The `OTHERLANGUAGES` loop provides ways to display the existing
-translations and/or master page. One typically adds the following code
-to `templates/page.tmpl`:
+(In)compatibility notes:

 
 

-       <TMPL_IF NAME="OTHERLANGUAGES">
-       <div id="otherlanguages">
-         <ul>
-         <TMPL_LOOP NAME="OTHERLANGUAGES">
-           <li>
-             <a href="<TMPL_VAR NAME="URL">"
-                class="is_master_<TMPL_VAR NAME="MASTER">">
-             <TMPL_VAR NAME="LANGUAGE">
-           </a>
-           </li>
-         </TMPL_LOOP>
-         </ul>
-       </div>
-       </TMPL_IF>
+- if `usedirs` is disabled, it does not make sense to set `po_link_to`
+  to `negotiated`; this option combination is neither implemented
+  nor allowed.
+- if the web server does not support Content Negotiation, setting
+  `po_link_to` to `negotiated` will produce a unusable website.

 
 
 Server support
 
 
 Server support


@@ -122,17 +101,16 @@ Server support
 Apache
 ------
 
 Apache
 ------
 

-Using `mod_negotiation` makes it really easy to have Apache serve the
-page in the client's preferred language, if available. This is the
-default Debian Apache configuration.
+Using Apache `mod_negotiation` makes it really easy to have Apache
+serve any page in the client's preferred language, if available.
+This is the default Debian Apache configuration.

 
 When `usedirs` is enabled, one has to set `DirectoryIndex index` for
 the wiki context.
 
 Setting `DefaultLanguage LL` (replace `LL` with your default MIME
 
 When `usedirs` is enabled, one has to set `DirectoryIndex index` for
 the wiki context.
 
 Setting `DefaultLanguage LL` (replace `LL` with your default MIME

-language) for the wiki context can be needed, to ensure
+language code) for the wiki context can help to ensure

 `bla/page/index.en.html` is served as `Content-Language: LL`.
 `bla/page/index.en.html` is served as `Content-Language: LL`.

-**FIXME**: is it still needed with the new `.en.html` naming convention?

 
 lighttpd
 --------
 
 lighttpd
 --------


@@ -143,109 +121,152 @@ lighttpd unfortunately does not support content negotiation.
  emulate this?
 
 
  emulate this?
 
 

-TODO
-====
+Usage
+=====

 
 

-Link relationships
-------------------
+Templates
+---------
+
+The `ISTRANSLATION` and `ISTRANSLATABLE` variables can be used to
+display things only on translatable or translation pages.
+
+### Display page's versions in other languages

 
 

-Should pages using the `OTHERLANGUAGES` template loop be declared as
-linking to the same page in other versions?
+The `OTHERLANGUAGES` loop provides ways to display other languages'
+versions of the same page, and the translations' status.

 
 

-View translation status
------------------------
+One typically adds the following code to `templates/page.tmpl`:

 
 

-One should be able to view some information about the translation
-completeness, either for a given page or for the whole wiki.
+       <TMPL_IF NAME="OTHERLANGUAGES">
+       <div id="otherlanguages">
+         <ul>
+         <TMPL_LOOP NAME="OTHERLANGUAGES">
+           <li>
+             <a href="<TMPL_VAR NAME="URL">"><TMPL_VAR NAME="LANGUAGE"></a>
+             <TMPL_UNLESS NAME="MASTER">
+               (<TMPL_VAR NAME="PERCENT">&nbsp;%)
+             </TMPL_UNLESS>
+           </li>
+         </TMPL_LOOP>
+         </ul>
+       </div>
+       </TMPL_IF>

 
 

-This should not be too hard using gettext tools. If this is
-implemented as a
-[HTML::Template](http://search.cpan.org/search?mode=dist&query=HTML%3A%3ATemplate)
-loop, a page using it should depend on any "master" and "slave" pages
-whose status is being displayed.
+The following variables are available inside the loop (for every page in):

 
 

-If it's not too heavy to compute, this status data may be made
-available in the `OTHERLANGUAGES` template loop; else, a dedicated
-loop would be needed.
+- `URL` - url to the page
+- `CODE` - two-letters language code
+- `LANGUAGE` - language name (as defined in `po_slave_languages`)
+- `MASTER` - is true (1) if, and only if the page is a "master" page
+- `PERCENT` - for "slave" pages, is set to the translation completeness, in percents

 
 

-Automatic PO files update
--------------------------
+### Display the current translation status

 
 

-Committing changes to a "master" page must:
+The `PERCENTTRANSLATED` variable is set to the translation
+completeness, expressed in percent, on "slave" pages.

 
 

-1. update the POT file and the PO files for the supported languages;
-   this is done in the `needsbuild` hook; the updated PO files must
-   then be put under version control
+One can use it this way:

 
 

-2. trigger a refresh of the corresponding HTML slave pages; this can
-   be implemented by making any "slave" page depend on the
-   corresponding "master" page. The `add_depends` function can achieve
-   this, if used in a **FIXME** hook.
+       <TMPL_IF NAME="ISTRANSLATION">
+       <div id="percenttranslated">
+         <TMPL_VAR NAME="PERCENTTRANSLATED">
+       </div>
+       </TMPL_IF>

 
 

-UI consistency: rename "Edit" button on slave pages
----------------------------------------------------
+Additional PageSpec tests
+-------------------------

 
 

-It may be surprising to some, after having pressed *Edit* on a wiki
-page, to end up editing a strange looking PO file. The *Edit* button
-displayed on "slave" pages must therefore be renamed *Improve
-translation* .
+This plugin enhances the regular [[ikiwiki/PageSpec]] syntax with some
+additional tests that are documented [[here|ikiwiki/pagespec/po]].

 
 

-Pages selection depending on language
--------------------------------------
+Automatic PO file update
+------------------------

 
 

-To improve user navigation in a multi-lingual wiki, site developers
-must be enabled to write:
+Committing changes to a "master" page:

 
 

-        \[[!map pages="dev/* and lang(LL)" feeds="no"]]
+1. updates the POT file and the PO files for the "slave" languages;
+   the updated PO files are then put under version control;
+2. triggers a refresh of the corresponding HTML slave pages.

 
 

-        \[[!map pages="dev/* and currentlang()" feeds="no"]]
+Also, when the plugin has just been enabled, or when a page has just
+been declared as being translatable, the needed POT and PO files are
+created, and the PO files are checked into version control.

 
 

-Translation quality assurance
------------------------------
+Discussion pages
+----------------

 
 

-Modifying a PO file via the CGI must only be allowed if the new
-version is a valid PO file. As a bonus, check that it provides a more
-complete translation than the existing one.
+Discussion should happen in the language in which the pages are
+written for real, *i.e.* the "master" one. If discussion pages are
+enabled, "slave" pages therefore link to the "master" page's
+discussion page.

 
 

-A new `cansave` type of hook would be needed to implement this.
+Translating
+-----------

 
 

-Note: committing to the underlying repository is a way to bypass
-this check.
+One can edit the PO files using ikiwiki's CGI (a message-by-message
+interface could also be implemented at some point).
+
+If [[tips/untrusted_git_push]] is setup, one can edit the PO files in one's
+preferred `$EDITOR`, without needing to be online.
+
+TODO
+====

 
 

-Translating online
+Security checks
+---------------
+
+- Can any sort of directives be put in po files that will
+  cause mischief (ie, include other files, run commands, crash gettext,
+  whatever).
+- Any security issues on running po4a on untrusted content?
+
+gettext/po4a rough corners
+--------------------------
+
+- fix infinite loop when synchronizing two ikiwiki (when checkouts
+  live in different directories): say bla.fr.po has been updated in
+  repo2; pulling repo2 from repo1 seems to trigger a PO update, that
+  changes bla.fr.po in repo1; then pushing repo1 to repo2 triggers
+  a PO update, that changes bla.fr.po in repo2; etc.; fixed in
+  `629968fc89bced6727981c0a1138072631751fee`?
+- new translations created in the web interface must get proper
+  charset/encoding gettext metadata, else the next automatic PO update
+  removes any non-ascii chars; possible solution: put such metadata
+  into the Pot file, and let it propagate; should be fixed in
+  `773de05a7a1ee68d2bed173367cf5e716884945a`, time will tell.
+
+Misc. improvements

 ------------------
 
 ------------------
 

-As PO is a wiki page type, we already have an online PO editor, that
-is ikiwiki's CGI.
+### page titles

 
 

-A message-by-message interface could also be implemented at some
-point; a nice way to do offline translation work (without VCS access)
-still has to be offered, though.
+Use nice page titles from meta plugin in links, as inline already
+does. This is actually a duplicate for
+[[bugs/pagetitle_function_does_not_respect_meta_titles]], which might
+be fixed by something like [[todo/using_meta_titles_for_parentlinks]].

 
 

-Translating offline without VCS access
---------------------------------------
+### backlinks

 
 

-The following workflow should be made possible for translators without
-VCS access who need to edit the PO files in another editor than a web
-browser:
+`po_link_to = negotiated`: if a given translatable `sourcepage.mdwn`
+links to \[[destpage]], `sourcepage.LL.po` also link to \[[destpage]],
+and the latter has the master page *and* all its translations listed
+in the backlinks.

 
 

-- download the page's PO file
-- use any PO editor to update the translation
-- upload the updated PO file
+`po_link_to = current`: seems to work nicely

 
 

-Implementation note: a generic mechanism to upload a page's source is
-needed: it's only an alternative way to allow saving a the modified
-page's source with the CGI.
+### parentlinks

 
 

-### Short-term workflow
+When `usedirs` is disabled and the home page is translatable, the
+parent link to the wiki home page is broken (`/index.html`).

 
 

-A possible workaround is:
+Translation quality assurance
+-----------------------------
+
+Modifying a PO file via the CGI must be forbidden if the new version
+is not a valid PO file. As a bonus, check that it provides a more
+complete translation than the existing one.

 
 

-- pretend to edit the PO file online
-- copy the PO file content from the textarea
-- cancel the edit
-- paste the content into a local file.
-- edit the local file in any PO editor
-- pretend to edit the PO file online
-- paste the modified local file's content into the edit textarea
-- save
+A new `cansave` type of hook would be needed to implement this.
+
+Note: committing to the underlying repository is a way to bypass
+this check.