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[Richard Kimberly Heck]

On 1/14/21 4:51 PM, Baris Erkus wrote:
> On 14-Jan-21 8:49 PM, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote:
>> On 1/14/21 5:13 AM, Baris Erkus wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On 14-Jan-21 1:02 PM, Baris Erkus wrote:
>>>> On 13-Jan-21 11:36 PM, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote:
>>>>> On 1/13/21 2:27 PM, Baris Erkus wrote:
>>>>>> On 13-Jan-21 8:22 PM, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi, everyone,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We hope to release LyX 2.4.0 in the next couple months. Before 
>>>>>>> then,
>>>>>>> there is some work that needs to be done on the documentation. 
>>>>>>> If you've
>>>>>>> always wanted to contribute to LyX but haven't because you don't 
>>>>>>> know
>>>>>>> how to code, then this is your chance!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The main task that needs doing is to copy the changes made in the
>>>>>>> English documentation over into the Spanish, French, German, and
>>>>>>> Japanese manuals, so that the translators can do translate it. 
>>>>>>> You do
>>>>>>> NOT have to speak one of these languages to do this (though that 
>>>>>>> might
>>>>>>> be helpful). It really is just a matter of going through the 
>>>>>>> English
>>>>>>> manual, finding the new or changed material (which is marked with
>>>>>>> change-tracking), and pasting it into the other manuals. It's 
>>>>>>> rote work,
>>>>>>> but important work nonetheless.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Longer-term, we could also use someone to act as documentation 
>>>>>>> manager
>>>>>>> during the 2.5 development cycle and to do this kind of work 
>>>>>>> along the
>>>>>>> way. If you'd be interested in that job, please do let us know.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Riki
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Count me in.
>>>>> Thanks, Baris. We have someone doing Spanish. You want to choose a
>>>>> language?
>>>>>
>>>>> See here
>>>>>
>>>>> https://marc.info/?l=lyx-devel&m=161056092509324&w=2
>>>>>
>>>>> for some other details. Please feel free to ask whatever questions 
>>>>> you
>>>>> may have.
>>>>>
>>>>> Riki
>>>>>
>>>> I can do whichever language is available. Where can I get the 
>>>> English manual for 2.4.x? Is it the one that comes with the 
>>>> install? Does it have tracking marks(I did not install it on this 
>>>> PC, so I cannot check it right now)? Please let me know how to 
>>>> proceed.
>>>>
>>> OK, I have 2.4.0dev1 install on this PC and the tracked cahnges in 
>>> the English manuals are like this:
>>>
>>> So, I have to copy/past these changes to the proper locations of the 
>>> other language's manual. Right?
>>>
>> Yes, that's right. But you don't need to copy over merely grammatical 
>> changes, or minor editorial ones. You can use your best judgement there.
>>
>> Why don't you take French, then?
>>
>> Riki
>>
>>
> Got it. I will make use of Google translate and DeepL when doing 
> this.. What is my deadline?
>
You don't need to translate it. Just copy and paste. The translators 
will handle the actual translation.

You probably have at least a month.

Riki


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