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Slides from Dierk Seeburg's LSP-8 presentation at the 48th Annual Conference of the American Translators Association

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Roll your own: Web-based Translation Portals and

Translation Management SystemsDierk Seeburg

IcoText

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Presentation NotesPresentation Notes• Audience: General to Intermediate• Presentation:

– 2 parts: theory & practice– 80 minutes = 70-72 min. + 8-10 min. Q & A– available online at icotext.com November 12, 2007– available on request: please leave your business card– on ATA Conference DVD

• Common courtesy to fellow attendees: please mute cell phone ringer

• Questions:– Please remind me to repeat questions from audience– I will try to answer as they come up, but may postpone

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About MeAbout Me• Name: Dierk Seeburg• Company: IcoText• Contact: info [at] icotext.com• Background:

– German native– Live in Phoenix, AZ, since 1992– M.S. Biology– Programmer/Analyst @ Choice Hotels Int'l– Freelance Translator, Interpreter since 1990– ATA member since 2003

http://icotext.com/

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Why you should attendWhy you should attend

• Web-based is all the rage• Learn how to get started• You can use your own portal• You can improve your own portal• See a demo

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Quick Poll!Quick Poll!• US-based vs. non-US-based?US-based vs. non-US-based?

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Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline• What is a translation web portal?What is a translation web portal?• Where did Pootle come from?• Pootle Features• Start using your own portal• Resources

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Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline• What is a translation web portal?• Where did Pootle come from?Where did Pootle come from?• Pootle Features• Start using your own portal• Resources

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Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline• What is a translation web portal?• Where did Pootle come from?• Pootle FeaturesPootle Features• Start using your own portal• Resources

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Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline• What is a translation web portal?• Where did Pootle come from?• Pootle Features• Start using your own portalStart using your own portal• Resources

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Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline• What is a translation web portal?• Where did Pootle come from?• Pootle Features• Start using your own portal• ResourcesResources

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Quick Poll!Quick Poll! US-based vs. non-US-based?• Freelance vs. Agency vs. Corporate?Freelance vs. Agency vs. Corporate?

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Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline• What is a translation web portal?What is a translation web portal?• Where did Pootle come from?• Pootle Features• Start using your own portal• Resources

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What is a translation web What is a translation web portal?portal?

• Browser-based translationBrowser-based translation• Online or offline• Location-independent• Translation via form fields• Server-based suggestions• Review via form fields

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What is a translation web What is a translation web portal?portal?

• Browser-based translation• Online or offlineOnline or offline• Location-independent• Translation via form fields• Server-based suggestions• Review via form fields

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What is a translation web What is a translation web portal?portal?

• Browser-based translation• Online or offline• Location-independentLocation-independent• Translation via form fields• Server-based suggestions• Review via form fields

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What is a translation web What is a translation web portal?portal?

• Browser-based translation• Online or offline• Location-independent• Translation via form fieldsTranslation via form fields• Server-based suggestions• Review via form fields

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What is a translation web What is a translation web portal?portal?

• Browser-based translation• Online or offline• Location-independent• Translation via form fields• Server-based suggestionsServer-based suggestions• Review via form fields

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What is a translation web What is a translation web portal?portal?

• Browser-based translation• Online or offline• Location-independent• Translation via form fields• Server-based suggestions• Review via form fieldsReview via form fields

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Quick Poll!Quick Poll! US-based vs. non-US-based? Freelance vs. Agency vs. Corporate?• Used translation portal before?Used translation portal before?

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Why use a Translation Portal?Why use a Translation Portal?• Past:Past:

– The olden days:The olden days:No such thing as a desktop computerNo such thing as a desktop computer

• Present:– Applications moving from desktop to network

• Future:– No such thing as a desktop computer?

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Why use a Translation Portal?Why use a Translation Portal?• Past:

– The olden days:No such thing as a desktop computer

• Present:Present:– Applications moving from desktop to networkApplications moving from desktop to network

• Future:– No such thing as a desktop computer?

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Why use a Translation Portal?Why use a Translation Portal?• Past:

– The olden days:No such thing as a desktop computer

• Present:– Applications moving from desktop to network

• Future:Future:– No such thing as a desktop computer?No such thing as a desktop computer?

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Quick Poll!Quick Poll! US-based vs. non-US-based? Freelance vs. Agency vs. Corporate? Used translation portal before?• Used translation management tool before?Used translation management tool before?

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Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline• What is a translation web portal?• Where did Pootle come from?Where did Pootle come from?• Pootle Features• Start using your own portal• Resources

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Where did Pootle come from?Where did Pootle come from?

• Runs on Windows, Runs on Windows, Mac, LinuxMac, Linux

• Python-based• Name stands for

PO-based Online Translation / Localization Engine

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Where did Pootle come from?Where did Pootle come from?

• Runs on Windows, Mac, Linux

• Python-basedPython-based• Name stands for

PO-based Online Translation / Localization Engine

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Where did Pootle come from?Where did Pootle come from?

• Runs on Windows, Mac, Linux

• Python-based• Name stands for Name stands for

PO-based Online PO-based Online Translation / Translation / Localization Localization EngineEngine

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Where did Pootle come from?Where did Pootle come from?

• Origin in gettext utilities for Origin in gettext utilities for programmers and translatorsprogrammers and translators

• To produce, update, and use translation files

• Vehicle = .po-file = portable object• Based on Sun Solaris' implementation of

Uniforum's NLS standard

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Where did Pootle come from?Where did Pootle come from?

• Origin in gettext utilities for programmers and translators

• To produce, update, and use translation To produce, update, and use translation filesfiles

• Vehicle = .po-file = portable object• Based on Sun Solaris' implementation of

Uniforum's NLS standard

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Where did Pootle come from?Where did Pootle come from?

• Origin in gettext utilities for programmers and translators

• To produce, update, and use translation files

• Vehicle = .po-file = portable objectVehicle = .po-file = portable object• Based on Sun Solaris' implementation of

Uniforum's NLS standard

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Where did Pootle come from?Where did Pootle come from?

• Origin in gettext utilities for programmers and translators

• To produce, update, and use translation files

• Vehicle = .po-file = portable object• Based on Sun Solaris' implementation of Based on Sun Solaris' implementation of

Uniforum's NLS standardUniforum's NLS standard

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Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline• What is a translation web portal?• Where did Pootle come from?• Pootle FeaturesPootle Features• Start using your own portal• Resources

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Pootle FeaturesPootle Features

• Web-based translationWeb-based translation• suggestion mode• contribution check with sign-off• translation memory• terminology matching• Unicode-based• translator comments

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Pootle FeaturesPootle Features

• Web-based translation• suggestion modesuggestion mode• contribution check with sign-off• translation memory• terminology matching• Unicode-based• translator comments

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Pootle FeaturesPootle Features

• Web-based translation• suggestion mode• contribution check with sign-offcontribution check with sign-off• translation memory• terminology matching• Unicode-based• translator comments

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Pootle FeaturesPootle Features

• Web-based translation• suggestion mode• contribution check with sign-off• translation memorytranslation memory• terminology matching• Unicode-based• translator comments

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Pootle FeaturesPootle Features

• Web-based translation• suggestion mode• contribution check with sign-off• translation memory• terminology matchingterminology matching• Unicode-based• translator comments

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Pootle FeaturesPootle Features

• Web-based translation• suggestion mode• contribution check with sign-off• translation memory• terminology matching• Unicode-basedUnicode-based• translator comments

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Pootle FeaturesPootle Features

• Web-based translation• suggestion mode• contribution check with sign-off• translation memory• terminology matching• Unicode-based• translator commentstranslator comments

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Pootle FeaturesPootle Features

• integratable into version control systemintegratable into version control system• File format filters: ODF, Mozilla, CSV, Qt,

TXT, HTML, XLIFF, Java properties, TMX, TBX

• team goal setting• permissions-based• access statistics: string & word counts

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Pootle FeaturesPootle Features

• integratable into version control system• File format filters: ODF, Mozilla, CSV, Qt, File format filters: ODF, Mozilla, CSV, Qt,

TXT, HTML, XLIFF, Java properties, TMX, TXT, HTML, XLIFF, Java properties, TMX, TBXTBX

• team goal setting• permissions-based• access statistics: string & word counts

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Pootle FeaturesPootle Features

• integratable into version control system• File format filters: ODF, Mozilla, CSV, Qt,

TXT, HTML, XLIFF, Java properties, TMX, TBX

• team goal settingteam goal setting• permissions-based• access statistics: string & word counts

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Pootle FeaturesPootle Features

• integratable into version control system• File format filters: ODF, Mozilla, CSV, Qt,

TXT, HTML, XLIFF, Java properties, TMX, TBX

• team goal setting• permissions-basedpermissions-based• access statistics: string & word counts

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Pootle FeaturesPootle Features

• integratable into version control system• File format filters: ODF, Mozilla, CSV, Qt,

TXT, HTML, XLIFF, Java properties, TMX, TBX

• team goal setting• permissions-based• access statistics: string & word countsaccess statistics: string & word counts

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Quick Poll!Quick Poll! US-based vs. non-US-based? Freelance vs. Agency vs. Corporate? Used translation portal before?✔ Used translation management tool before?• Planning on using translation management Planning on using translation management

tool in x months?tool in x months?

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Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline• What is a translation web portal?• Where did Pootle come from?• Requirements and SetupRequirements and Setup• Start using your own portal• Resources

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Requirements and SetupRequirements and Setup• PythonPython• Translate Toolkit• jToolkit• optional: Apache• ZIP• CVS/SVN• Kid• ElementTree• optional: PyLucene

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Requirements and SetupRequirements and Setup• Python• Translate ToolkitTranslate Toolkit• jToolkit• optional: Apache• ZIP• CVS/SVN• Kid• ElementTree• optional: PyLucene

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Requirements and SetupRequirements and Setup• Python• Translate Toolkit• jToolkitjToolkit• optional: Apache• ZIP• CVS/SVN• Kid• ElementTree• optional: PyLucene

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Requirements and SetupRequirements and Setup• Python• Translate Toolkit• jToolkit• optional: Apacheoptional: Apache• ZIP• CVS/SVN• Kid• ElementTree• optional: PyLucene

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Requirements and SetupRequirements and Setup• Python• Translate Toolkit• jToolkit• optional: Apache• ZIPZIP• CVS/SVN• Kid• ElementTree• optional: PyLucene

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Requirements and SetupRequirements and Setup• Python• Translate Toolkit• jToolkit• optional: Apache• ZIP• CVS/SVNCVS/SVN• Kid• ElementTree• optional: PyLucene

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Requirements and SetupRequirements and Setup• Python• Translate Toolkit• jToolkit• optional: Apache• ZIP• CVS/SVN• KidKid• ElementTree• optional: PyLucene

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Requirements and SetupRequirements and Setup• Python• Translate Toolkit• jToolkit• optional: Apache• ZIP• CVS/SVN• Kid• ElementTreeElementTree• optional: PyLucene

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Requirements and SetupRequirements and Setup• Python• Translate Toolkit• jToolkit• optional: Apache• ZIP• CVS/SVN• Kid• ElementTree• optional: PyLuceneoptional: PyLucene

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Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline• What is a translation web portal?• Where did Pootle come from?• Advantages/Caveats• Start using your own portalStart using your own portal• Resources

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• Registering

• Logging in

• Account Options

• Projects and Languages

• Translating Online

Start Using your own portalStart Using your own portal

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• Registering

Start Using your own portalStart Using your own portal

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• Logging in

Start Using your own portalStart Using your own portal

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• Account Options

Start Using your own portalStart Using your own portal

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• Projects and Languages

Start Using your own portalStart Using your own portal

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• Live Demo?

Start Using your own portalStart Using your own portal

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Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline✔ What is a translation web portal?✔ Where did Pootle come from?✔ Advantages/Caveats✔ Start using your own portal• ResourcesResources

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ResourcesResources

• Pootle mailing list: the definitive place Pootle mailing list: the definitive place to ask questions, discuss development, to ask questions, discuss development, etc. Please sign up!etc. Please sign up!

• Pootle IRC channel: for realtime discussion

• Pootle Wiki: online• WordForge: http://pootle.wordforge.org

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ResourcesResources

• Pootle mailing list: the definitive place to ask questions, discuss development, etc. Please sign up!

• Pootle IRC channel: for realtime Pootle IRC channel: for realtime discussiondiscussion

• Pootle Wiki: online

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ResourcesResources

• Pootle mailing list: the definitive place to ask questions, discuss development, etc. Please sign up!

• Pootle IRC channel: for realtime discussion

• Pootle Wiki: onlinePootle Wiki: online

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SummarySummary

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• What is a translation web portal?What is a translation web portal?• Where did Pootle come from?• Pootle Features• Start Using your own portal• Resources

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SummarySummary What is a translation web portal?• Where did Pootle come from?Where did Pootle come from?• Pootle Features• Start Using your own portal• Resources

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SummarySummary What is FOSS?✔ Where did Pootle come from?• Pootle FeaturesPootle Features• Start Using your own portal• Resources

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SummarySummary What is FOSS? Where did FOSS come from? Pootle Features• Start Using your own portalStart Using your own portal• Resources

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SummarySummary What is FOSS? Where did FOSS come from? Pootle Features Start Using your own portal• ResourcesResources

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AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

• Pootle Community• ATA, LTD, GLD• California Travel & Tourism Commission• San Francisco Convention & Visitors

Bureau

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Closing RemarksClosing Remarks

• Please fill out an evaluation• Survey at SurveyMonkey.com• Contact e-mail: info [at] icotext.com• Presentation:

– online: November 12, 2006– e-mail: please leave your business card– DVD: ATA Conference DVD

• References/Sources available upon request

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=u3_2fCElUWE6Fs_2ftll_2bvuQ9g_3d_3d

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Q & AQ & A

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