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Some texts appear as "Label empty"

I've got a problem with some of the texts not appearing in Ubuntu 11.04. I use the Spanish translation of Ubuntu and reinstalling the packages didn't solve the problem. You will find some screenshots ...
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Translation - "Adding the key to the list of trusted software vendors failed"

I am translating for Ubuntu. This text belongs in ../aptdaemon/enums.py:382 as part of software center, (the settings where it sets the apt sources and where you can add custom sources). Does anyone ...
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How could I translate VLC into Norwegian (bokmaal)?

I want to contribute to the fabulous Ubuntu world, but am a novice in technology and programming. But on the contrary, I am quite strong within my language Norwegian (bokmaal). (Norway is bilingual). ...
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How to find out a specific string on https://translations.launchpad.net?

Sometimes I like to offer translation suggestions for strings in my native language on https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu. Normally, to find out a specific string in launchpad translations, ...
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Translating quickly application

I created an application using quickly create ubuntu-application myapp. Then I created translations and created deb package quickly package to install and test it. When I run myapp all strings from ...
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How to get partially localized system?

My Ubuntu 14.04 is in Polish and this translation is quite low quality. How to set up Ubuntu so that it is displayed in English, but keep calendar and date format Polish-like (i.e. week starting from ...
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How to convert typing in English to Malayalam?

I know malayalam language. But I don't have typing speed in malayalam. How can one type malayalam in English? E.g.: if I Type "MALAYALAM" then it should appear as malayalam in malayalam language. How ...
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How many languages are available in the Ubuntu distributions?

Do you know if there are statistics on how many languages Ubuntu supports (completely translated / partially translated)? I've tried the following command: apt-cache search language-pack | grep "...
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How to set up automatic translation importing for a particular branch in Launchpad?

I've run into a problem setting up translations for a project in Launchpad. My project consists of a code branch and a translations branch. I have a daily build recipe that nests one branch in the ...
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Is there some program to speak on the micropohone and get the recognized text along with a translation to other language

I'm looking for a sowftware where I can speak to the microphone and get the recorgnized text and also a suggested translation in a different format. The objective is to help people have written online ...
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Looking for a subtitle translator-&-merger to create dual-language subtitles

I want to translate an .srt file, and then merge the result with the original such that both texts appear in the resulting .srt file, the original at the top and the translation at the bottom. If I ...
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Is there any offline translator for ubuntu that can be used from terminal?

I am looking for a translator from Spanish and Portuguese to english that can be used to translate thousand of texts automatically. I used to use google translator, but the recently it has presented ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 translation status (case study)

I have been looking at the translation of Ubuntu 16.04 as project management case study and I was really curious about the number of languages which would be 'fully translated' for this release. They ...
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Calendar translation/internationalization

Can anyone tell me why on earth is the calendar internationalized/translated into the the "Location's" target language while the system is English and no other languages were installed? E.g.: Cluj-...
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Polish KDE translation in Kubuntu 13.10?

How do I install new language in Kubuntu 13.10? I've chosen Poland as my country but only English language is available. I've already tried to search for "kde-l10n" in Muon (software center) but it ...
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How to get translations on Launchpad for a custom program

I wrote a program and uploaded it to a ppa. This program uses translations which I manually create using pylupdate4 Translate.pro, then Qt-Linguist, then lrelease Translate.proon my home PC. So the ...
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How do I (help) translate not-yet-localized text in non-English versions of Ubuntu?

In Ubuntu and Ubuntu-based systems like Elementary OS for example, I see sometimes text that are not translated from English to Swedish (my native language). How can I edit the translation?
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Is there an English-Russian translator?

Can anybody recommend me english-russian translator for ubuntu 11.10. I need to translate in program, not in web browser with online translators.
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Calc formulas show up in English, how can I use them in my native language?

I'm a brazilian user and after update to ubuntu 11.10, my LibreOffice (that here is called Broffice) is having some formulas in english and it has always being in portuguese. Like Sum always was Soma, ...
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How to convert and translate HTML file with KDE Lokalize?

To what format and how can I convert HTML file in order to translate it with Lokalize application?
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Internationalisation-Translation files

I have recently changed my Ubuntu into my 1st language. However, I noticed that there are some translations are not in the way I personally like them. I wish to change that translation by myself. ...
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Snap (snapcraft?) and translated apps [duplicate]

I am using snap for a few packages, like krita or vlc. Everything works just fine but both of the apps are in English, while the rest of my system is in Italian. Is there the possibility to tell snap ...
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Change translation in Nautilus

I would like ask you, where can I rewrite one translation in context menu of Nautilus, because in my language it is not correct translated. Thank you
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Why not all the words be translated?

When the shell script written by sneetsher run, How can I make a mini English-Chinese dictionary for Ubuntu? i found that no all english words translated into chinese,it is clear that all the ...
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Text editor for translation of texts without Java?

Is there an editor, preferable with GTK support, no JAVA (OmegaT looks ugly, or am I wrong?), to translate texts like in Swordfish under linux? Or is there a simple editor solution, like a plugin for ...
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NIS translation files

I've found a problem in NIS translation to Portuguese (pt-pt). I've searched everywere and couldn't find where can I fix it (there's not Launchpad). Anyone?
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Where are translation files stored [duplicate]

I want to modify a translation in the german Unity translation. Where can I find this translation in Ubuntu 14.10?
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Translating Ubuntu itself [duplicate]

I have a question for which I don't seem to be able to find the answer. Where can I find the translations and the translation process of Ubuntu? I 'm currently in a revival project of the Gothic ...
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Gnucash with Dutch translation?

I want to use gnucash. However I am not familiar with the English terminalogy regarding finance. Now I wanted to start gnucash with the Dutch translation, which I believe is available for 2 reasons. ...
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Available computer-assisted translation (CAT) software for Ubuntu

Does anyone know any good (if any) computer-assisted translation (CAT) software for Ubuntu 13.10?
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"sudo apt-get update" keeps hanging at the same point

Since today I have a problem updating. Every time I try sudo apt-get update the process hangs at the exact same point. ... Ign http://de.archive.ubuntu.com raring-backports/main Translation-de_DE ...
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How to install Shan language on Ubuntu 12.04

I'm from Myanmar. At our place we use Shan Language which is related to Thai. How do I set-up my Ubuntu 12.04 so that I can read and write in my language?
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How can I transliterate a foreign language into IPA?

I want to learn an Irish Gaelic song, but the phonology is making my brain hurt. Here's a line: ’Sé mo Shaesar, ghille mear Pronounced like: /ʃe mo hezər ɣɪlə mar/ Is there a program that can ...
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The latest version of translations

How can I get the latest versions of translations for Ubuntu? In Launchpad I can see that there are many improvements for translations in my language, some of them were made even a year ago (Uzbek ...
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Tamil font issue in Ubuntu touch phone (running Ubuntu 14.10 r15)

I have installed Ubuntu Touch 14.10 in my Nexus 4. Everything is working fine except rendering of Tamil fonts. I cannot read Tamil websites in any application like shorts and browser. I tried ...
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Ubuntu touch: PT translation error

Where I can find this string in Launchpad to translate it correctly? In the photo we can see "Introduza SIM o PIN", it must be "Introduza o PIN do SIM". I've checked in Launchpad and it's fine there. ...
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QT Linguist phrasebook from .TS file

I'm working on a Translation with QT Linguist. Several words have multiple entries so I would like to Reuse the words already translated to "batch translate" the rest of the files. Batch Translation ...
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Google page translate in Chrome does not work in Kubuntu

I am in Kubuntu 22.04 and I have Chrome Version 122.0.6261.128 (Official Build) (64-bit) and the google page translation stopped working today. I am getting the popup This page couldn't be translated ...
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How do you add a language in glibc.git if the ISO 639-2 code does not exist for it?

I want to add translations for Colognian (https://translations.launchpad.net/+languages/ksh) in the Ubuntu Launchpad. For this, I have to create an Ubuntu translation team. In order to do this, I have ...
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Where to translate menu from right click on desktop

I'm switching from Ubuntu MATE to Ubuntu raw and I've noticed that the menu when right-clicking is not translated in my locale. What component could I help translate at Launchpad? Also the icon "...
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Need a translator software application (without internet connection) that can tranlate english to hindi & vice versa

Offline software is needed that can convert in various languages primarily English to Hindi & vice versa in a ubuntu pc that does no have an internet connection. We are ready to try, buy & ...
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Application For Quick Translation of Selected Text? (2018)

I need a tool that runs in the background so that I can highlight a text (eg from PDF files) and press a hotkey to have instant translation of it, in a small popup window. It should be using Google ...
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Quick translation when reading text

I need a fast translator for Ubuntu; in fact, I want a software that translates after a double click on the text or after copying it to the clipboard, like the Google Translate Android app. What ...
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XLIFF2 Editor For Ubuntu?

Is there any tool on the web, or that runs on Ubuntu that can provides an interface to edit XLIFF2. I can't find anything. I've got localization files I'm producing Angular 4 and I'd like to give ...
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Ubuntu Translation, Confused (Key to give keyboard-focus to the Launcher)

What does it means "to give keyboard-focus to the Launcher". What is keyboard-focus and how can it be given to the launcher? And I don't understand "Gives keyboard-focus to the Launcher so it can be ...
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Ubuntu Translation in fon [duplicate]

I want to translate Ubuntu in fon (my language). The Fon is most spoken language of Benin. Could someone let me know how I can do it ? Thanks.
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Translating Apps

Firstly, I've got to (openly) express what I think about this community, and the Ubuntu project in general: it's simply great ;) Good job! I'd therefore like to contribute the Ubuntu Community. I only ...
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Why am I getting autoconf AC_* macro errors?

I am trying to build this language modelling toolkit but I run into this problem when trying to get it set up. I am trying to understand what the error means, and what I should do to fix it, I dont ...
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