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Bring your Desktop Back to Life
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Add appdata to be translated #247

Closed NathanBnm closed 5 years ago

NathanBnm commented 5 years ago

Translating appdata.xml file will help people to know about your app in the AppCenter. For example mostly French users won't download the app if it's description is in English, 'cause they will think that the app isn't translated and won't take time to read if its not translated.

spheras commented 5 years ago

mmm yes, I haven't thought this before. So, do you think appdata.xml should be included in POTFILES.in? I'm not sure if this could be done for this release, it could affect a lot to the current translations (it will create a lot of untranslated texts). Maybe for the next one, don't you think @fossfreedom?

NathanBnm commented 5 years ago

@spheras yes appdata.xml must be included in POTFILES, as well as the.desktop file. Just take a look at other applications like elementary applications like Code or Terminal. It is possible to add translations in each of the language files at the beginning of the file, or to create an "extra" directory as elementary developers do.

I don't really understand your problem with untranslated text. Only the description of AppCenter will not be translated into the other languages for the moment. But this is already the case, translations can be added later.