[Koha-translate] Some best practice questions for an upcoming translation to Swedish

[Hailuodon Kunnankirjasto]

Hi! My twocents here, i hope it helps,

·         **Is offline translation more effective?
- depends on your habits and whole work flow idea. I, working alone on
en->fi here, have found both quite similar in my eyes.

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> **·         **When should we translate to keep out of trouble with string
> freeze etc of new versions?
> I understand that Koha 3.10 should arrive 22 november. Would that give us
> six months of peace to translate the intranet?
>
- That might be a good idea. Anyway the new translation project inherits
something like 80% from the old version. And preferences can also be
translated while waiting. And then when you get the terminology sorted in
intranet, translating OPAC for patron's eyes is already right on tested,
solid ground.

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> **·         **How much translation work does a new .X version usually
> introduce? Is translating 3.10 the best idea when go-live is something like
> spring 2013 or should we translate 3.12 instead?****
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> In my shallow experience, something like 20%  The main problem in
> translation schedule is of course that you dont get the new files to
> translate until the new version is ready!! :)  Basically translate always
> the newest avilable, because the new templates for future versions are
> drawn from those. That way the work done won't get lost. UNLESS of course
> you for some reason have decided to hold onto a certain version number.
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Thanks, likewise! I am glad to find you here. Keep up the good worrk!

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