OpenCPN Internationalization ( i18n )

[fgd3]

Originally Posted by Netsurfer

Maybe one of the native speakers could explain what is meant by "Diving or Dive Vessel", please?

That would be a surface vessel that is supporting divers underwater.

Fabbian

[NAV]

Originally Posted by Netsurfer

Please correct me if I'm wrong but Inland AIS seems to be the only source for any kind of national definitions about AIS.
And lots of the types in OpenCPN are Inland types (all beginning with 8xxx whereas Sea ones begin with 1xxx).


So do you have any advice for how to handle them in translation?

BTW: One of the rare sources I found are the IALA Guidlines No. 1028. I attach the Appendix with some abbreviations.

AFAIK the Ship Type is given by a 4 digit number, correct?
If so, it might be helpful (e.g. to avoid any mistakes caused by translation) to also display this number.

Thanks
Gunther

PS: I have posted all these AIS terms on different German Yacht forums asking for the correct translation. I would not believe how many different versions there are ...!

AIS was developped for sea going vessels. I assume all sea going officers understand the English terms used. Abbreviations for these terms I first saw in PjotrC's translations, and now also in the list you attached in your mail (these are different though). I would suggest that the IALA abbreviations should be used in OpenCPN if possible. To use the 4-digit number instead of an non-official translation might be a suggestion to the developpers of OpenCPN.

Inland AIS was/is a later development with its own specifications, although based on AIS (in The Netherlands ímplementation has not been finished yet). Inland skippers in Europe probably don't use English as their second language. Reason that many inland AIS terms were translated in Dutch, German and French, I guess.

If no official translations are available, it's a choice of the developper or the translator whether to use "home made" translations or not.

[NAV]

The Dutch translation files for 2.4.612 again, with some improvements made. Not including the plug in files (for these, see one of my previous posts.

[NAV]

@Netsurfer:
Link to document with German translation of inland vessel types (see Annex A):
http://www.trueheading.se/files/docu...0(English).pdf

[Netsurfer]

Originally Posted by NAV

@Netsurfer:
Link to document with German translation of inland vessel types (see Annex A):
http://www.trueheading.se/files/document/products/ais/aiscarbonpro/Carbon%20Pro%20manual%20(English).pdf

Thanks NAV.
Yes, up to 2 or 3 exceptions all types are translated now.

And yes, I contacted the German Hydrographic Institute (BSH) and they confirmed that all instruments on sea going vessels are laid out in English. So there is no official translation for the terms.

But maybe with some minor exceptions it should be possible to translate them. The terms for the Navigational Status e.g. come from the COLREGS which exist in national versions for (nearly) every country.

BTW: Did you try to register on OpenCPN.de? If so, your confirmation email was rejected due to

Diagnostic-Code: smtp; 550 5.1.2 Recipient rejected.

So please try again (perhaps with another email address) - thanks!

Gunther

[NAV]

Attached are the Dutch language files for OpenCPN 2.4..620 beta.

[arnand01]

Swedish translation
Updates for version 2.4.628

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3084309/opencpn_sv_SE.zip

/Anders

[HotRod]

Norwegian community translation for version 2.4.628

[NAV]

The Dutch language files for Open CPN version 2.4.628.

[Gilletarom]

hello,

French translation for 240-628.

BR

Gilletarom

[NAV]

Dutch language files for OpenCPN version 2.4.708 beta and (probably) for the final 2.5.

[HotRod]

Norwegian translation of 2.4.714 RC

[HotRod]

Think I found a text that can't be translated.
The embossed / watermark text "OverZoom"... Well I haven't found it yet...

[Gilletarom]

Hello,

By chance, this evening I have an wifi access ...

Here the french version of 240-720-RC

BR

Gilletarom.

[GPS-Marco]

Hello.

last version for Italians...

Ciao, Marco.