We welcome new translations, but please be aware that translations are not just one time jobs. They have to be maintained in order to be useful. For a time committment, translating the interface for the first time will take approximately a weekend. After that, it takes approximately two hours every three months to keep it updated. Installer translations are much shorter, and manual translations are more work than the interface.

# Skills Needed

Translating the interface at minimum simply requires the knowledge of the language you are working on plus English. In addition, you will need to learn to use a small simple program to edit the translation. More advanced users are encouraged to use svn and other tools to keep up with the translation work.

# Translatable Items

There are 4 different things that need translation

- Interface: by interface, we mean &app; itself. This includes the menus and all messages that might appear to the user. See Translating from a PO file.

- User Manual: this is the manual or help file that explains how to use &app; . This includes translating all of the text as well as creating screenshots for various items. See Translating the Manual.

- Windows Installer: translate the strings used in the Windows installer. This is a very small task, requiring just a text editor. See Translating the Installer.

- &app; Website: translate a few pages of the website into another language. The process is very similar to translating the interface. See Translating the Website.