DDTP Translate 
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Description
DDTP Translate is a GTK4/Adwaita application for translating Debian package descriptions via the DDTP (Debian Description Translation Project). The application provides an intuitive interface for translators to contribute to Debian package description translations, helping make Debian more accessible to users worldwide.
The application streamlines the translation workflow by providing easy access to untranslated descriptions, translation memory features, and quality assurance tools for reviewing existing translations.
Features
- Translate Debian package descriptions
- Browse untranslated and pending descriptions
- Review and edit existing translations
- Translation memory and suggestions
- Quality assurance tools
- Modern GTK4/Adwaita interface
- Offline translation capabilities
- Batch translation support
Installation
PyPI / pipx (Debian/Ubuntu)
Install GTK4, libadwaita and the system PyGObject bindings first; pip cannot install these native system libraries:
sudo apt install python3-gi gir1.2-gtk-4.0 gir1.2-adw-1 pipx
pipx install --system-site-packages ddtp-translate
APT Repository (Debian/Ubuntu)
echo "deb https://yeager.github.io/debian-repo stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yeager-l10n.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ddtp-translate
Building from Source
git clone https://github.com/yeager/ddtp-translate.git
cd ddtp-translate
pip install -e .
Translation
Translations are maintained through GitHub pull requests. Copy the template
catalogue in po/ddtp-translate.pot to a new locale
file such as po/de.po, translate it with a gettext editor, then open a PR.
Run msgfmt --check po/<locale>.po before submitting it. See
CONTRIBUTING.md for the full review workflow.
License
GPL-3.0-or-later
Author
Daniel Nylander (daniel@danielnylander.se)
1 maintainer
Metadata
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