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7 bytes removed, 18:17, 15 April 2007
Steps to localizing AMO in a new language
* Translate [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Update:Remora_Sandbox_Flowchart the strings for the flowchart]
** We'll create the image for you, just attach the translated strings to your bug
 
* Translate the [http://wiki.mozilla.org/User:Shaver/Remora_Categories initial set of categories and add-on types]
** This can just be a plain text file, and please attach it to your bug
* When this is all complete, please post a comment in your bug asking for all updates to be pushed to the staging site for review.
* Once everything is setup, when you login to addons.mozilla.org, there will be a link in the left menu that says "localizer tools." It holds links to change dynamic data in the system - it's pretty intuitive, but if you'd like more instruction here, look us up in #addons on irc. '''You should look at this link as soon as it's available to you, because all the categories, add-on types, etc. are here and need to be translated.'''
'''An optional (but recommended) aside:'''
After a locale has been setup, it's possible for a localizer to add/edit translations with little to no help from the admins/developers. We're happy to assist if we can, but once a localizer learns the process, we usually just slow things down, so:
 
Once everything is setup, when you login to addons.mozilla.org, there will be a link in the left menu that says "localizer tools." It holds links to change dynamic data in the system - if you'd like more instruction here, look us up in #addons on irc.
I suspect most (if not all) localizers already have SVN accounts for mozilla.com (from [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=356627 bug 356627]). If you have an account already, and you would like to be able to manage the files in SVN yourself (this is everything that isn't dynamic data), please:
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