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## 2. Usage

## 2.1 Open a File

You could open a file using the Menubar->file->open.

If you use the Catalogues manager you could aslo open a file from the C.Manager with the Middle Button or from the Context Menu (right button).

## 2.2 Translation

To translate a msgstr you only have to put your translation into the Bottom-Right Editor (NewStr) then you can press "Prev"( or "Next") to go to previous (or ..try to guess) message. With "-> & Prev" and "-> & Next" you copy the content of OldStr (Bottom-Left) editor into the NewStr Editor and then you go to previous/next message.

You can search an old translation with "Search" & "Search in cat". The first button search in [lang].messages file a translation (you have to specify the full path of [lang].messages in setup). The second one look for a translation in old compiled catalogues (.mo files).

## 2.3 Setup

KTranslator Setup is divided in 5 sections.

### Files

Here you have to specify the full path of your copy of kde-i18n CVS module, you need this to use Catalogues Manager.

If you want to use the search function you need to put here the path+filename of your [lang].messages file. You can use here the KTranslator var %LANG%.

> `

>     Example:
>     Path of CVS:
>     /usr/local/kde/cvs_local_copy/kde-i18n

>     [lang].messages path+filename:
>     /usr/local/kde/cvs_local_copy/www/messages/%LANG%.messages

> `

You can also specify here a default language of translation.

### Identity

Here you can put your personal data, used by Auto Header fucntion.

### Translations

In that section you can find some options about Scroll (i.e. when you keep pressed a Next or Prev button).

### Search

Theese are the options of "Search" function (not Search in cats).

### Header

Here you can specify a template for your .po header (i.e. the msgstr of msgid "")

> `

>      You can use:
>      %LANGUAGE%     Full name of your language
>      %LANGLIST%     Mailing List of your language
>      %AUTHORNAME%   Your Name
>      %AUTHOREMAIL%  Your Email
>      %DATE%         Today!
>      %TIME%         Now!
>      %ORIGINAL%     Keep the same line of .pot file

> `

Do not forget the "\n" at the end of the line.

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