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Localizing Firefox OS Apps By: Biraj Karmakar GILT 2014 14-15 Nov,2014
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Firefox OS Apps are being used around the world—Spain, Poland, Colombia, India and Venezuela many more countries coming. So it’s important to consider localizing your app from the beginning. This slide helps you to get started. This slide was actually made for FUEL GILT 2014.
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Localizing Firefox OS Apps
By: Biraj Karmakar
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As we all know Firefox OS is now in India
Now the time is to localize Firefox OS in your language
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Thanks !
I will help you to get started
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Follow the steps
Create one app or open your existing app through WebIDE
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One example
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For Localizing Firefox OS app, steps are
1. add L10n.js file 2. Make one locales directory 3. Make one locale.ini file4. Modify the index.html by adding data-l10n-id5. Make source file en-US.properties with data-l10n-id6. Then add various translation properties file for different language 7. Then add l10n.js and locales.ini in index.html8. Add locales in manifest.webapp with name and description Yay ! Ready for test
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Add l10n.js from here
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Add “locales” directory
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Then add locales.ini under locales directory
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Then modify index.html by adding data-l10n-id under <body>
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Create the source en-US.properties file with data-10n-id
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Create bn-IN.properties file for Bengali as well as any language
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Add l10n.js and locales.ini in index.html under <head>
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Add bn-IN and any other locales in manifest.webapp
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Testing Time !
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See the changes but change the language from the settings in phone
English (US) Bengali-India
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Get help with translations
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Mozilla localization app pilot program is offering you to add your apps for localization through the
Transifex service
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Please apply in the Localize My Firefox App form
to get started!
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Important links
1. Localizing Firefox OS Apps http://mzl.la/1sOnRO7
2. Localizing the Firefox OS Boilerplate App http://mzl.la/1uub34A
3. The Translation of the Firetext App http://mzl.la/11odXND
4. TranslationTester app example http://mzl.la/1nIcM43
5. Example app hosted here http://bit.ly/1ul5Cp4
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