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+Translation Procedure
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+Run the respective make diff tool, this will create a diff of work/wk file with translation/wk file.
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+The wk language is used while developing.
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+Open the diff file for this wk, and remove the NOT TRANSLATED tag at the bottom.
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+Run the respective merge diff tool.
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+After you are done developing, and things need to be translated, proceed as follows.
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+Now run the make diff tool again, this will create the diff between the translation/wk file and the translation languages.
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+Translate the diff files and remove the NOT TRANSLATED tag.
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+Run the merge diff tool to merge the translations in.
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