How to : Help translating HAIKU

Have you been wondering till now how to help your favorite Os ? Even though you are not a programer , be it because you never had the time or interest to study this , or because the concept of mathematical equations terrify and bewilder you horribly , to the point of hiding in a corner and sobbing. Fret not ! As there are other ways for us mere mortals to help , required we have the necessary free time or attention spans a wee bit longer then lets say horribly energetic puppy.

I'll be providing several articles detailing these ways and how you can get started.

So then if I may have your attention , let's begin ! How to do translations !

The required skills for this task may prove somewhat "challenging" , as it is required that you have a basic understanding of English and , the hardest part of all , the ability to write in your native tongue. But I am sure quite a few of you are capable of passing over these hurdles.

As now we have sorted through the people willing and capable of doing this , I shall provide you with the tool necessary for the job , and that is HAIKU Translation Assistant. This is a website that alows anyone to easily translate all components of the Os , online , with the help of some simple forms thats look something like this :

To begin you will need to create an account and login . Once you have successfully accomplished this , you have to , and pay attention as this will reveal all , choose a software component . This will open the form that I have shown you above. Once in this form , the hard part comes , you need to write the translation of what you see in the second column into the third.

And that was it.

You don't need to worry about making some mistakes as the online , open nature of the site permits other to come along at a later date and provide the necessary fixes.

A big Thank you to Travis D. Reed , who created the site on January 16 th 2010 , and provides us with such an easy way to supply translations.