While PO files can be edited in any text editor, specialized tools for
translation editing can be quite helpful with automating tasks etc. Add
a small note about PO editors to encourage new translators to research
which tool works best for them.
Reviewed-by: Bruce Momjian <[email protected]>
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<title>Editing the PO Files</title>
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- The PO files can be edited with a regular text editor. The
+ The PO files can be edited with a regular text editor. There are also
+ several specialized editors for PO files which can help the process with
+ translation specific features. The
translator should only change the area between the quotes after
the msgstr directive, add comments, and alter the fuzzy flag.
There is (unsurprisingly) a PO mode for Emacs, which I find quite