Kindle 3 localization

[diba]

Will check later today, do not have the K3 with me ... and I have your version installed, of course. Used the example of config.txt just to outline, that I used this hack before successful as well. And as mentioned, I am not aware having changed your keyboard-european.txt, just the keyboard.txt. I have choosen this file, because the timeout is in there ... as in config.txt

[juco]

Works like a charm, thank you! Will send you my "germanized" versions of keyboard.txt and keyboard_european.txt via mail...

Yours,
Ralph

[diba]

Got it, but do not understand, what and why you did like this ... as mentioned, I simply modified keyboard.txt the same way as the former config.txt and get the expected results i.e. aa=ä, AA=Ä, qq=q
And no entry for each and every letter.

[juco]

OK, I started with the Czech version which maps almost all keys to Czech characters. I kept all 1:1 entries like a=a (doesn't hurt) and changed only z=y and y=z. And of course the double entries for our German Umlaut vowels äüöÄÖÜ plus ss=ß, ee=€, qq=@, ..=,

Obviously, 1:1 entries may be omitted. I left them in to provide a default matrix for other languages and their specific keyboard layout.

[DanilinS]

I want to translate the interface into Russian.
Sir Alex seems to have lost interest in this occupation.
Tell me which files in the German / Czech localization package to edit?
Pictures are already translated.

Sorry for my bad English.

[dsmid]

Hi DanilinS,
sorry for my late answer.

Please download the attached zip file, you'll find two directory trees there:
translation and translation_unfinished

Directory translation is the translation tree, directory translation_unfinished contains files with unfinished translation only (either missing or ambiguous) and is there just for reference.
The actual Russian phrases need to be added/corrected in the translation tree.
Ambiguous phrases are separated with a special sequence #or# in both trees.

Please send me your translation when finished, I'll make the hack then.

[fxexpert]

Originally Posted by dsmid

Hi DanilinS,
sorry for my late answer.

Please download the attached zip file, you'll find two directory trees there:
translation and translation_unfinished

Directory translation is the translation tree, directory translation_unfinished contains files with unfinished translation only (either missing or ambiguous) and is there just for reference.
The actual Russian phrases need to be added/corrected in the translation tree.
Ambiguous phrases are separated with a special sequence #or# in both trees.

Please send me your translation when finished, I'll make the hack then.

Hello dsmig,

I would like to make Ukrainian translation to the Kindle fw 3.4. Could you please send files should be translated and than make hack when ready?
Thank you in advance.

[dsmid]

fxexpert, is there any existing Ukrainian localization for previous firmware versions ?
It would be nice to build on it, as starting from scratch would take much more time.

[fxexpert]

Originally Posted by dsmid

fxexpert, is there any existing Ukrainian localization for previous firmware versions ?
It would be nice to build on it, as starting from scratch would take much more time.

Yes, you can download it here:
http://code.google.com/p/k3-loc/downloads/list
Ukrainian transalation located in the folder "loc_ukr"

[dsmid]

Here you are, fxexpert. The same guidelines apply to you:

Originally Posted by dsmid

Please download the attached zip file, you'll find two directory trees there:
translation and translation_unfinished

Directory translation is the translation tree, directory translation_unfinished contains files with unfinished translation only (either missing or ambiguous) and is there just for reference.
The actual Ukrainian phrases need to be added/corrected in the translation tree.
Ambiguous phrases are separated with a special sequence #or# in both trees.

Please send me your translation when finished, I'll make the hack then.

I will also need a default Ukrainian layout for physkeyb, as it will be incorporated in the hack.

[fxexpert]

Originally Posted by dsmid

Here you are, fxexpert. The same guidelines apply to you:
I will also need a default Ukrainian layout for physkeyb, as it will be incorporated in the hack.

Thank you dsmid. Translation is ready, and keyboard layout also. I really appreciate your help.

[dsmid]

Originally Posted by fxexpert

Thank you dsmid. Translation is ready, and keyboard layout also. I really appreciate your help.

OK, first hack version built.
Your sources contained lot of files encoded in Windows-1251, I had to convert them to UTF-8 first. Current translation tree is attached.
There are also few remaining phrases without translation, see translation_unfinished.

[fxexpert]

Originally Posted by dsmid

OK, first hack version built.
Your sources contained lot of files encoded in Windows-1251, I had to convert them to UTF-8 first. Current translation tree is attached.
There are also few remaining phrases without translation, see translation_unfinished.

Thanks a lot! And sorry for the additional work converting to UTF-8. I have translated the rest in UTF-8.

[dsmid]

Thanks for the quick response.
This time it's complete.

BTW Have you tried to install the hack ? Does it work ? Does the keyboard work after Shift-Enter ?

[fxexpert]

Originally Posted by dsmid

Thanks for the quick response.
This time it's complete.

BTW Have you tried to install the hack ? Does it work ? Does the keyboard work after Shift-Enter ?

I have successfully installed the hack. Quick look shows the interface translated correctly. The keyboard switching is working fine. When I press Shift-Enter, I could see at the right bottom "uk " and "en". So it seems to be one space on the right "uk " and if possible should be removed. Some more information about translations:
1. When I attach the kindle to the PC USB, I could see non English text (seems to be Czech). Is it possible to translate?
2. When from "Home" I press Menu and Experimental I could see English text without translation, below where is the option to run Browser". The text starts "We are working on an experimental Web Browser. ..."
3. When I run web browser without Wi-Fi, I got not translated text "Turn Wireless On? Your Kindle wireless is turned off. Do you want to turn wireless on?
4. When in the option to set Time I could see not translated text "set".

I have also a question about files .properties. For example, translation\com\amazon\ebook\framework\resources\S ystemMessages.properties
wn.radio.off.msg=Your Kindle wireless is turned off. Do you want to turn wireless on?
Shoud I replace it with translated text or should I add it separated by TAB?
It seems I miss that kind of translation.

Thank you again for greate job. I will fix my final translations and ask you to build the hack again if possible.