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Documentation

Documents about mozilla.org's projects localization:

Mozilla Localization Project Documentation. The file you're reading, collecting pointers to useful documentation for localizers.

Further readings Links to specs and tecnologies related to Mozilla user interface.

How to localize Mozilla products. Describe the steps to get involved in the mozilla.org community as localizers, and have your work published here.

Register as MLP contributor(s)

Download a Mozilla build

Work on the files

Use Localization/Leveraging tool and glossary files

Package everything back

QA your work. Hits and strategies to test the localization work.

Submit the localization to mozilla.org

Mozilla localization quick guide. A step by step tutorial for the localization of Mozilla, without the use of a specific localization tool.

Firefox localization howto. A step by step tutorial for the localization of Mozilla Firefox, using Mozilla Translator, plus packaging instructions.
Localizing Mozilla Firefox with Mozilla Translator

Importing an exixting Mozilla Translator glossary

Export the localization in jar files

Creating an installable language package

Creating a localized full build

Mozilla localization technical details. Goes deeper in the internal working of a typical Mozilla language pack.

Mozilla Localizable resources

Localizable text files. Notes about the localizable string resources file formats, and editing requirements.

Introduction to the Mozilla Chrome

How to register the localizable resources

Structure of one registrable package

Creating a new locale package

Having the package registered

Creating a simple XPI language pack

Packing the resources in JAR files

Preparing the installation script

Putting everything in the XPI package

How to choose the regional locale code?

Mozilla products distribution formats

Mozilla Firefox

Packaging Instructions: Firefox for Mac OS X

Creating a compressed Firefox build

Localization and troubleshooting FAQ Covers the most commonly asked questions on the n.p.m.l10n newsgroup.

Translation Glossary & References

Glossary Files from previous releases Communicator 4.51 glossaries with localization work made by Netscape towards many languages.

More Glossaries and References materials. A collection of links to other IT examples of localization.