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Ubuntu I18N/L10n Issues

• Ubuntu bugs with internationalization tag

• List of errors in Jaunty Ubuntu Docs - Updated from time to time and announced on the mailing list.

• Bugs in Launchpad Translation system (Rosetta) - You can report any bug or add any feature request for Launchpad Translations (Rosetta) using Launchpad Bugs. For other bugs, just use the normal Ubuntu bug reporting process and tag them with i18n or l10n.

Release Issues

These co-operative pages are used to keep track of release-specific I18N issues in Ubuntu. Please remember to also file a bug against relevant component and link to the bug number.

• Intrepid - Ubuntu 8.10 issues

• Jaunty - Ubuntu 9.04 issues

Reporting i18n/l10n Issue

Ubuntu issue

All translations (internationalization or localization) issues should be filled against the Ubuntu Translations (ubuntu-translations) project. From there the bugs will be triaged and assigned to the right persons and package.

You can also tag the bug with "l10n" or "i18n".

Here is a (non-exhaustive) list of problems that should be filled against an Ubuntu Translations Project (ubuntu-translations):

• if a string from the application is not available for translation in Launchpad Translations
• if an application from Ubuntu main repository is not available for translation in Launchpad Translations
• if a translation made in Launchpad Translations is not updated in the Ubuntu Language Packs
• a source package has the wrong (or inconsistent) translation domain
• you find a duplicate template
• a template/translation is no longer used in Ubuntu and should be deleted from Ubuntu Launchpad Translations
• errors in spellcheckers or language support

Launchpad Translations (Rosetta) issue

Launchpad Translations (Rosetta) is the web tool used for translating Ubuntu. Issues should be reported using the Launchpad Translations (Rosetta) bug tracking.

If you have problems using Launchpad Translations (Rosetta) please consult the Launchpad Translations (Rosetta) Help Pages. If after reading the help pages you still have questions, please ask them using Launchpad Translations (Rosetta) Answers.

Before adding a bug for Launchpad Translations (Rosetta) please make this is not actually an Ubuntu bug.

Here is a (non-exhaustive) list of problems that should be filled against Launchpad Translations (Rosetta):

• if submitting a suggestion or translation causes an error in the web application