[documentation] [bug] .pot template export almost empty

[killes]

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http://drupal.org/node/40529
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http://drupal.org/project/comments/add/40529

-Project:      Drupal
+Project:      Documentation
 Version:      <none>
-Component:    locale.module
+Component:    Admin Guide
 Category:     bug reports
 Priority:     normal
 Assigned to:  Anonymous
 Reported by:  netbjarne
 Updated by:   killes at www.drop.org
 Status:       active

Reassigning to documentation




killes at www.drop.org



Previous comments:
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Fri, 09 Dec 2005 13:54:43 +0000 : netbjarne

the administer | locaization | manage languages | export menu supposely
allows me to do "Generate a gettext Portable Object Template (.pot)
file with all the interface strings from the Drupal locale database."


However, the file exported only contains the following:


# LANGUAGE translation of PROJECT
# Copyright (c) YEAR NAME
#
msgid ""
msgstr ""
"Project-Id-Version: PROJECT VERSION\n"
"POT-Creation-Date: 2005-12-09 14:45+0100\n"
"PO-Revision-Date: YYYY-mm-DD HH:MM+ZZZZ\n"
"Last-Translator: NAME \n"
"Language-Team: LANGUAGE \n"
"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\n"
"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
"Plural-Forms: nplurals=INTEGER; plural=EXPRESSION;\n"


--- end of file ---


I've tried the export in firefox and opera with the same results. Am I
misunderstanding something?




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Fri, 09 Dec 2005 14:49:13 +0000 : killes at www.drop.org

The database gets filled by either uploading a PO file or enabling a new
language and browsing the site. Did you do that?




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Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:39:35 +0000 : Dries

If netbjarne didn't do so, it is not a bug, but it might still be a
usability issue.  It begs the question: is it clearly documented at the
right place?  Is there anything we can do to avoid this question in
future?




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Fri, 09 Dec 2005 19:06:23 +0000 : netbjarne

I didn't create a new language, the only language available is the
default english, so I assumed that the export would contain the english
strings, ready for translation. I guess the procedure is somewhat
different from that (i will dig into available documentation), but as
dries suggest, it might be a usability issue calling for clearer help
right there on the export page.


Regards
Bjarne




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Fri, 09 Dec 2005 19:10:39 +0000 : killes at www.drop.org

I guess the documentation should be improved. I don't want to change the
current behaviour as it would impose a performance penalty for all
users.