NetBeans Localization and Translation Projects

This is the place to find out about all the projects related to translating NetBeans IDE, netbeans.org web content, newsletters, or NetBeans product information.

• Translating Website Content
• Localising the NetBeans IDE
• Translating and Publishing Newsletters

Getting important web content translated into different languages is a high priority for the project. The docs and web teams have put together a kit of pages which are suitable for translation. The kit includes some of the product and feature info pages, for people new to NetBeans, as well as tutorial and documentation sets. Anyone is free, and very welcome, to pick a page from the kit and translate it. Any contribution, even a single page, is a great help.

How to get started

• Check the status page to see what has been done, what needs updating, and what hasn't been started. Pick a page you'd like to work on.
• Note that the page may not list all the languages. If your language is not listed, open the English doc you would like to translate and search whether the page is available in your language by clicking the "Choose page language" link.
• Post a note to the , so others know you will be working on that page.
• Read First Steps in order to contribute: Please sign the Contributor Agreement and register with OpenCTI, our editor for translations.
• A project will be created for you in OpenCTI.
• You can start your translation activities.
• Once you finish, send a note to the team and the page/s will be published on nb.org.
• Thanks.

If you'd like to get more involved, or plan to translate more than a single page, you might like to get in touch with other community members working on translations into your language. Check the list of localization teams, subscribe and send a note to your language's list.

Join the community-driven effort to translate the IDE into your native language. The NBlocalization project is where it all happens. To get started:

• Check out the docs and HOWTOs on the nblocalization website, get a feel for what's involved and what's required.
• mailing list and post an introductory message stating what language you'd like to help with. There may be other users already working on localization into that language, so use the list to co-ordinate your efforts.

Every week a newsletter is published on the site, and distributed via email to subscribers. You can localize the content of that English newsletter and add your own stories to create a version in your language. That version will be published on the netbeans.org site, and distributed via email to your language mailing list (see the existing language mailing lists). If you're interested in doing this, please see the How To Publish the NetBeans Weekly Newsletter in Your Language wiki guide.