This directory contains the i18n files, which consists of lines
<nr>:<translation>
where <nr> is the number of the translated string and <translation> is the
translation in the language the filename specifies. <nr> is written as a
four digit number. These files are sorted by number, although the micq
binary can handle any order, but the i18n-* scripts can't.

i18n-extract will extract i18n() calls from the source files given (or all
src/*.c) and output it to build.i18n. Backup is build.i18n~.

i18n-number will number new i18n() calls in the source files given (or all
src/*.c) and will replace the source files. Backup is *.c~, and it refuses
to operate on files where the backup still exists.

i18n-template will copy new translations to the other *.i18n files. Not
existing strings will be added as "#<nr>:<english string>", changed strings
will also be added this way, but the old will be retained as "#-#<nr>:<old
string>". Comments not starting with "#<nr>:" or "#-#<nr>." will be
retained. Note: this script uses cvs to figure out which strings changed
since the last update to the translation. So change the version number
only after you updated the translation!

i18n-format will check file $1.i18n whether it has strings whose format differ
from those in build.i18n. mICQ will most likely crash if such a bogus string
is encountered. Note: you have to do "i18n-format build" first.

In src/, type "make lang" to call all the above scripts, removing backups
before.

To add a new string to be translated, add
    i18n (###, "new string")

in your new code. Please do use tabs ("\t"), newlines ("\n"), color codes
(COLNONE, COL<whatever>) and trailing white space only if you *absolutely*
need them. Never add an untranslated string. It is okay for patches to
contain unnumbered new strings. It is not okay to have numbers that do not
have the same english string.