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PO File Editor

PO file editor is used to edit .po files to generate compiled gettext .mo files, which are used by Tizen native applications to localize the user interface. gettext is GNU Translation Project, an internationalization and localization (i18n) system commonly used for writing multilingual programs on Unix-like computer OS.

To open the PO file editor, right-click the project in the Project Explorer view and select String Localize > Open Editor.

Figure: PO file editor

PO file editor

To edit the .po file:

  • To add a new message, click Add a new message. A new row is added in the message table.

  • To remove a message, right-click the key item and remove it.

  • To add a language, click Add a new message. Select a language code item in the Add Languages dialog.

    Figure: Adding languages

    Adding languages

  • To remove a language, click Remove languages. Select a language code item in the Remove Languages dialog.

    Figure: Removing languages

    Removing languages

Note
A .po file name usually has the form <ll>_<CC>.po, where <ll> stands for an ISO 639 2-letter language code, and <CC> stands for an ISO 3166 2-letter country code. For example, for German in Germany, the file name is de_DE.po.
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