Translation instructions
W3C Specifications
To find out how to translate a W3C specification in the http://www.w3.org/TR/ space, see How to Volunteer as a Translator.
Internationalization pages
To translate a tutorial, FAQ, or article from the http://www.w3.org/International/ site, please follow the instructions on this page, and check you agree:
- to the redistribution terms of the W3C document copyright notice. Consequently, your translation may be republished by the W3C or other entities if it is done in compliance with the notice's terms.
- that the W3C may rescind your right to publish or distribute the derivative work if the W3C finds that it leads to confusion regarding the original document's status or integrity. (Source.)
You must notify Richard Ishida (ishida@w3.org) before starting and copy w3c-translators@w3.org.
You should not translate the source text of pages displayed on the Web. You need to obtain the PHP source file from Richard Ishida.
Minimal requirements follow. See the I18N translation process page for a detailed description of how your translation will be handled, or detailed instructions if you prefer to do it yourself.
Please use UTF-8 and valid XHTML that conforms to Appendix C of the XHTML 1.0 specification. Send the completed translation to Richard Ishida (ishida@w3.org) for hosting on the W3C site (where we will use language negotiation). We will check the file before uploading.
The translation text page points to boilerplate text that will be incorporated into the displayed page. This approach will speed up your work, improve consistency, and help ensure that all non-visible text is translated. If there is no such page (ie. we have no translations in this language yet), please begin by sending Richard Ishida a translation of the English boilerplate text.
If you feel you need to change any markup or style sheet rules, please contact us. Please inform Richard Ishida (ishida@w3.org) if you plan to adapt, rather than just translate, the content during translation.
Do not change any of the PHP code, other than the assignments at the top of the page. There are comments in the text to help you. Don't forget to translate hidden text such as the meta description. Links to pages below /International should not start with http://www.w3.org; nor should they end with .html (this is to facilitate language negotiation). Please check that all links work before sending the file for publication.
As a courtesy, we allow you to provide a link from your name to a home page that gives information about you or your translation organization. Using this to point to any other type of site is not acceptable.
Before sending us the translated text, please use the translation checklist to check your text.
Richard Ishida will notify the translators@w3.org and www-international@w3.org lists after a translation is uploaded to the W3C International site. He will also add a blog post to the I18n Home Page.
Contacts
- Richard Ishida (ishida@w3.org), for translation of Internationalization Activity material.
- Coralie Mercier (coralie@w3.org), for translation of other W3C material.