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This is tip which is useful when you translate in your language.
The way to translation differ a little by Windows, MAC and UNIX.

If you are using Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X, you can use following application to translate:

PoEdit

before translation
1. you run PoEdit.
2. File -> New catalog from POT file…
3. select translations\aWP.pot

Settings for example:

Project name and version: AJAXed WordPress VERSION Japanese
Team: YOURNAME
Team’s email address: YOUREMAIL
Language: Select your language.
Country: Select your country.
Charset: UTF-8(not change)
Source code charset: UTF-8
Plural Forms: Set blank.

4. Save to aWP-xx_XX.po (xx is your WPLANG).
5. Start translation.

NOTE: you can use text editor, but you must save text by UTF-8.

If you are using Unix on GUI, you can also use PoEdit like Windows and Mac. or, If you are using Unix on CUI, you can use following application to translate:

xgettext, msginit, msgfmt, and msgmerge (gettext package), editor(vi, emacs, etc..)

1. you change directory(translations).
2. # msginit -l YOURLANG(on UNIX) -i aWP.pot -o aWP-xx_XX.po
Example: # msginit -l ja_JP.UTF-8 -i aWP.pot -o aWP-ja.po
3. edit aWP-xx_XX.po
4. # msgfmt -v -c aWP-xx_XX.po -o aWP-xx_XX.mo

When you finish translating and save a file, po/mo file is in
the translations directory. Then you archived these files in zip-file, and can send to Aaron.

Feel free please when there are lack information and a question, etc.

I’m on Mac and i’ll be able to translate aWP in French, How can i do that?

Alright, i’ll get on it as soon as i have a bit of time !

I owe you that one