AE - 3.x vB perfect Arabic language packages

[PHP Dev]

This thread opened ONLY for the Arabic language releases that I issue, if you want to discuss this thread, suggest or report us with your bugs, please click here.
So I hope that no one would reply to this topic in this thread.
Let's go ahead.

[PHP Dev]

I think that all of the files attached are helpful, and might be useful for ALL vBulletin 3.5 versions
These files are:

Arabic Images (for default style)
Plug-in to support Arabic correctly
Arabic language for installation & upgrade system

Note: installation & upgrade system's files are not ready to issued, so it's not included now, but maybe at future.

[PHP Dev]

This is my FIRST translation for vBulletin, since I noticed that there isn't any Arabic official language or a perfect Arabic translation work,
According to that, I shared my translation in hope that it would help someone else.
Since now up to, I would provide this forum by ALL of my Arabic translation, and I would support ONLY the last release I issued.
This translation might contain spilling errors due to the speed that I write with.
So if you found one, please report it in the discuses thread.
Note: this release didn't contain the Control Panel Help Text phrases except it's titles.

[PHP Dev]

It takes more than 4 hours to review the 3.5.1 file, discovering the new changes and applying it.
Remember that ALL links had been reviewed to make sure that there isn't any incompatible link,
also REMEMBER: now arabic_language_3-5-1.xml isn't supported!!!
For example:


<a href="{1}">{2}</a>

Instead of:


<a href="$var">{1}</a>

Phrase changes from 3.5.1 to 3.5.2

Phrases moved from Postbit to GLOBAL

x_is_invisible
x_is_offline
x_is_online_now

Added phrases:

badskype
display_skype_name
results_x_y
send_message_via_skype_to_x
send_message_via_skype_to_x_link
sending_skype_message
setting_externalcutoff_desc
setting_externalcutoff_title
skype
skype_add_contact
skype_leave_voicemail
skype_name
skype_send_file
skype_start_call
skype_start_chat
skype_view_profile
smilietext_x_taken
these_functions_require_skype
this_user_is_already_a_moderator
thread_is_already_in_the_forum
usernametaken_edit_here
viewing_profile_picture
you_can_only_search_thread_titles

Altered phrases:
More than 500 phrase due to:

Changes made by vBulletin team
Spilling errors


Enjoy!

[Steve Machol]

Thanks for contributing this. :)

[PHP Dev]

It takes about 2 hours to edit the 3.5.2 file, discovering the changes and replacing it.

Remember that THIS FILE could be used for vBulletin 3.0.9 without any problem,
Also, you can use vBulletin 3.5.1 for vBulletin 3.5.0, because there where no differences between this versions in the phrases.

Also a bug/HTML error had been detected in this phrase:


<phrase name="decimal_separator"><![CDATA[Decimal Separator <dfn>(The character used to separate integers from floating point number components, such as the . used in 0.01. To specify a space, please use the underscore <b>_</b>)</)</dfn>]]></phrase>

It sould be replaced with:


<phrase name="decimal_separator"><![CDATA[Decimal Separator <dfn>(The character used to separate integers from floating point number components, such as the . used in 0.01. To specify a space, please use the underscore <b>_</b>)</dfn>]]></phrase>

Now I supports Arabic ONLY for this version:

vBulletin 3.0.10
vBulletin 3.5.2Enjoy!

[PHP Dev]

A few minutes in fetching vBulletin 3.0.11 language file, I found no differences between it and vBulletin 3.0.10

So you could use the above file for your vBulletin 3.0.11 also.

And now I supports Arabic ONLY for this version:

vBulletin 3.0.11
vBulletin 3.5.2

[PHP Dev]

I detect all of this changes that had been made since vBulletin 3.5.2

Phrases added:
confirm_prefix_change_x_to_y
is_greater_than_or_equal_to
list_of_tables_in_db_below
logging_out
new_prefix_same_as_old
new_table_name
new_table_prefix
old_table_prefix
original_table_name
other_prefix_warning
parentcoppa_profile (Email Body Text)
parentcoppa_profile (Email Subject Text)
parentcoppa_register (Email Body Text)
parentcoppa_register (Email Subject Text)
please_read_notes_after_completion
prefix_change_confirm
rename_table_x
rename_tables
renaming_process_complete
renaming_table_with_new_prefix
renaming_x_to_y
set_all_no
set_all_yes
table_x_does_not_exist
tableprefix_change_completed
you_have_chosen_to_rename_the_following_tables
Phrases altered:

eaccelerator_too_old
mmcache_not_supported
setting_showimicons_desc
updated_default_templates_desc
you_can_only_search_thread_titles
Phrases Removed:

boolean_search_disabled
can_use_natural_language_search
invalid_fulltext_search_options
is_greater_than
mysql_version_x_does_not_support_boolean
parentcoppa (Email Body Text)
parentcoppa (Email Subject Text)
viewing_profile_picture
your_mysql_version_of_x
Enjoy!

[PHP Dev]

I found that there is NO CHANGES had been made in the vBulletin 3.0.12 language file since vBulletin 3.0.9, that's mean:

you can use 3.0.9 Arabic file (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=17544&d=1135265524) -located above- for all next version including 3.0.12 without any problems
vBulletin 3.0.x since 3.0.9 had been released for security reasons, not for new features.

I detect that the install/tableprefix.php file, contain too many phrases in English, though vBulletin 3.5.3 had been fixed in this case!!
Also I detect that the error in this phrase:


<phrase name="decimal_separator"><![CDATA[Decimal Separator <dfn>(The character used to separate integers from floating point number components, such as the . used in 0.01. To specify a space, please use the underscore <b>_</b>)</)</dfn>]]></phrase>

That should be replaced with:


<phrase name="decimal_separator"><![CDATA[Decimal Separator <dfn>(The character used to separate integers from floating point number components, such as the . used in 0.01. To specify a space, please use the underscore <b>_</b>)</dfn>]]></phrase>

Steal exists in vBulletin 3.0.12!!
Could we say that vBulletin team didn't support vBulletin 3.0.x enough?
Maybe they are busy in developing vBulletin 3.5.x
And now I support Arabic ONLY for this version:

vBulletin 3.0.12
vBulletin 3.5.3

[PHP Dev]

While most people will want the .zip version with windows-1256 encoding of the Arabic vBulletin language, others particularly those using *NIX OS may prefer the .gz version with UTF-8 encoding.

So since now up to, I would release Arabic language with two versions:

arabic-language_3-x-x.zip using windows-1256 encoding.
arabic-language_3-x-x.gz using UTF-8 encoding.hope this helps somebody who trapped in this problem.

Note: I asked vBulletin team to support Gzip ext.
If they didn't enable it, I won't be able to support Gzip or UTF-8 encoding.

[PHP Dev]

I checked with Kier about this and he says there are technical issues with IE that prevent him from allowing gz attachments to be safely downloaded. He says you can download zip for unix and compress the UTF-8 version with that.

Regards,
Steve



Steve, I want to support all of this features in my Arabic language releases

Zip filetype.
Gzip filetype.
windows-1256 encoding.
UTF-8 encoding.but I found that you didn't support Gzip attachments, could you add new attachment's extension to enable gzip in this forums.

ext: .gz
content-type: application/x-gzip-compressed
filesize: 500 KB (512000 Bytes) at least.

I hope that you did it!!

So I would release this versions of files:

arabic-language_3-x-x_win1256.zip
arabic-language_3-x-x_utf-8.zip

[PHP Dev]

All this changes had been made since vBulletin 3.5.3

Phrases added:

setting_authorizenet_authorize_md5secret_desc
setting_authorizenet_authorize_md5secret_title
file_contents_mismatch
file_not_found
file_not_recognized
file_version_mismatch_x_expected_y
activate_deleterequest
activate_requestdeleted
cant_delete_last_admin
emailtaken_edit_here
session_timed_out_login
unable_to_read_md5_sums
setting_skypelanguage_desc
setting_skypelanguage_title

Phrases altered:

attachment_removal
vbulletin_forums_post_269302
these_functions_require_skype
activateaccount
activateaccount_change
setting_stopshouting_desc
setting_reputationenable_desc
setting_blankasciistrip_desc
vb_attachment_explain

Phrases Removed:

no_suspect_files_found_in_this_directory


Enjoy!

[PHP Dev]

All this changes had been made since vBulletin 3.0.12

Phrases added:

file_contents_mismatch
file_not_found
file_not_recognized
file_version_mismatch_x_expected_y
unable_to_read_md5_sums

Phrases altered:

act_as_forum
setting_hotnumberposts_desc
setting_hotnumberviews_desc

Phrases Removed:

no_suspect_files_found_in_this_directory


And the error in the previous version that I report it to vB team located at this phrase:
decimal_separator


Decimal Separator <dfn>(The character used to separate integers from floating point number components, such as the . used in 0.01. To specify a space, please use the underscore <b>_</b>)</)</dfn>

still exists in the English version!!:(
Enjoy!

[PHP Dev]

For those people who are prefer the UTF-8 Arabic package, when you transfer the package via FTP or an other transfer protocol, you SHOULD transfer it using the BINARY method, it's not an ASCII file to transfer it using the ASCII method.


So remember to use the binary method instead of the ASCII method for this kind of files!

[PHP Dev]

It had been more that 16 months since my last login into my account due to financial problems as my account get inactive!
As you know, those who live in the third world can't afford vBulletin membership fees, and I'm one of them:).

You may also recognize that my English still poor even with my recent tiny improvements!

I haven't any ability to download vB language files right now, and I may need you to donate for keeping my best. Anyone of you may purchase owned license for me! I would be very thankful for that.

Probably I said many something that I shouldn't, but that's how things went up with me!

By the way, I want to say Congratulations to Kier & Boxy with my best wishes to them.

I may read a lot of threads these days to understand your developments, and I will be waiting for your support, you could contact me by email or private messages, Note that I may not respond to your messages immediately as I may get the language file and there would be a lot of work to be done in that case.

[PHP Dev]

I were about starting translating my next version of Arabic language package for 3.0.7, but a lot of bugs were in my way preventing me from installing the software! take a look at that bug link (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/project.php?issueid=22718).

So my Arabic language pack would be delayed till the point they fix ALL those errors! I may also use another MySQL server for temporary uses! but that's still a probability.