Count anything.

This application is a tally counter for the GNOME desktop on Linux.

Build with Flatpak Builder.

flatpak-builder .build ca.vlacroix.Tally.json --user --install --force-clean
flatpak run ca.vlacroix.Tally

To build and run the development version, add .Devel after the application's name.

flatpak-builder .build ca.vlacroix.Tally.Devel.json --user --install --force-clean
flatpak run ca.vlacroix.Tally.Devel

Tally uses gettext for localization. These instructions assume you have it installed on your system.

To create a message file for your desired language, execute this command in a terminal from Tally's root folder:

make po/<LANG>.po

<LANG> should be replaced by the two-letter language code for the language you're translating the app to, optionally followed by an underscore _ character and a two-letter country code in ALL-CAPS i.e. fr for French or fr_CA for Canadian French.

This command creates a file in the po/ folder named <LANG>.po.

Next, edit the <LANG>.po file and add your translated strings. I recommend using Translation Editor for this.

The last strings to localize are for the ca.vlacroix.Tally.desktop file. Add new lines for the Comment, Keywords, and (if applicable) Name keys. Be sure to keep the translated lines in alphabetical order with respect to the language codes.

Once finished, try running Tally in your language using the testing instructions above. If all the strings appear to have been translated, commit your finished <LANG>.po file to Git, push the commit to a branch under your control, and submit a pull request on GitHub.

If the application is updated and the translation needs to be changed, again run this command in the project's root folder:

make po/<LANG>.po

This will update the given .po file with the new translatable strings. The updated .po file for your language may then be modified, committed, and put into a pull request as usual.