\chapentry {Introduction}{1}{1}
\secentry {The Purpose of GNU \code {gettext}}{1}{1}{1}
\secentry {I18n, L10n, and Such}{1}{2}{2}
\secentry {Aspects in Native Language Support}{1}{3}{3}
\secentry {Files Conveying Translations}{1}{4}{5}
\secentry {Overview of GNU \code {gettext}}{1}{5}{5}
\chapentry {PO Files and PO Mode Basics}{2}{9}
\secentry {Completing GNU \code {gettext} Installation}{2}{1}{9}
\secentry {The Format of PO Files}{2}{2}{9}
\secentry {Main Commands}{2}{3}{11}
\secentry {Entry Positioning}{2}{4}{12}
\secentry {Normalizing Strings in Entries}{2}{5}{14}
\chapentry {Preparing Program Sources}{3}{16}
\secentry {Triggering \code {gettext} Operations}{3}{1}{16}
\secentry {How Marks Appears in Sources}{3}{2}{17}
\secentry {Marking Translatable Strings}{3}{3}{18}
\secentry {Special Cases of Translatable Strings}{3}{4}{20}
\chapentry {Making the Initial PO File}{4}{22}
\secentry {Invoking the \code {xgettext} Program}{4}{1}{22}
\secentry {C Sources Context}{4}{2}{23}
\secentry {Using Translation Compendiums}{4}{3}{25}
\chapentry {Updating Existing PO Files}{5}{26}
\secentry {Invoking the \code {tupdate} Program}{5}{1}{26}
\secentry {Untranslated Entries}{5}{2}{26}
\secentry {Obsolete Entries}{5}{3}{27}
\secentry {Modifying Translations}{5}{4}{28}
\secentry {Modifying Comments}{5}{5}{30}
\secentry {Consulting Auxiliary PO Files}{5}{6}{31}
\chapentry {Producing Binary MO Files}{6}{32}
\secentry {Invoking the \code {msgfmt} Program}{6}{1}{32}
\secentry {The Format of GNU MO Files}{6}{2}{33}
\chapentry {The User's View}{7}{36}
\secentry {The Current \file {NLS} Matrix for GNU}{7}{1}{36}
\secentry {Magic for Installers}{7}{2}{36}
\secentry {Magic for End Users}{7}{3}{37}
\chapentry {The Programmer's View}{8}{38}
\secentry {About \code {catgets}}{8}{1}{38}
\subsecentry {The Interface}{8}{1}{1}{38}
\subsecentry {Problems with the \code {catgets} Interface?!}{8}{1}{2}{39}
\secentry {About \code {gettext}}{8}{2}{39}
\subsecentry {The Interface}{8}{2}{1}{39}
\subsecentry {Solving Ambiguities}{8}{2}{2}{40}
\subsecentry {Locating Message Catalog Files}{8}{2}{3}{41}
\subsecentry {Optimization of the *gettext functions}{8}{2}{4}{41}
\secentry {Comparing the Two Interfaces}{8}{3}{43}
\secentry {Using libintl.a in own programs}{8}{4}{44}
\secentry {Being a \code {gettext} grok}{8}{5}{44}
\secentry {Temporary Notes for the Programmers Chapter}{8}{6}{45}
\subsecentry {Temporary - Two Possible Implementations}{8}{6}{1}{45}
\subsecentry {Temporary - About \code {catgets}}{8}{6}{2}{46}
\subsecentry {Temporary - Why a single implementation}{8}{6}{3}{46}
\subsecentry {Temporary - Double layer solution}{8}{6}{4}{47}
\subsecentry {Temporary - Notes}{8}{6}{5}{47}
\chapentry {The Translator's View}{9}{48}
\secentry {Introduction 0}{9}{1}{48}
\secentry {Introduction 1}{9}{2}{48}
\secentry {Discussions}{9}{3}{49}
\secentry {Organization}{9}{4}{50}
\subsecentry {Central Coordination}{9}{4}{1}{50}
\subsecentry {National Teams}{9}{4}{2}{51}
\subsubsecentry {Sub-Cultures} {9}{4}{2}{1} {51}
\subsubsecentry {Organizational Ideas} {9}{4}{2}{2} {52}
\subsecentry {Mailing Lists}{9}{4}{3}{52}
\secentry {Information Flow}{9}{5}{53}
\chapentry {The Maintainer's View}{10}{54}
\secentry {Flat or Non-Flat Directory Structures}{10}{1}{54}
\secentry {Prerequisite Works}{10}{2}{54}
\secentry {Invoking the \code {gettextize} Program}{10}{3}{55}
\secentry {Files You Must Create or Alter}{10}{4}{56}
\subsecentry {\file {POTFILES} in \file {po/}}{10}{4}{1}{57}
\subsecentry {\file {configure.in} at top level}{10}{4}{2}{57}
\subsecentry {\file {aclocal.m4} at top level}{10}{4}{3}{58}
\subsecentry {\file {acconfig.h} at top level}{10}{4}{4}{59}
\subsecentry {\file {Makefile.in} at top level}{10}{4}{5}{59}
\subsecentry {\file {Makefile.in} in \file {src/}}{10}{4}{6}{60}
\chapentry {Concluding Remarks}{11}{61}
\secentry {History of GNU \code {gettext}}{11}{1}{61}
\secentry {Related Readings}{11}{2}{62}