README for the [FRENCH] LANGUAGE PACK FOR MYBULLETINBOARD

This language pack is meant for MyBulletinBoard 1.8.23. If you are using a newer version of MyBulletinBoard then please check if a newer language pack is available. To do so please go to Translations.

CONTENTS

  1. Introduction
  2. Installation
  3. Usage
  4. IMPORTANT NOTICE
  5. Additional information
  6. Remerciements

1. INTRODUCTION

You have chosen to use MyBulletinBoard as the software for your bulletin board. We wish to thank you for that choice and hope you will like our software.

In order to satisfy as many users as possible MyBulletinBoard is available in a multitude of languages. By default MyBulletinBoard is installed with the American English language files, but thanks to many volunteers MyBulletinBoard is also available in other languages. This language pack will allow you to use MyBulletinBoard in [french].

2. INSTALLATION

This readme file, as the english one are not to be uploaded.

All other files/folders are to upload to the root of your forum by respecting the tree archive.
The french.php file is in the /inc/languages folder, the files containing the text translations for the front end are in a subfolder called /inc/languages/french and the files containing the text translations for the admin end are in a subfolder called /inc/languages/french/admin in the previously mentioned subfolder french. Additionally a folder called images will be present. This folder contains the images with the french text.

You will have to create the same folder structure on your server and place the language files in those folders. Below are extensive instructions on how to do this. We will assume you have already extracted the contents of the archive to your computer, which means the files are already available and the folder structure is as it should be. We will also assume you know how to use an FTP program to connect to your server. The tasks below should be executable with any FTP program.

  1. Open your FTP program and connect to your server.

  2. Navigate with your FTP program to the folder on your server in which you installed MyBulletinBoard.

  3. If you extracted all the files keeping the directory structure of the archive, simply upload the three folders inc, images and install, without changing the location of any file.

  4. If you have not extracted the archive or you prefer to do it manually, proceed as follows:

    1. Navigate to the folder on your server called inc and to the folder called languages, which will be located in the folder called inc.

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    2. Copy the file french.php from your computer to this folder on the server. It should then be present in the folder languages.

    3. After that copy the folder called french from your computer to this folder on the server. This folder and its contents should then be present in the folder languages.

    4. Navigate with your FTP program to the folder on your server in which you installed MyBulletinBoard.

    5. Navigate with your FTP program to the subfolder called groupimages in the folder images on your server.

    6. Copy this folder called french (which is located in the subfolder groupimages) from your computer to the folder groupimages on the server. The files team-administrator.png, team-designer.png, team-developer.png, team-management.png, team-mod.png, team-supermod.png, team-support.png, team-tester.png must be located in this folder called french.

    7. Make the following manipulations only il you want to translate the installer et if this pack matches exactly with your MyBB version. Otherwise do not upload these files because they could perturb the MyBB install.

    8. Navigate to the subfolder called install the to the subfolder called reesources.

    9. Copy the files language.lang.php, mybb_theme.xml, mysql_db_inserts.php, settings.xml, tasks.xml et usergroups.xml in this resourcesfolder

    You have now uploaded all necessary files to the server. Read the following paragraphs for more information on how to enable the french language on your board.

    3. USAGE

    After uploading the required files you can use the french translation for your copy of MyBulletinBoard. We will hereafter discuss how to use the french translation for the front end of the board, how to use the french translation for the admin area of the board and how to set the french translation as the default language for your board. The default language will be used by guests and users who haven't set a language preference.

    5. IMPORTANT NOTICE

    To translate all the Admin part, not only the menus, I completed the two "config_settings.lang.php" files (one in english, other in french) with all settings and setting groups.
    For example, if you take a look at the "config_settings.lang.php" english file, you will see the addition of all "settings" and "setting groups".

    These files are located respectively:
    - for the french file: /inc/languages/french/admin/settings.lang.php
    - for the english file: /inc/languages/english/admin/settings.lang.php
    These files replaces the original files !

    If you don't want to install these complete files and rather keep the original files:
    BEFORE UPLOAD:delete them

    6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    You might spot a few errors in the translation. We encourage you to report these errors at http://www.mybb.fr/thread-7030.html. Your comments are a valuable source of information and we will use your comments to improve future translations!

    7. SPECIAL THANKS

    I wish to thanks all the MyBB.fr members who helped me on fixing some bugs in this latest translation release

    Thank you to all members of MyBB.fr who gave me their support or who have submitted bug reports.

    We hope you will enjoy using MyBulletinBoard,

    Spyto
    French Translator for MyBB.fr
    MyBB.fr Forum