README for the [FRENCH] LANGUAGE PACK FOR MYBULLETINBOARD

This language pack is meant for MyBulletinBoard 1.6.5. 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 http://www.mybboard.com and click Downloads and Additional Languages.

CONTENTS

  1. Introduction
  2. Installation
  3. Usage
  4. Changes made since the previous language pack
  5. IMPORTANT NOTICE
  6. Additional information
  7. 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

The French text is stored in language files, which are packed in an archive file together with this readme and the french translation of this readme. These language files are divided amongst several folders. With this package several image files are also distributed. These images contain the french translation for the buttons and the usergroup images.

This readme, the french lisez-moi and are in the main folder. The file french.php is in the /inc/languages folder, the files containing the translations of the text for the front end are in a subfolder called /inc/languages/french and the files containing the translations of the text 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. Navigate to the folder on your server called inc and to the folder called languages, which will be located in the folder called inc.

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

  5. 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.

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

  7. Navigate with your FTP program to the subfolder called images on your server.

  8. After that navigate to the subfolder called images on your computer. You will see a folder called french in this folder.

  9. Copy this folder called french (which is located in the subfolder images) from your computer to the folder images on the server. The files closed.gif, newreply.gif, newthread.gif, pm_delete.gif, pm_forward.gif, pm_reply.gif, postbit_delete.gif, postbit_edit.gif, postbit_email.gif, postbit_find.gif, postbit_multiquote.gif, postbit_multiquote_on.gif, postbit_pm.gif, postbit_profile.gif, postbit_quickquote.gif, postbit_quote.gif, postbit_replyall.gif, postbit_report.gif, postbit_spam.gif, postbit_warn.gif, postbit_www.gif and rateuser.gif will be located in this folder called french.

  10. After that navigate with your FTP program on the server to the subfolder images again, and after that to the subfolder groupimages.

  11. Navigate to the subfolder called images and the subfolder called groupimages (which is located in the subfolder images). You will see a subfolder called french.

  12. 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.gif, team-designer.gif, team-developer.gif, team-management.gif, team-mod.gif, team-supermod.gif, team-support.gif en team-tester.gif will be located in this folder called french.

  13. The install/resources/languages.lang.php file was translated, so you have he installation in french.

  14. Furthermore, files from /inc/datahandlers subfolders were also translated and added to this archive. Although is not essential, you can replace them on your server.

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.

4. CHANGES MADE SINCE THE PREVIOUS LANGUAGE PACK

Below are the most obvious changes compared to the previous version of translation.

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 addinition 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://community.mybb.com/. 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