Commons:SVG Translation Campaign 2019 in India/Resources
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This page helps you to understand the basics of vector graphics, SVGs, and using Inkscape. The tutorials will guide you through translating an SVG using Inkscape and also upload it back to Wikimedia Commons. Eventually, the goal is to make you contribute to the campaign. If you any questions, please post them to the help desk. |
SVG Translation Campaign 2019 in India |
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Steps to participate
[edit]- Following these steps will help you to participate in the campaign with ease.
- Add yourself to the participants list
- Watch this video about vector graphics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2thSkOa_Xg
- Watch this video about basics of Inkscape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppkN_ctR2kY
- [Important] Watch this video about translating SVG files and participating in this campaign:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5OOZMIq-8A - Download and install Inkscape (from General resources section)
- Download and install required fonts (from Fonts section)
- Go to the images list of the language that want to translate to.
- Select an image from the list, and mark it with the following code: {{working}} ~~~~
(Please note that if the status appears "working" for more than seven days (by signature), it'll be removed, and allow other users to work on it.) - Video Tutorial: Point 3
- Download and translate the file
- Upload the file to Wikimedia Commons and tag it with required categories
- Create "Other versions" template and add it files as needed (optional, only if the template doesn't exist previously)
- Mark the file as done in the images list: {{done}} ~~~~
- In case of any queries or help, please ask on the help desk, or contact any of the organisers.
- Join the Telegram group of the campaign at https://t.me/joinchat/E1HSNhOXJZWnxus-36PuNA
General resources
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| 1 | Video tutorial: Step by step tutorial to translate SVG files from Commons using Inkscape, and uploading to WCommons+entry to campaign |
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Learn more about:
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| 3 | Download Inkscape | |
| 4 | Inkscape installation on Chromebook Installing Linux (beta) in Chromebook and then Inkscape (After Linux beta installation, open the terminal and follow the steps in second link) |
Fonts
[edit] | Please download the following fonts for your respective languages, and install them before translating the files. |
 | WCommnons uses Lohit fonts for rendering scripts of Indian-languages in SVGs. These fonts are open source licensed under the GPL, by Red Hat. They are currently maitained by the Fedora Project. To download the collective set of 16 languages (as, bn, gu, hi, kn, ks, kok/gom, mai, ml, mr, ne, or, pa, sd, ta, te), follow this download link: http://rbhalera.fedorapeople.org/released/lohit/lohit-fonts-2.3.8.tar.gz. If you want to know about font installation, please to go the next section. |
Dictionaries
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| Bharatavani |
| Shabdkosh (বাংলা, ગુજરાતી, हिन्दी, ಕನ್ನಡ, മലയാളം, मराठी, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, தமிழ், తెలుగు) |
| Khandbahale |
| Glosbe Inter Indic Dictionary |
| Dictionary.com For English meanings and pronunciations for transliteration |
| Code | Language name | Dictionary Links |
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| as | Assamese (অসমীয়া) | |
| bh | Bihari (भोजपुरी) | |
| bn | Bengali (বাংলা) | |
| dty | Doteli (डोटेली) | |
| gom | Goan Konkani (गोंयची कोंकणी) | |
| gu | Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) | |
| hi | Hindi (हिन्दी) | |
| kn | Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) | |
| mai | Maithili (मैथिली) | |
| ml | Malayalam (മലയാളം) | |
| mr | Marathi (मराठी) | |
| ne | Nepali (नेपाली) | |
| or | Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) | |
| pa | Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) | |
| sa | Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्) | |
| sat | Santali (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ) | |
| ta | Tamil (தமிழ்) | தமிழ் விக்சனரி |
| te | Telugu (తెలుగు) | |
| tcy | Tulu (ತುಳು) | |
| ur | Urdu (اردو) |