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# Colobot data translation
The translation of Colobot level titles, level hierarchy and help files
is managed through [gettext](https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/).
is managed through translation files (`*.pot` and `*.po`) as those generated by
[gettext](https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/). This is achieved by
a set of Python scripts using [polib library](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/polib).
The only requirement for generating translations is standard Python 2.6+ installation
(polib library is bundled with other script files). If you don't have Python
installed, nothing is generated and only English files are installed.
## Level scene description files
Level scene description files have english headers that are used in the
Level scene description files have English headers that are used in the
Colobot interface to describe the levels. Level scene description files
are levels/$level/scene.txt and translations are handled in the
level-specific po/ directory: levels/$levels/po/. The .pot file is the
source translation file, the *.po files are the translations.
are `levels/$level/scene.txt` and translations are handled in the
level-specific `po/` directory: `levels/$levels/po/`. The `*.pot` file is the
source translation file, the `*.po` files are the translations.
## Help files
Helpfiles are divided in two categories:
* Generic helpfiles, about the game, the objects, the syntax, etc. These
are stored in help/ , in four sub-categories: generic, bots, object
and bots.
* Level-specific helpfiles, about the level, instructions, example
programs, etc. These are stored in levels/$level/help/.
Help files are divided in two categories:
* Generic help files, about the game, the objects, the syntax, etc. These
are stored in `help/`, in four sub-categories: generic, bots, object
and bots.
* Level-specific help files, about the level, instructions, example
programs, etc. These are stored in `levels/$level/help/`.
Helpfiles have their source in english, always stored in the E/
subdirectory. Every other language directory is dynamically generated in the build process from files in level's po/ directory.
Help files have their source in English, always stored in the `E/`
subdirectory. Every other language directory is dynamically generated
in the build process from files in level's `po/` directory.
## Colobot syntax