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@@ -9,56 +9,64 @@

 <hr />

 <p>

-Effective use of Tor is made possible by an ecosystem of software.

-Many different parts of this ecosystem need translation help: Our <a

-href="https://translation.torproject.org/">Translation Portal</a> will suit

-most translators best.

-In addition to the main Tor website and Tor documentation, there are currently

-other projects in need of translation help. In order of importance they

-are: Vidalia, Torbutton and TorCheck. Please read the sections that interest

-you and if you need help, please ask — we're always happy to lend a hand.

+The Tor bundles include several different programs, all of which need

+translation help. In order of importance they are: Vidalia, Torbutton

+and TorCheck. Please read the sections below and help out. If

+you need help, please ask — we're always happy to lend a hand.

+</p>

+

+# The below three paragraphs should get merged into the project

+# descriptors inside Pootle, and then removed from here. -RD

+<p>

+<a href="http://vidalia-project.net/">Vidalia</a> is a program that

+provides a graphical interface for Tor. While Tor is just a proxy that

+runs in the background, Vidalia lets you start and stop the Tor software,

+configure it, view its status at a glance, and monitor bandwidth usage.

+</p>

+

+<p>

+<a href="https://torbutton.torproject.org/dev/">Torbutton</a>

+is a Firefox extension that protects Firefox users from many different

+threats. Since Torbutton is necessary to help protect users, we need

+Torbutton to be translated into as many languages as possible.

+</p>

+

+<p>

+<a href="https://check.torproject.org/">TorCheck</a> is a website that

+allows Tor users to check if they are using Tor properly. Since TorCheck

+is the first website that some Tor users see, and its goal is to let

+them know if their browser is set up correctly, it is useful to have

+this page available in many languages.

 </p>

 <ul>

-<li><a href="#TTP">The Tor Translation Portal</a></li>

-<li><a href="#TTPVidalia">Tor Translation Portal walkthrough with Vidalia</a></li>

-<li><a href="#TranslatingVidalia">Translating Vidalia</a></li>

-<li><a href="#TranslatingTorbutton">Translating Torbutton</a></li>

-<li><a href="#TranslatingTorCheck">Translating Torcheck</a></li>

+<li><a href="#TTP">Using The Tor Translation Portal</a></li>

+<li><a href="#TranslatingVidalia">Other Vidalia components</a></li>

 <li><a href="#TranslatingTor">Translating the Tor website and

 documentation</a></li>

 </ul>

 <a id="TTP"></a>

-<h2><a class="anchor" href="#TTP">The Tor Translation Portal</a></h2>

+<a id="TTPVidalia"></a>

+<h2><a class="anchor" href="#TTP">Using The Tor Translation Portal</a></h2>

 <hr />

 <p>

 The <a href="https://translation.torproject.org/">Tor Translation Portal</a>

-is a website that lists all sentences or phrases (called "strings") used

+is a website that lets users contribute translations online using their

+web browser. It lists all sentences or phrases (called "strings") used

 by a particular project, and allows interested volunteers to translate

-individual

-sentences or phrases as they are able.

+individual sentences or phrases as they are able.

 </p>

 <p>

 You can check the status of all translations for a given project by visiting

 each project page.  The following statuses are updated in real time when new

 translations are added:

+<a href="https://translation.torproject.org/projects/vidalia/">Vidalia</a>,

 <a href="https://translation.torproject.org/projects/torbutton/">Torbutton</a>,

-<a href="https://translation.torproject.org/projects/torcheck/">TorCheck</a> and

-of course <a

-href="https://translation.torproject.org/projects/vidalia/">Vidalia</a>.

-</p>

-

-<a id="TTPVidalia"></a>

-<h2>

-<a class="anchor" href="#TTPVidalia">Translating Vidalia with the Tor Translation Portal</a></h2>

-<hr />

-

-<p>

-Vidalia uses the <a href="https://translation.torproject.org/">Tor

-Translation Portal</a> to manage translations.

+and

+<a href="https://translation.torproject.org/projects/torcheck/">TorCheck</a>.

 </p>

 <p>

@@ -156,7 +164,8 @@ language and project (Vidalia and German, for this example).

 </p>

 <p>

-That's all there is to it!

+That's all there is to it! Be sure to go through the steps again and

+contribute to Torbutton and Torcheck too.

 </p>

 <p>

@@ -184,7 +193,7 @@ select the file and click the 'Upload file' button.

 <hr />

 <p>

-In addition to the Vidalia GUI itself, which is covered by the above <a

+In addition to the main Vidalia interface, which is covered by the above <a

 href="#TTPVidalia">Vidalia walkthrough</a>, we also need translations

 for the Win32 installer and the help documentation.

 </p>

@@ -216,18 +225,6 @@ the choices the software makes on their behalf. We're currently looking

 for German and Bulgarian translators; perhaps you're the right person for the job?

 </p>

-<a id="TranslatingTorbutton"></a>

-<h2>

-<a class="anchor" href="#TranslatingTorbutton">Translating Torbutton</a></h2>

-<hr />

-

-<p>

-<a href="https://torbutton.torproject.org/dev/">Torbutton</a>

-is a Firefox extension that protects Firefox users from many different

-threats. Since Torbutton is necessary to help protect users, we need

-Torbutton to be translated into as many languages as possible.

-</p>

-

 <p>

 Torbutton (like Vidalia and TorCheck) translation is managed by the <a

 href="https://translation.torproject.org/">Tor Translation Portal</a>. You can

@@ -248,49 +245,6 @@ translation-portal>#TTPVidalia">our example walkthrough with Vidalia</a>.

 Torbutton uses the same system with the same processes.

 </p>

-<a id="TranslatingTorCheck"></a>

-<h2><a class="anchor" href="#TranslatingTorCheck">Translating TorCheck</a></h2>

-<hr />

-

-<p>

-TorCheck is the simplest and smallest of the bunch. TorCheck is a

-website run by a simple python program. It allows Tor users to check if

-they are using Tor properly. Since TorCheck is the first website that

-some Tor users see, and its goal is to let them know if their browser

-is set up correctly, it is useful to have this page available in many

-languages. TorCheck is also the easiest to translate as it's a single

-very small file with only a few strings.

-</p>

-

-<p>

-TorCheck (like Vidalia and Torbutton) is managed by the  <a

-href="https://translation.torproject.org/">Tor Translation Portal</a>. Simply visit the <a

-href="https://translation.torproject.org/projects/torcheck/">TorCheck

-translation status page</a> to see what's in need of translation. Please just

-jump in and start translating the missing messages. (You'll have to create an account and log in.)

-</p>

-

-<p>

-If you're unsure about how to use the <a

-href="https://translation.torproject.org/">Tor Translation Portal</a> to

-translate TorCheck, please read <a href="<page

-translation-portal>#TTPVidalia">our example walkthrough with Vidalia</a>.

-TorCheck uses the same system with the same processes.

-</p>

-

-<p>

-If the locale

-you wish to add support for isn't translated or doesn't exist, you can easily

-start the translation. Simply download a copy of

-<a

-href="https://tor-svn.freehaven.net/svn/translation/trunk/projects/torcheck/templates/TorCheck.pot">the

-gettext template from the subversion repository</a>, open it in your text

-editor, and start translating.

-When you're finished translating, you'll want to submit a patch via email

-to the <tt>tor-translation</tt> team as listed on the

-<a href="<page contact>">contact page</a>. Files should be encoded as UTF-8.

-</p>

-

 <a id="TranslatingTor"></a>

 <h2><a class="anchor" href="#TranslatingTor">Translating the

 Tor website and documentation</a></h2>