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NetBeans 5.5.1

NetBeans 5.5.1 is the updated version of NetBeans 5.5. So the message updates are small. Once you localize NetBeans 5.5, please try 5.5.1 too!! We provide possible information here.

Before you start

Before you start, please look into some documents to understand how to localize NetBeans IDE.


is a good starting point and the detail instructions are described in

How to localize updates


1. Please make sure you already translated NetBeans 5.5 IDE


We provide only updated files in l10n-kit. So you need to localize NetBeans 5.5 first.

If you haven't localized 5.5 and you want to localize 5.5.1 files from scratch, please goto step 7.

2. Copy NetBeans 5.5 localized files to NetBeans 5.5.1 branch


Please copy your files e.g. Bundle_ja.properties to release551 branch. If you don't have cvs access, please ask dev@translatedfiles.netbeans.org.

3. Pick up l10n-kit from

l10n-kit are ready for both simple and OmegaT project format. Please note that this l10n-kit contains only updated files.

l10n-kit (just English files)

OmegaT project


Please send the information you start the localization.

4. Localize them


You can use own your editor or some translate-assist tool like OmegaT. Please refer these docs to know how to translate.

5. Integrate


If you have cvs acces to translatedfiles/src, please integrate them into cvs directly. If don't, please send zip file to dev@translatedfiles.netbeans.org.

6. Verify


Daily build is being prepared. Download it from the following URL with selection 5.5.1 and Daily.


7. Fix translations in entire IDE


When you find the translations localized already and you want to fix them, also if you localize 5.5.1 from scrach, please pick up the entire l10n-kit from below. There are 3 types of l10n-kit, you can pick up one for your need.

Include all English files of 5.5.1

OmegaT projects, split into two - minimum (NetBeans Platform) and others (other files)

OmegaT projects, split into each module e.g. core, ide, j2ee and etc. 

Integration information e.g. cvs branch


Please use "release551" branch. All localized files should be under translatedfiles/src/.

Translation Status


Translation Validation


Wordcount information


Detail Information


New File


http://wiki.netbeans.org/wiki/attach/TFNb551L10nKit/diff.txt

Update files


ant/debugger/src/org/netbeans/modules/ant/debugger/Bundle.properties
ant/project/src/org/netbeans/modules/project/ant/Bundle.properties
editor/bookmarks/src/org/netbeans/lib/editor/bookmarks/actions/Bundle.properties
editor/options/src/org/netbeans/modules/options/codetemplates/Bundle.properties
ide/branding/core/startup/src/org/netbeans/core/startup/Bundle_nb.properties
ide/branding/core/windows/src/org/netbeans/core/windows/view/ui/Bundle_nb.properties
ide/welcome/src/org/netbeans/modules/welcome/resources/Bundle.properties
installer/asbundle/src/org/netbeans/installer/Bundle.properties
installer/coreide/src/org/netbeans/installer/Bundle.properties
installer/jbossbundle/src/org/netbeans/installer/Bundle.properties
installer/jdkbundle/src/org/netbeans/installer/Bundle.properties
installer/mobility/src/org/netbeans/installer/cluster/Bundle.properties
installer/profiler/src/org/netbeans/installer/cluster/Bundle.properties
projects/projectui/src/org/netbeans/modules/project/ui/Bundle.properties
projects/projectui/src/org/netbeans/modules/project/ui/actions/Bundle.properties
serverplugins/jboss4/src/org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/jboss4/Bundle.properties
serverplugins/jboss4/src/org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/jboss4/ide/ui/Bundle.properties
serverplugins/jboss4/src/org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/jboss4/resources/Bundle.properties
tomcatint/tomcat5/src/org/netbeans/modules/tomcat5/util/Bundle.properties
websvc/jaxws20/src/org/netbeans/modules/websvc/jaxws20/Bundle.properties
xml/wsdl/api/src/org/netbeans/modules/xml/wsdl/validator/visitor/Bundle.properties
xml/xam/src/org/netbeans/modules/xml/xam/Bundle.properties

Updated html files


ide/branding/release/README.html
websvc/core/src/org/netbeans/modules/websvc/wsdl/resources/WSDL.html


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