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+
+Using a translation
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+All available translations can be found in the locale directory in the
+poweradmin base directory. The Dutch translation for example, can be
+found in nl_NL. To review the status of the translation, you can have a
+look at the nl.po file in the LC_MESSAGE directory.
+
+If you want to use a translation, say the nl_NL, all you have to do is 
+edit inc/i18n.php file and change the $language variable to the desired
+language, for example "nl_NL".
+
+If this doesn't work, your system isn't setup properly.
+
+
+Adding a new translation
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+If you want to create a new translation you can do the following. For
+example, if you want to create a Dutch translation:
+ 
+ - cd /path/to/poweradmin/
+ - mkdir -p locale/nl_NL/LC_MESSAGES/
+ - cp docs/template.pot locale/nl_NL/LC_MESSAGES/nl.po
+ - cd locale/nl_NL/LC_MESSAGES/
+ - vim nl.po
+ - msgfmt nl.po -o message.mo
+
+
+Updating the translation template file
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+If creating a new translation and you are not sure if the template file
+that was provided in the distribution, you may want to re-create the 
+template file. To do so, do the following:
+
+
+ - cd /path/to/poweradmin/
+ - xgettext --no-wrap -o docs/template.pot *.php inc/*.php
+
+The last command updates the template file in docs/ directory.
+
+