German translation - any volunteers?

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Ian Price

I'm hoping to convert some of my in-game text into German. There's not a lot at the moment, but there may be a fair bit by the end (mainly instructions). It will all be very simple stuff (I hope). I'd rather not use an online translation service like BabelFish; I know it can give pretty good results, but they are far from perfect.

Would there be a willing victim... err... assistant that could help with translation?

Your starter for 10 points -

Start game

options

Exit

Select language

English

German


Thanks in advance :)
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Kitty Hello

Quote from: ipriceStart game = Spiel beginnen

options = Einstellungen

Exit = Beenden

Select language = Sprachauswahl (Sprache wählen / Sprache ändern - if you can write "ä")

English = Englisch

German = Deutsch

Thanks in advance = Vielen Dank im Voraus

Ian Price

Cheers Gernot. :)

I'm confused by the "Select language" text though - which is better to use? (I can add, create and use any characters required).
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Schranz0r

Use "Sprache wählen", sounds better!
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Ian Price

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Kitty Hello

It's just.. If you can't use an 'ä', then "Sprachwahl" would be quite OK. ("Select language" vs "language selection").

Ian Price

I'm trying to keep the text to an absolute minimum and to use the briefest, but most obvious and contextually correct terms possible.

My game has some windows style floating menus at the moment and 320x240 doesn't give an awful lot of space for lengthy descriptions, hence the need for short, apt descriptions.

:)

[EDIT] BTW - I know this is off-topic, but it doesn't need a thread for itself; when you open a screen on a GP2X, should it be SETSCREEN 320,240,0 or SET SCREEN 320,240,1? Does it matter?
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AndyH

I notice no difference when I do that on the PocketPC - it is always full screen ... if that is any help.

Ian Price

It's probably full screen on GP2X too, but it's best to make sure. :)
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Kitty Hello

on gp2x, no difference. You should set in in the project-setting, though.

Ian Price

Here are a few more pieces of text I need translating, if you wouldn't mind

Language              - Not "Select language"
Background scroll
Music
Clear records
Puzzle editor
Random
On
Off

Cheers :)

[EDIT]

These are what I've got with Promt English-German translation software

Sprache
Hintergrundschriftrolle
Musik
Klare{Reine} Aufzeichnungen{Rekorde}
Rätsel-Redakteur
Zufällig
Darauf
Davon

How accurate are these? - I don't really want to keep bugging people.
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Kosta

Quote from: ipriceHere are a few more pieces of text I need translating, if you wouldn't mind

....
How accurate are these? - I don't really want to keep bugging people.
Language              - Sprache
Background scroll  - Hintergrund Scrolling (translating scroll make no sense....Leave it Background scrolling or Hintergrund Scrolling)
Music                    - Musik
Clear records        - Lösche Rekorde   or   Lösche Hiscore  (<- if you mean Highscores. if you mean data ->  Lösche Daten)
Puzzle editor       - (Leave it as is:   Puzzle Editor)
Random              -  (Zufall or Zufällig   (is it an adjective,verb,subj....?)
On                       -  (Ein  or Einschalten (switch on))
Off                       -  (Aus or Ausschalten (switch off)
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Ian Price

Thanks Kosta :)

BTW -  "Random" in the sense of "play random track" and "random movement"
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Kitty Hello

Then random = "Zufällig".
"Puzzle Editor = Rätsel-Redakteur" LMFAO!!! That's an "editorial journalist who makes riddles and quizzes".

Ian Price

LOL :P

I think I'll stick to asking you guys - if you don't mind then :D
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