Question 1

What is a .pot file?

Accepted Answer

A `.pot` (Portable Object Template) file is used by the GNU gettext internationalization system. It serves as a template for creating `.po` translation files. It contains all translatable strings extracted from the source code, but with empty `msgstr` fields (the translation part).

Question 2

How do I use this viewer?

Accepted Answer

Click the "Open Local File" button to select a `.pot` file from your device. Its content, including the `msgid` strings, will be displayed as plain text.

Question 3

How is this different from a .po file viewer?

Accepted Answer

`.pot` files are templates and typically don't contain translations (empty `msgstr`). `.po` files are derived from `.pot` files and contain the actual translations for a specific language. Our .po File Viewer (link to /viewer/po) is designed for viewing translated files.

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