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Update devGuide for translating symbols, gestures, character descriptions #17590

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Expand Up @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ It is assumed that characters will have the same description regardless of their

#### Translating this file {#TranslatingCharacterDescriptionsFile}

Translation of `characterDescriptions.dic` happens on SVN following [the automatic workflow process](https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/wiki/TranslatingUsingAutomaticProcess).
Translation of `characterDescriptions.dic` happens via [Pull Request to NVDA](https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/blob/master/projectDocs/dev/contributing.md).

For a full example and reference, please look at [the English `characterDescriptions.dic` file](https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/blob/master/source/locale/en/characterDescriptions.dic).

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#### Translating this file {#TranslatingSymbolsFile}
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I'd move this paragraph at the end. Indeed the sentence before announces the two next paragraphs.


Translation of `symbols.dic` happens on SVN following [the automatic workflow process](https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/wiki/TranslatingUsingAutomaticProcess).
Translation of `symbols.dic` happens via [Pull Request to NVDA](https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/blob/master/projectDocs/dev/contributing.md).

See the file [locale\en\symbols.dic](https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/blob/master/source/locale/en/symbols.dic) for the English definitions which are inherited for all locales.

#### Defining Complex Symbols {#complexSymbols}
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#### Translating this file {#TranslatingGesturesFile}

Translations for `gestures.ini` happen on SVN following [the automatic workflow process](https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/wiki/TranslatingUsingAutomaticProcess).
Translation of `gestures.ini` happens via [Pull Request to NVDA](https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/blob/master/projectDocs/dev/contributing.md).

1. In your local copy of the screenReaderTranslations repository, check if the `gestures.ini` file exists, e.g. `d:\SVN\SRT\fr\gestures.ini`
* If this file does not exist, create it by copying it from the last version of NVDA.
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