[gtranslator] help: Importing all po files from a git folder is a bad idea



commit d9a948011b0cc0cf05bd4d30b25d6fd9c6017d1b
Author: Andre Klapper <a9016009 gmx de>
Date:   Fri Sep 27 12:12:39 2019 +0200

    help: Importing all po files from a git folder is a bad idea

 help/C/gtr-create-tm.page | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/help/C/gtr-create-tm.page b/help/C/gtr-create-tm.page
index c07e2320..a241b8e4 100644
--- a/help/C/gtr-create-tm.page
+++ b/help/C/gtr-create-tm.page
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <link type="seealso" xref="gtr-shortcut-keys"/>
            
     <revision pkgversion="2.91.6" date="2013-06-18" status="review"/>
-    <revision pkgversion="3.32.1" date="2019-09-17" status="review"/>
+    <revision pkgversion="3.34.0" date="2019-09-27" status="review"/>
    <credit type="author copyright">
       <name>Radina Matic</name>
       <email its:translate="no">radina matic gmail com</email>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
   <p>With <app>Gtranslator</app> you can start with a blank translation memory (TM), and each time you 
translate a string it will be added as a new entry in the TM database.</p>
   
-  <p>You can also build the TM by importing strings from an already existing PO file (for example one that 
has been created for the previous version of the program or web application that you are working on). That 
way, if there are similar strings in the PO file that you are working on, <app>Gtranslator</app> will display 
them in the TM panel and you can choose to use them as it is, or change/adapt them for the string you are 
translating.</p>
+  <p>You can also build the TM by importing strings from an already existing PO file (for example one that 
has been created for the previous version of the program or web application that you are working on). That 
way, if there are similar strings in the PO file that you are working on, <app>Gtranslator</app> will display 
them in the TM panel and you can choose to <link xref="gtr-use-delete-entry">use these strings</link> as is, 
or change/adapt them for the string you are translating.</p>
  
 <figure>
   <title>Gtranslator TM panel</title>
@@ -41,10 +41,12 @@
  <media type="image" mime="image/png" src="figures/gtranslator_tm_strings.png"/>
 </figure>
 
-<p>To create <gui>Translation Memory</gui> from an existing PO file:</p>
+<p>To add strings to the <gui>Translation Memory</gui> from existing PO files:</p>
 
 <list type="numbered">
       <item><p>Press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and select <gui 
style="menuitem">Build translation memory</gui>.</p></item>
+      <item><p>Select the folder where the PO files are stored.</p></item>
+      <item><p>If the folder also contains PO files for other languages, select <gui>Use only files with 
this name</gui> and enter a file name (like <file>xy.po</file>). If you do not do this, then your translation 
memory will also contain translations for these other languages as it will import all PO files in the 
folder.</p></item>
       <item><p>Select the folder where the PO files are stored, and press <gui style="button">Add to 
Database</gui>.</p></item>
       <item><p>Press <gui style="button">Close</gui> to finish.</p></item>
 </list>


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