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= Online with Pootle =
= Documentation for Translators =
Pootle is an online translation tool for translating the po files.  
There is a separate page with [[Documentation for Translators]].


Please go to http://pootle.openpetra.org and register yourself. Unfortunately this is not provided by Sourceforge, so you will need a separate account.
= Testing a translation =
You can get a test installation, by running


Also have a look at these instructions, http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Pootle/FAQ; especially [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Pootle/FAQ#How_do_I_jump_directly_to_the_untranslated_strings_.3F How do I jump directly to the untranslated strings?] was helpful to me.
curl https://get.openpetra.org | bash -s test


Please let us know which languages to create.
Then just replace your language file in /home/op_test/client/locales, and reload your browser.
= locally with Poedit =
== Poedit ==
Please download the [http://www.poedit.net/ Poedit Editor] that allows easy editing of language files. It is available for all major operating systems.


This is a screenshot of the editor (click on it to see the fullsize picture):
= Reviewing the translation template =
 
Please have a look at [[Reviewing the translation template]]
[[Image:poedit.png|200px]]
 
== Get the language files ==
You are welcome to ask on the forum ([http://sourceforge.net/apps/phpbb/openpetraorg/viewforum.php?f=13 Forum Translations/Internationalisation]) for the empty or current translation file for the language you want to translate.
 
 
Alternatively, you can check the Git repository online for the language file:
* http://openpetraorg.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=openpetraorg;a=tree;f=i18n;hb=HEAD
The easiest is to download the empty file '''new.po''', and then rename it to your language code, and then start translating.
 
There is another file for the internationalisation of the installer; this file can be edited in a normal text editor:
* http://openpetraorg.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=openpetraorg;a=tree;f=setup/petra0300/language;hb=HEAD
The easiest is to download the english version, and rename the file, and replace the texts with the new language.
 
== Try and test your language file ==
You will find that Poedit in the default setting will create a file with extension .mo in the same directory where you have your .po file. It is for example called de.mo. Please rename this file to i18n.mo and move it to your OpenPetra.org installation (eg. C:\Program Files\OpenPetra.org), subdirectory bin30\locale\de\LC_MESSAGES.
 
For example, the file is now called: <code>C:\Program Files\OpenPetra.org\bin30\locale\de\LC_MESSAGES\i18n.mo</code>
 
If your Windows system is running in that language, it will automatically use that language when you start the OpenPetra.org Client (and Server).
 
If you are running a German Windows System and want to test the Russian translation, you need to add the Environment variable LANGUAGE with value ru. You can do this in Control Panel, System, Advanced Tab, button Environment Variables, and add the new variable in the user variable section. You can see a demonstration with screenshots [http://www.chem.gla.ac.uk/~louis/software/faq/q1.html on this external page].
 
== Send the modified language files ==
Please post the translated or modified language files (extension: .po; and .isl) in the Forum ([http://sourceforge.net/apps/phpbb/openpetraorg/viewforum.php?f=13 Forum Translations/Internationalisation]). We will integrate it into the next release of OpenPetra.org.
 
Thank you very much!

Latest revision as of 06:16, 26 March 2020

Documentation for Translators

There is a separate page with Documentation for Translators.

Testing a translation

You can get a test installation, by running 

curl https://get.openpetra.org | bash -s test

Then just replace your language file in /home/op_test/client/locales, and reload your browser.

Reviewing the translation template

Please have a look at Reviewing the translation template

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