Translations

Structure

Here is the structure of translation directories:

data
│
├── po
│   ├── messages.pot
│   ├── <lang>.po
│   ├── <lang>.po
│   └── …
│
└── translations
    ├── <lang>.mo
    ├── <lang>.mo
    └── …
  • data/po/messages.pot: template for PO files
  • data/po/<lang>.po: PO file which contains strings with their translations
  • data/translations/<lang>.mo: generated MO file from its associated PO file

Manage the POT file

To create a new POT file:

find . -type f -name "*.py" | xgettext --sort-output -o data/po/messages.pot -kN_ -k_ -f -

To update an existing POT file:

find . -type f -name "*.py" | xgettext -j --sort-output -o data/po/messages.pot -kN_ -k_ -f -

Add a language

To add a language you would like, you have several options.

  1. Open an issue to request it: https://github.com/fofix/fofix/issues/new.

  2. Ask for a new language on Transifex.

  3. Make a pull request with the new PO file:

    msginit --input=data/po/messages.pot --locale=<code> --output=data/po/<lang>.po
    

Translate

To translate some strings, you should use our Transifex project. Please, feel free to join us :).

Note

Since there are a lot of strings to translate, it is easier using a web editor than using a local one like Poedit.

Note

Transifex is not the best choice for translations because it’s not open source anymore, but:

  • the community is still big
  • the interface looks nice.

Other open source web editors could be used later, if Transifex is not great enough for us:

  • Launchpad
  • Zanata (a project exists already, but is not used)
  • a self-hosted tool (Weblate, Pootle, …).