Translation FAQ: Difference between revisions

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I'd like to help with translating Moodle. What do I do?

Please see Translation for details of how you can help.

I've found an error in a language pack. Who do I contact?

Please contact the language pack maintainer. See Translation credits for contact details.

Another option is to check whether your language has a community discussion course - see http://moodle.org/course/category.php?id=3 - and if so, post in a forum.

The month names and days are displayed in English. How can I translate them?

Names of days and months are pulled out of your operating system. The system is configured for Moodle in langconfig.php where you have the strings locale (for -nix type operating systems) and localewin (for Windows operating systems) that should point to the right locale on your server. Your server operating system should support the language (= locale should be installed) - see also Month-name translation problem for an alternative solution.

I'm starting a new language pack or i'm contributing to one. Can I do the user interface strings first?

No, there is no way to know which strings will be shown for users and which not. But to help you a little bit, there are some unofficial priorities you can take into account.

First:

make sure langconfig is properly set up.
take a look at Translation priority. All files have a rating according to how urgent they need translating.
less urgent are also the contributed plugins, since they are not part of a standard Moodle distribution.

I've found an error in the English language pack. How do I report it?

See the section 'Suggesting improvements to English language strings' in AMOS for details of what to do.

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-==I'd like to help improve an existing language pack. Where do I start?==
+{{Language}}
+==I'd like to help with translating Moodle. What do I do?==
-Please contact the maintainer of the language pack and ask where you can help. See [[Translation credits]] for a list of translators. The top name of each language pack is the current language pack maintainer. If you don't receive a response within a reasonable time, please email [mailto:translation@moodle.org translation@moodle.org].
-Another option is to check whether your language has a community discussion course - see http://moodle.org/course/category.php?id=3 - and if so, post in a forum.
+Please see [[Translation]] for details of how you can help.
 ==I've found an error in a language pack. Who do I contact?==
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 Another option is to check whether your language has a community discussion course - see http://moodle.org/course/category.php?id=3 - and if so, post in a forum.
-==I'd like to help with translating Moodle. What do I do?==
+==The month names and days are displayed in English. How can I translate them?==
+Names of days and months are pulled out of your operating system. The system is configured for Moodle in langconfig.php where you have the strings ''locale'' (for -nix type operating systems) and ''localewin'' (for Windows operating systems) that should point to the right locale on your server. Your server operating system should support the language (= locale should be installed) - see also [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=79792 Month-name translation problem] for an alternative solution.
+==I'm starting a new language pack or i'm contributing to one. Can I do the user interface strings first?==
-Firstly, please check the [[dev:Language packs without maintainer|list of language packs without maintainer]]. If your language is listed, contact [mailto:translation@moodle.org translation@moodle.org].
+No, there is no way to know which strings will be shown for users and which not. But to help you a little bit, there are some unofficial priorities you can take into account.
-Otherwise, please check [[Translation credits]] and contact the maintainer of your language pack to ask where you can help. Once you have agreed on an area of Moodle that you intend to translate, create an account on the [http://lang.moodle.org/ Moodle languages portal] and follow the instructions on the front page.
+First:
+* make sure [[dev:Translation_langconfig|langconfig]] is properly set up.
+* take a look at [[Translation priority]]. All files have a rating according to how urgent they need translating.
+* less urgent are also the contributed plugins, since they are not part of a standard Moodle distribution.
-==The month names and days are displayed in English. How can I translate them?==
+==I've found an error in the English language pack. How do I report it?==
-Names of days and months are pulled out of your operating system. The system is configured for Moodle in langconfig.php where you have the strings ''locale'' (for -nix type operating systems) and ''localewin'' (for Windows operating systems) that should point to the right locale on your server. Your server operating system should support the language (= locale should be installed) - see also [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=79792 Month-name translation problem] for an alternative solution.
+See the section 'Suggesting improvements to English language strings' in [[AMOS]] for details of what to do.
 ==See also==
-* [[Language customization]] and editing existing language packs for 2.0
+* [[Translation]]
+* [[Language customization]] and editing existing language packs
 * [[Language FAQ]]
-* [[Translation]]
+* [[Translation priority]]
-* [[Translation 2.0]]
 * Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?f=26 Languages forum]
-[[Category:Language]]
 [[Category:FAQ]]
+[[de:Übersetzung FAQ]]

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