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==I want to help improving a existing language pack. Where do I start?== | ==I want to help improving a existing language pack. Where do I start?== | ||
You can 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 get any response, you can email [mailto:translation@moodle.org translation@moodle.org]. | You can 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 get any response, you can 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. | |||
==I've found an error in a language pack. Who do I contact?== | ==I've found an error in a language pack. Who do I contact?== |
Revision as of 10:55, 3 March 2010
Where can I set the default language for the site?
Site Administration > Language > Language settings
How can I change a word or phrase used in Moodle?
- Access Administration > Language > Language editing.
- Click the "Edit words or phrases" link in the middle of the page.
- On the edit words or phrases page click the "Switch lang directory" button and a local language folder, parentlanguage_local, will automatically be created in moodledata/lang. Files of edited strings will then be saved in this folder. This is necessary to prevent changes that you make being overwritten by a newer language pack when updating your Moodle site.
- Choose a file to edit. You may need to search through a few files before finding the file containing the word you wish to change. The file moodle.php contains all common site-wide phrases.
- Change the word or phrase.
- Click the "Save changes" button. The changed phrase will be highlighted in a different colour.
I want to help improving a existing language pack. Where do I start?
You can 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 get any response, you can email 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.
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.
Why are my changes not saved if I edit a language pack with the Moodle language pack editor?
This could be caused by a PHP accelerator. Try switching it of (usually in php.ini).
See also
- Using Moodle Languages forum
- Language editing
- Using Moodle Edited Strings Not Visible forum discussion