Internationalisation

[digitaltrails]

Version 1.8.2, includes code for localised language translations. While a localisation capability now exists, I lack any properly proofed translations. Please contact me If you'd be interested in a localised version and would like to assist by proofreading a language file (I can generate a starter file by using sites such as google translate).

Here is a screenshot of vdu_controls localised by using scripts to bulk update Qt .ts files from text generated by deepl.com and google-translate.

[andreondra]

Hello, I can help with translating to Czech language if you are interested.

[digitaltrails]

Hello, I can help with translating to Czech language if you are interested.

Thanks. It would be nice to have someone actually using the internationalisation.
I don't think anyone is using the translations. No one has commented on them. I can't believe that deepl.com and Google Translate have produced perfect results. Because I have no evidence they are being used, I was thinking of stopping any further work on keeping them up to date (but I would continue to support internationalisation in the code).

If you would personally like a Czech translation and would use it, I'm happy to work with you on this. I'm not so keen on creating/supporting a translation if it won't be used.

I can easily generate a starter file, either blank, or with translations automatically generated from deepl.com or Google Translate.

If you want to see what you'd be getting into, have a look at one of the .ts files in the translation folder. There are 255 messages definitions. Unfortunately, the python code I used to populate the files escaped the unicode, which I don't think is necessary. If you were to go ahead, I would look into eliminate the escaping to make the translations more readable.

If you're actually intending to use the translation and are still keen, let me know.

[digitaltrails]

... Unfortunately, the python code I used to populate the files escaped the unicode, which I don't think is necessary. If you were to go ahead, I would look into eliminate the escaping to make the translations more readable.

It was bugging me, so I altered all the .ts files, and the python code that updates them, to use unicode. So they should be much easier to read.

[andreondra]

Well, I will use the translations and it looks it is not too much of a work. If you can generate the starter files, I will get into it. Just let me know when they are ready :).

[digitaltrails]

Well, I will use the translations and it looks it is not too much of a work. If you can generate the starter files, I will get into it. Just let me know when they are ready :).

Thanks, this is great news :).

I created the necessary files and opened a new issue #64 covering the work and including details on how to test. I'm not that familiar with using Linux distro's language features - my apologies if my notes are unclear or too excessive.