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You're here becuase you want to learn how to translate Loomio. Yay!

We use Transifex

We use Transifex to manage our translation process (an excellent service that's free for open-source projects).

Sign up to Transifex

Visit the Loomio Transifex page. Click the blue button: "Help Translate Loomio" then ask to join a translation.

The basics

  1. Visit the Loomio Transifex page, and select your language

  2. Select the resource you want to translate

  • Client is the front end code that your browser runs.
  • Server is the backend server code, which is mostly notification emails.
  • Marketing is the loomio.org front page which explains Loomio to the world.

  1. Click 'Translate'

  • click on a phrases
  • read the english text
  • enter your translation
  • save and repeat

How to correctly translate code:

When you combine a translation string with some personal data you get something the user will understand. To make this work there are little bits of code within translation strings. It' takes a little practice to learn how to work with them.

HTML tags:

<h2>, <p>, and <a> are html tags which describe if text is a heading, paragraph, link, and so on. There are often matching </h2>, </p>, and </a> codes.

Example of translating with html tags in place:

English

This poll has closed. <strong>Share the outcome</strong> with the group.

Spanish

Esta encuesta ha cerrado. <strong>Comparte el resultado</strong> con el grupo.

Interpolation

There are two kinds of interpolation used in our strings:

Example 1

English

Started by {{name}}

Spanish

Iniciado por {{name}}

Example 2

English

Your request to join %{group_name} has been approved

Spanish

Tu solicitud para unirte a %{group_name} ha sido aprobada.

Putting it all together - a complex example

English

<strong><a href='u/{{username}}'>{{author}}</a></strong> in reply to <strong>{{title}}</strong>

Spanish

<strong><a href='u/{{username}}'>{{author}}</a></strong> en respuesta a <strong>{{title}}</strong>

Working within a community of translators

As you translate, you might encounter questions like:

  • should this use formal/ informal language ?
  • who should I check this translation with ?

In a lot of cases, it's best to work through these challenges with other translators in your language.

Feel free to bring these questions up in the Loomio Community - Translation group.

Improving processes, giving feedback

If you would like to suggest an improvement, or have some feedback on the translation process, please feel free to start a discussion in the Loomio Community - Translation, or email Nati at [email protected]

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