Translation help

[Donkey-Doug]

How can users help translate the app?

[Ashinch]

What language would you like to translate?
I want to give an example.

[Donkey-Doug]

Dutch.

[Ashinch]

You can refer to the language file:

EN: https://github.com/Ashinch/ReadYou/blob/main/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml

zh-CN: https://github.com/Ashinch/ReadYou/blob/main/app/src/main/res/values-zh-rCN/strings.xml

Next, make a copy of the EN language file (strings.xml) and modify it on top of that.

Perhaps you noticed that the folders where the different language files are located are different.

For Dutch (nl-NL), it should be located: /app/src/main/res/values-nl-rNL/strings.xml

You can submit translated language files in any new form, such as links, Git, Telegram, etc.

This can be tricky, so I will consider using weblate to help users translate, you can also wait until then.

[Donkey-Doug]

I will wait for weblate. Please add instructions to the readme when weblate is done.

[dt-dt-dt]

@Ashinch is there an ETA on weblate? I can translate French (or I'll take a look at the strings.xml file later)

[Ashinch]

@Ashinch is there an ETA on weblate? I can translate French (or I'll take a look at the strings.xml file later)

Maybe 0.8.5, a conservative estimate is that it will take a month, may be earlier. Because the focus is not on that now.

[Ashinch]

@Ashinch is there an ETA on weblate? I can translate French (or I'll take a look at the strings.xml file later)

I just read the instructions of Weblate, which requires the project to be create for three months, and now just over a month has passed XD.

You can wait until later, because updates are now so frequent that new strings are generated every week.

[DodoLeDev]

@Ashinch is there an ETA on weblate? I can translate French (or I'll take a look at the strings.xml file later)

I can arrange to do the French translation!
I've checked the strings.txt file: 180 lines, it's not that much!

[DodoLeDev]

@Ashinch
Just one question: Should I send the translated file as a PR or just as an attachment of an issue ticket?

[Ashinch]

@DodoLeDev PR is best, because it allows you to keep a record of your contributions.😊

[dt-dt-dt]

@DodoLeDev Ah, I suppose you can take care of it if you've already started. I have some strings translated but French is technically my second language so I'm not sure how good it is.

[Ashinch]

@oidwa8 That's ok, if there are translation errors, others will make suggestions.

[DodoLeDev]

✔️ Done!

I opened a Pull Request just here: #75

[quytttb]

Vietnamese pls

[shuvashish76]

I just read the instructions of Weblate, which requires the project to be create for three months, and now just over a month has passed XD.
You can wait until later, because updates are now so frequent that new strings are generated every week.

@comradekingu any possibility of speed up the process?

https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/read-you/

[comradekingu]

@shuvashish76 The Gradle settings are three months old.
Moreover, it just needs to be accepted, which isn't right away.
Paying for hosting, https://weblate.bubu1.eu/ or self-hosting are also viable options
New strings generated every week isn't a problem.

I got https://github.com/Ashinch/ReadYou/pull/81/files in, which resolves a lot of issues once figured out.

[joaolucascript]

I want to help translate the app to Brazilian Portuguese, what do I need to do?

[comradekingu]

https://hosted.weblate.org/hosting/ is also a viable option. I can help set that up :)

[chengnan049]

I want to help translate the app to Brazilian Portuguese, what do I need to do?

Make a copy of the EN language file (strings.xml) and modify it on top of that.

Perhaps you noticed that the folders where the different language files are located are different.

For Dutch (nl-NL), it should be located: /app/src/main/res/values-nl-rNL/strings.xml

[shuvashish76]

@Ashinch
https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/read-you/
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[Ashinch]

Weblate is now available: https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/readyou/

Whenever a new translation file is approved and pushed to GitHub, it will be automatically built as an APK file.

You can view a preview of the translated language version at https://github.com/Ashinch/ReadYou/actions

GitHub Actions -> Click your translation pull request -> Artifacts -> Select F-droid or GitHub build-variant

[JunkFood02]

@Ashinch Hosted Weblate 的 commit 量有点灌水，可以 squash 成一个
Component - Manage - Add-ons - Squash Git commits

[chengnan049]

@JunkFood02 臣附议

[Ashinch]

@Ashinch Hosted Weblate 的 commit 量有点灌水，可以 squash 成一个 Component - Manage - Add-ons - Squash Git commits

Done.