German translation

[dbx-one]

So far there is no German translation. I would like to implement that, if interested?

[virtualtam]

Hi @buster-one, that would be great!

You can find the translation guide here: https://shaarli.readthedocs.io/en/master/Translations/

[dbx-one]

I am glad that I can contribute to this project. I will check the guide and then get started.

[virtualtam]

Thanks, let us know if you need any help using Poedit or submitting a Pull Request on Github :)

[dbx-one]

Are the german entries added as new lines, or i just replace the entry french with german? Or has the german language set elsewhere before. Then generate PHP cache files to extract the translatable strings.

I think the new language must first be defined.

shaarli.po

#: application/Languages.php:162
msgid "English"
msgstr ""

#: application/Languages.php:163
msgid "French"
msgstr ""

[virtualtam]

A new translation file should be created, using the existing French translation as a template.

There are instructions in the docs to add a new language: https://shaarli.readthedocs.io/en/master/Translations/#add-a-new-language

Note that you should not edit the .po files directly, and use Poedit instead for both convenience and spell-checking.

To create the German translation:

• prerequisites:
  • Poedit is installed
• start Poedit
• choose Create New Translation
• navigate to the existing French translation and select it to use it as a template:
  • it is located under <your shaarli directory>/inc/languages/fr/LC_MESSAGES/shaarli.po
• a dialog box will open, asking what language the new translation is in:
  • here, you should select German
  • optionally, install the German dictionary for spell checking
• save the new German translation file under:
  • <your shaarli directory>/inc/languages/de/LC_MESSAGES/shaarli.po

Upon each save, Poedit will compile the translation and generate the corresponding shaarli.mo machine object file.

To test the translation, a configured web server is required, as well as a development environment to build Shaarli from source code:

• https://shaarli.readthedocs.io/en/master/Server-requirements/
• https://shaarli.readthedocs.io/en/master/Server-configuration/
• https://shaarli.readthedocs.io/en/master/Download-and-Installation/#development-version-mainline

[virtualtam]

Closed by #1114