Translating through the Pootle web interface - DMPRoadmap/roadmap GitHub Wiki

Overview

Our Translation Portal can be found here: https://translate.dcc.ac.uk

The portal is based on the well-known Pootle open-source platform.

Getting started

  1. Anyone can create an account by clicking on the "Sign up as a new user" link.

    Sign up as a new user screenshot

  2. Request to be added to the DMPRoadmap translation project via the contact us form or by emailing the DMPRoadmap team on [email protected].

  3. Navigate to DMPRoadmap in the Projects list or practise translating on the Tutorial project if you wish.

    Projects list screenshot

  4. Choose your favourite language, then switch from Browse to Translate mode and translate away!

    app.po screenshot

  5. Template (English) text is above, and the input box for its translation is below:

    translation interface screenshot

  6. Context may appear to the left of the string being translated to help you understand what it refers to:

    Screenshot showing context

Tips

  • You can scroll through all the translations using CTRL+down (or CTRL+up)
  • You can increase the number of translation lines on screen by going to Settings -> Translation -> Number of Rows

Additional documentation

Additional documentation on Pootle and detailed instructions can be found here:

After you have finished translating:

  1. Contact the DMPRoadmap project team to let them know that the new translations are available.
  2. The DMPRoadmap team will then extract the updated translations from Pootle and commit the changes to the codebase