Translation Plugin

[mvlcek]

Based on a discussion in the developer forum some guide lines for handling translations and language files have been developed.

To simplify translating GetSimple and plugins conforming to said guide lines I have developed the Translate plugin:

• You can select GetSimple or any of the plugins for translation
  
• If the plugin is translatable you see the translation statistics and can choose a source and target language for the translation
  
• You can filter the list with the texts by a search text or by only showing missing entries
  
• Edit the texts and save them
  
• Future feature: Submit the translation to GetSimple Extend
  

For Developers:

• Develop your plugin as described in the guide lines and create a lang directory.
  
• Use the Translate plugin: it will scan your source code and retrieve all codes for translation
  
• Create default translations (probably english) using the Translate plugin
  
• Wait for the public to provide further translations ;-)
  

Installation

Download the plugin from http://get-simple.info/extend/plugin/translate/112/ and unzip it into the plugins directory.

Usage

Go to the Plugins/Translate view in the admin back-end.

Trouble Shooting

If you get an error when saving:

• create a directory backups/translate and make sure it's writable
  
• make sure that all language directories (admin/lang and plugins/lang) are writable
  
• if you want to update a language file, make sure, it's writable