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=== How to mark for translation === <!--T:1--> | |||
=== How to mark for translation === | |||
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[[File:Translate.PNG|thumb|500px|right|This is how it should look after translation & language tags were added]] | [[File:Translate.PNG|thumb|500px|right|This is how it should look after translation & language tags were added]] | ||
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# Go to the page you want to translate and click edit | # Go to the page you want to translate and click edit | ||
# To the very top add <code><translate<nowiki/>></code>, to the very bottom add <code></translate<nowiki/>></code> | # To the very top add <code><translate<nowiki/>></code>, to the very bottom add <code></translate<nowiki/>></code> | ||
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# Once translated, edit the page again, and to the very top, add <code><languages<nowiki/>/></code> - this will make the language bar appear | # Once translated, edit the page again, and to the very top, add <code><languages<nowiki/>/></code> - this will make the language bar appear | ||
=== How to update translations === | === How to update translations === <!--T:4--> | ||
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[[File:Update-translation.PNG|thumb|500px|right]] | [[File:Update-translation.PNG|thumb|500px|right]] | ||
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# Go to the page you want to translate and switch to the language you want to translate to | # Go to the page you want to translate and switch to the language you want to translate to | ||
# If the page does not offer the option for that language yet, no translation has been started | # If the page does not offer the option for that language yet, no translation has been started | ||
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# Click on "translated version" to continue working on the translation. | # Click on "translated version" to continue working on the translation. | ||
=== How to actually translate === | === How to actually translate === <!--T:7--> | ||
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# Click on the "translate" or "translated version" page after the page was marked for translation | # Click on the "translate" or "translated version" page after the page was marked for translation | ||
# This will open up the translation page, with the original English text showing up on the left side of the screen | # This will open up the translation page, with the original English text showing up on the left side of the screen | ||
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# Clicking on "Save Translation" will save the text, and it will then show up to the right as the current translated version | # Clicking on "Save Translation" will save the text, and it will then show up to the right as the current translated version | ||
==== Important notes on what to translate and what not ==== | ==== Important notes on what to translate and what not ==== <!--T:9--> | ||
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Everything that looks like "code" probably doesn't need translation. This includes: | Everything that looks like "code" probably doesn't need translation. This includes: | ||
* <code><nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki></code> - To create a Table Of Contents at the beginning of a page. | * <code><nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki></code> - To create a Table Of Contents at the beginning of a page. | ||
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* <code><nowiki>[[quern|text]]</nowiki></code> - To link to a different page in the wiki, while not directly using the linked-to page name. Only translate the "text" part, this will change the word in which the link is embedded, without changing the link destination itself.<br><br> | * <code><nowiki>[[quern|text]]</nowiki></code> - To link to a different page in the wiki, while not directly using the linked-to page name. Only translate the "text" part, this will change the word in which the link is embedded, without changing the link destination itself.<br><br> | ||
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If in doubt, don't hesitate to ask in the discords wiki-and-translation channel for help! | If in doubt, don't hesitate to ask in the discords wiki-and-translation channel for help! | ||
=== How to translate templates === | === How to translate templates === <!--T:12--> | ||
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[[File:Template-translate.PNG|thumb|500px|right]] | [[File:Template-translate.PNG|thumb|500px|right]] | ||
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# When marking templates like the [[Template:Navbox]] for translation, it is important to consider the placement of the language & translation tags, since the whole template will be nestled inside other pages! | # When marking templates like the [[Template:Navbox]] for translation, it is important to consider the placement of the language & translation tags, since the whole template will be nestled inside other pages! | ||
# Make sure to mark templates like this in the following way, nestled into <code><noinclude<nowiki/>></code> tags: | # Make sure to mark templates like this in the following way, nestled into <code><noinclude<nowiki/>></code> tags: | ||
