Editing Meeting Minutes/2020-04-16 Hackweek - languages session

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= Languages Session - Hackweek 2020/04/16 =

We will try translations for one or two weeks and collect ideas and obstacles here, before writing a guide for new volunteers and a blog post inviting the community to use Weblate.

== How to get started ==

* https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/trustroots/
* please register if you want to do translate a lot (github oauth possible), otherwise you can only “suggest”, not “save”
* To add a new language: open a component -&gt; “start new translation”
* it’s helpful to have Trustroots open next it, to see context
* There’s 2 buttons: “Save” and “Suggest”
** use “Save” when you’re sure, “suggest” when you want someone else to have a look
* Use the glossary for often-used words …
* placeholders! don’t translate them, but leave them in your translation
** words in {{double curly brackets}} should stay as they are
** &lt;1&gt;, &lt;2&gt;, &lt;/1&gt;, &lt;/2&gt; should stay, but the words in between should be translated (they will be replaced by html tags later)
* Use a glossary for words that appear often:
** “Add word to glossary”
** with another string, it will then appear in the top right when the word is part of that string

== Ideas ==

* Having Trustroots open in another tab is too much work, could we ave screenshots in Weblate for context?
* Or maybe is even in-page / in-line editing possible?
* If adding screenshots for each segment is too hard to implement (too much work) another option would be to translate what can be done without much context and add comments where a clarifying screenshot is needed.
* Have a text somewhere on the page saying “translations are a community effort, you can help”
* Have a “disclaimer” of sorts on the translated versions, in the lines of “This is a translation of the English original. If you see anything odd, -click here- to let us know.” This would allow for direct feedback after launch.
* We should have translations live (deployed) before inviting the community, so people have immediate feedback

== Tech stuff ==

* strings are located in json files: https://github.com/Trustroots/trustroots/tree/master/public/locales
* how can we have Weblate integrate new languages automatically?