Translations¶

Join the Archivematica project¶

1. Go to Transifex and log in or create an account, if you don’t already have one.
2. Once you have created an account, you will be redirected to a configuration page. Fill in your name and preferences.
3. On the second configuration page, you will be given the option to start your own project or to join an existing one. Select “Join an existing project”.
4. The last configuration page will ask you to identify languages that you speak. Select as many as are applicable and click on “Get started”.
5. A pop-up window will appear. After you click on Find a project to translate, type archivematica into the search bar and then click on the Archivematica project when it appears below. You will be redirected to the Archivematica project homepage.
6. In the top right corner of the page, select Join team.
7. A pop-up will appear with a list of the available languages. Select your chosen translation language from the list. When you’ve found it, click the Submit button (if you wish to translate Archviematica into multiple languages, you can repeat this process again later).
8. You will see a confirmation message informing you that your request has been submitted. One of the Artefactual project maintainers will review the request and approve your account.

Start translating¶

1. Once your account is approved by the Archivematica project maintainers, you will receive an email notification from Transifex. Once you’ve received this email, return to the Archivematica Project homepage in Transifex.

2. Select the project that you would like to translate - the Archivematica docs, Storage Service, or website - and click on the blue Translate button to start translating.

   

   Select the Translate button

3. Follow the on-screen prompts to select your language from the dropdown.

   

   Select a language.

4. You will be taken to a page listing the available resources for for your chosen language. A resource is a component of the project, such as a page of the documentation.

   

   Select a resource.

5. Once you have selected a resource, you will be taken to the Translations Editor. From this page, you can select strings (paragraphs) of text to translate. Note strings that have already been translated will have a green checkmark on the far left. Select a string that has not been translated - it will have a grey circle to the far left.

6. To translate the string, enter your translation in the middle column. Remember to click save when you’re done!

   

   Translate a string of text.

Finding the context of a string¶

It can be difficult to discern the meaning of a string without looking at the context in which it appears. It is possible to look at the string as it appears in the project by following these steps.

Editing translated strings¶

If you have a better translation or want to fix a typo, it is possible to edit or recommend edits for strings that have already been translated by other users.

1. Click on a string that has already been translated. Make your edits in the Translation Editor and click save.

   

   Make edits in the centre column.

2. To make a suggestion, rather than a direct edit, click on Suggestions in the right-hand column. Click on Add suggestion and input your recommendations. A project maintainer will be notified of the suggestion.

   

   Make suggestions in the right-hand column.

3. The edit history of a string is available in the right-hand column.

   

   View past edits as well as their authors.

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