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Re: help
by Maren Hachmann 03 Jul '26

03 Jul '26

Hi Yoseph, eh, you're right, that's so weird. Even when you think you explicitly choose the GUI part, you get documentation... I've clicked on another plus sign, please test if it works now! Maren Am 25.06.26 um 18:47 schrieb ዮሴፍ ፈለቀ: > Hi Maren, > > Thanks for the screenshot! I see what happened there. > > The pencil icon shows up on the main project dashboard because to me it > seems like it defaults to generally showing active languages across all > components (as shown in Slide 1). > > However, when clicking through that pencil icon from the main project > dashboard, it only grants access to translate the documentation files. > While the interface breadcrumbs doesn't explicitly show this at first > glance (Slides 2), selecting any of the individual strings below > immediately reveals that it has loaded the documentation catalog (side 3). > > To me, the issue seems to be with the actual application GUI component. If > you go to the "Components" tab and select "Inkscape (dev)" specifically, > Amharic is still completely grayed out with a plus sign (the screenshot I > sent in my previous email). > > Could you please check the "Inkscape (dev)" component on your end? > > Thank you! > Yoseph > > On Thu, Jun 25, 2026, 6:01 PM Maren Hachmann <maren(a)goos-habermann.de> > wrote: > >> Hi Yoseph, >> >> Amharic seems to be available for the master branch at the moment. >> >> If someone else added it (Marc?), please, someone-else, don't just fix >> things but tell us about it, so we don't have to check and wonder what >> happened. >> >> Maren >> >> >> >> Am 25.06.26 um 05:30 schrieb ዮሴፍ ፈለቀ: >>> I just logged onto the Inkscape Weblate server to get started on the >>> master branch, but it looks like the Amharic translation component is >>> currently locked or uninitialized. >>> >>> As seen in the translation dashboard, Amharic is grayed out with a plus >>> sign rather than an edit pencil. I clicked the plus sign to start the >>> language component, which triggered a notification stating that a request >>> for a new translation has been sent to the project's maintainers. >>> >>> Could you please approve that request on your end whenever you have a >>> moment? Once it's initialized, I'll be able to jump right in and start >>> translating the core menus. >>> Thank you! >>> >>> Yoseph >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jun 25, 2026, 5:27 AM Maren Hachmann <maren(a)goos-habermann.de> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Am 25.06.26 um 03:27 schrieb ዮሴፍ ፈለቀ: >>>>> Thank you both for the insights and for explaining how the LINGUAS >> file >>>>> works! >>>>> >>>>> Duarte, I gave your suggestions a thorough try—including the >> environment >>>>> variable method and attempting to swap out the .mo file in an existing >>>>> language directory—but unfortunately, I still couldn't get the >>>> translation >>>>> to register or display locally on my version of Inkscape. >>>>> >>>>> Since the local testing workarounds didn't pan out, I want to pivot my >>>>> focus entirely to working directly on the Weblate server as you both >>>>> recommended. I will prioritize the high-traffic areas Maren mentioned, >>>> like >>>>> the main menus, the Export dialog, and the Fill and Stroke panels. >>>>> >>>>> Before I dive in, could you let me know if there are any specific >>>>> documentation links, guides, or resources you recommend for learning >> how >>>> to >>>>> navigate and use Weblate effectively? >>>> I've never needed any documentation for doing translations in weblate, >>>> it was pretty self-explanatory, so I can't give any recommendations. >>>> >>>> For administration, yes, but nothing beyond what is linked from the >>>> weblate page itself. The three-dots menu at the top has the link to the >>>> documentation. >>>> >>>> Maren >>>> >>>>> Yoseph >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 7:49 PM Maren Hachmann <maren(a)goos-habermann.de> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Yoseph, >>>>>> >>>>>> for documentation, there is a threshold of '80% translated' per po >> file. >>>>>> >>>>>> For the GUI translations, such a threshold does not exist, however we >>>>>> may manually disable languages that have a very low percentage / no >>>>>> translations, as has happened with Amharic in the past. >>>>>> >>>>>> For a translation to be valuable to users, also the location of the >>>>>> translated strings in the interface is important. You can have lots of >>>>>> rarely seen strings translated, but the Fill and Stroke and Export >>>>>> dialog and menu items are not, for example. When starting out, I'd not >>>>>> focus on completion, but on the most important locations. >>>>>> >>>>>> Let me know when you've uploaded your po file for the master branch >> for >>>>>> the first time! >>>>>> Maren >>>>>> >>>>>> Am 23.06.26 um 23:11 schrieb ዮሴፍ ፈለቀ: >>>>>>> Thanks for the clarification! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regarding updating the LINGUAS file once the translation is >> available >>>> in >>>>>>> the repository from Weblate: does the Amharic translation need to be >>>> 100% >>>>>>> complete for you to add it to the file, or is there a minimum >>>> completion >>>>>>> percentage required before it can be included so I can start testing >> it >>>>>>> normally? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Best regards, >>>>>>> Yoseph >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 19, 2026, 7:32 PM Maren Hachmann < >> maren(a)goos-habermann.de> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> yes, Duarte is right. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> When a new translation language is added, I need to update the >> LINGUAS >>>>>>>> file. I'll do that once the translation is available in the >>>> repository, >>>>>>>> coming from Weblate. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> When I do that, I'll also check whether any other languages might be >>>>>>>> missing. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Please get your po file from the Weblate server, because that one is >>>>>>>> updated from the Inkscape codebase automatically. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If Inkscape is not available in the PATH, other programs on your >>>>>>>> computer will not find it, and you will not be able to launch >> Inkscape >>>>>>>> from the command line. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>>>> Maren >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Am 19.06.26 um 11:26 schrieb Duarte Farrajota Ramos: >>>>>>>>> Yeah, you are right, I could not get it to work either. I mostly >> use >>>>>>>> Weblate >>>>>>>>> these days, so I might be giving you outdated or incorrect >>>> information. >>>>>>>>> Looking at the source tree, there seems to be a hardcoded list of >>>>>>>> available >>>>>>>>> languages for Inkscape at >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >> https://gitlab.com/inkscape/translations/-/blob/4c5583adc297cd4a2e2d68b0e3c… >>>>>>>>> Which probably means you have to ask the developers to add that new >>>>>>>> language >>>>>>>>> to the list, and will only be available in either future versions >> or >>>>>>>> alpha >>>>>>>>> builds. >>>>>>>>> Either way since this is likely to be a process that will take some >>>>>>>> time, in >>>>>>>>> the meantime so you are not waiting around, you could try something >>>>>> else. >>>>>>>>> Try translating your new po file normally with the correct >> language, >>>>>> but >>>>>>>> when >>>>>>>>> you create the .mo file place it in the folder of some other >> existing >>>>>>>> language >>>>>>>>> you don't plan on using, and replace the inkscape.mo file there >>>> (maybe >>>>>>>> rename >>>>>>>>> the original for safe keeping), then from the UI pick that one >>>> language >>>>>>>>> instead, and it should show you your translation in progress >> instead >>>> of >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> actual language you picked. >>>>>>>>> Once it gets sorted out and your language does exist, you can then >>>>>> place >>>>>>>> it in >>>>>>>>> the correct folder. >>>>>>>>> On 19/06/2026 at 01:18, ዮሴፍ ፈለቀ <yosephfeleke22(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> Thanks for the detailed steps! >>>>>>>>> I actually tried that exact setup before your email—compiling my >>>>>>>> progress into >>>>>>>>> an inkscape.mo file and placing it under >>>>>>>>> Inkscape\share\locale\am\LC_MESSAGES\inkscape.mo. However, when I >>>> open >>>>>>>>> Inkscape, Amharic doesn't show up as an option in the language >>>> dropdown >>>>>>>>> settings at all. >>>>>>>>> To help me figure out what I might be doing wrong, could you >> clarify >>>> a >>>>>>>> couple >>>>>>>>> of things? >>>>>>>>> 1) The Source Files: I want to make sure I didn't download the >> wrong >>>>>>>> files >>>>>>>>> from the server. Could you point me to the exact URL or directory >>>>>> where I >>>>>>>>> should pull the correct .po files for the master branch? >>>>>>>>> 2) System PATH: When installing Inkscape, there is an option that >>>> says >>>>>>>> "By >>>>>>>>> default Inkscape does not add its directory to the system PATH." >> Does >>>>>>>> leaving >>>>>>>>> this unchecked impact how Inkscape detects custom local translation >>>>>>>> folders? >>>>>>>>> If these two things are not the source of the issue, do you have >> any >>>>>>>> idea what >>>>>>>>> else might be causing it not to appear? >>>>>>>>> Yoseph >>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 19, 2026, 1:20 AM Duarte Ramos < >> duarte.framos(a)gmail.com> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> You can edit it by hand with any (programmer) plain text editor, >> like >>>>>>>> Notepad >>>>>>>>> or Kate, but that is error prone and easy to mess up. >>>>>>>>> For a more user friendly GUI approach, you can use any pot file >>>> editor >>>>>>>> like >>>>>>>>> PoEdit or Lokalize, or any other that you find that you may like. >>>>>>>>> I only used to use PoEdit, but they all probably have an option to >>>>>>>> compile and >>>>>>>>> export an .mo file. >>>>>>>>> You can then navigate to your Inkcape installation folder, under >>>>>>>>> Inkscape\share\locale\ >>>>>>>>> You will find a list of languages. If your translation target isn't >>>>>>>> there, >>>>>>>>> create one with the corresponding language ISO code. In it place a >>>>>> folder >>>>>>>>> called LC_MESSAGES, such that it ends up being something like >>>>>>>>> Inkscape\share\locale\##\LC_MESSAGES\ where ## is your language ISO >>>>>> code. >>>>>>>>> In it place your .mo file named inkscape.mo you should then be able >>>> to >>>>>>>> run >>>>>>>>> Inkcape normally, and see your language as an option in the UI >>>>>> language. >>>>>>>>> You should end up with something like >>>>>>>>> Inkscape\share\locale\am\LC_MESSAGES\inkscape.mo >>>>>>>>> On 18/06/2026 at 22:28, ዮሴፍ ፈለቀ <yosephfeleke22(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> I have a quick question regarding the workflow. >>>>>>>>> I prefer not to do the translations directly inside the Weblate web >>>>>>>> interface, >>>>>>>>> so I went to the server and downloaded a ZIP file containing the >> .po >>>>>>>> files to >>>>>>>>> work on them locally. However, looking at the files has left me a >> bit >>>>>>>>> confused. >>>>>>>>> Could you please guide me on: >>>>>>>>> What the best practice is for working on these .po files locally? >>>>>>>>> How I can properly test the translations to see how they look >> inside >>>>>>>> Inkscape >>>>>>>>> on my machine? >>>>>>>>> Yoseph >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jun 17, 2026, 12:50 PM ዮሴፍ ፈለቀ <yosephfeleke22(a)gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> Hi Maren and Duarte, >>>>>>>>> Thanks so much for the warm welcome and for pointing me in the >> right >>>>>>>>> direction! >>>>>>>>> I will look through the documentation links you shared and log into >>>> the >>>>>>>>> translation server to check out the master branch. I'll let you >> know >>>> if >>>>>>>> I run >>>>>>>>> into any questions as I get started. >>>>>>>>> Yoseph >>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2026, 1:50 AM Duarte Ramos < >> duarte.framos(a)gmail.com> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> Hi Yoseph. >>>>>>>>> UI translation these days is mostly done through >>>>>>>>> https://translate.inkscape.org/ >>>>>>>>> Otherwise have you gone through >>>>>>>>> https://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/Translation_information ? >>>>>>>>> Let us know if you have any further difficulties. >>>>>>>>> On 15/06/2026 at 00:06, ዮሴፍ ፈለቀ <yosephfeleke22(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> I want to work on translating Inkscape into Amharic. Can you please >>>>>> tell >>>>>>>> me >>>>>>>>> what I need to do? >>>>>>>>> Yoseph >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> Inkscape Translators mailing list -- >>>>>>>> inkscape-translator(a)lists.inkscape.org >>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe send an email to >>>>>>>> inkscape-translator-leave(a)lists.inkscape.org >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >

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Désabonnement
by Noemi 03 Jul '26

03 Jul '26

Merci de me désabonner de votre liste de diffusion

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