Translating WereSync

WereSync supports translation via Pythons gettext module. For end users, if your language is supported, it will simply change based on your system locale and requires no further configuration.

More languages are always welcome. If know another language besides English your contribution would be most welcome. You can follow these steps in order to translate WereSync.

1. Clone WereSync to your computer:

   $ git clone https://github.com/DonyorM/weresync.git
   

2. Enter the WereSync source directory:

   $ cd weresync/src
   

3. Generate the weresync.pot file with the pygettext command from within the “src” directory:

   $ pygettext -d weresync weresync/*.py weresync/plugins/*.py
   

4. Translate the file. I recommend using a tool, such as poedit to edit the translation. Be sure to choose the UTF-8 encoding.

5. Place your translation files in the proper folder. gettext expects specific path for language files:

   $ mkdir -p resources/locale/<lang_code>/LC_MESSAGES/weresync.po
   

   You can find your language code here.

6. Add your language code to the LANGUAGES list of the interface module.

7. Stage and commit your new language folder and the interface.py file. Then create and submit a pull request.