sudomemo-locales

For public contributions to localization efforts on Sudomemo.

Full and verified translations can earn you citizenship on Sudomemo! c:

Please note that translations will be verified; contributions will not be accepted if you only use Google Translate or if things are translated in an inappropriate manner.

How to contribute

1. If you don't already have a GitHub account, please sign up for one.

2. Fork this repository by clicking the Fork button. This will create a copy of it on your own GitHub account.

3. Now we need to clone your newly Forked repository to your PC so that you can work on it. You'll need to download the official GitHub Desktop app for this.

4. Once you've downloaded and opened GitHub Desktop, go to File > Clone Repository.

   • Copy and paste the GitHub URL for your Fork into the URL or username/repository area.

   • For the local path, choose a convenient folder on your PC.

5. Navigate to the repository's folder (hint: with GitHub Desktop you can do this by going to Repository > Show In Explorer).

6. In here, you should see a few folders for different langcodes, like en_US and ja_JP. If you don't see a folder with the langcode for your chosen language, then please make a copy of en_US and rename it. If you aren't sure what the langcode is, we have a list here

7. Open the folder for your chosen language, and then open the LC_MESSAGES folder. You should see a lot of files that end with .po -- these are the translation files!

8. To make changes to a translation file, open it in a text editor. Something like Notepad is fine, but if you're not sure about what to use, we recommend Notepad++ for Windows or Atom for all platforms. Please do your best to ensure that the files are saved with UTF-8 encoding -- it will save many a headache for languages with accents or a non-Roman alphabet.

9. Using a text editor, translate any .po lines that start with msgstr.

   • If the text starts with an @ symbol, you can remove the @ symbol.
   • Sometimes, format characters like %s and %d are used as placeholders (for example, the %s in "Flipnote by %s" becomes a username), please make sure these go in the right places!

10. After you've made changes, go back to GitHub Desktop. You should see all the files you've changed under the Changes tab. Below, there should be an input box where you can enter a Summary and Description.

    • Your summary should explain what you changed; "added German translation" or "fixed Japanese translation for blockSettings.po" are examples of good summaries.

    • Decription is optional, so don't worry about it.

11. Click the Commit to master button at the bottom. Your changes will now be saved to GitHub. You may continue to make changes in the same way until you're ready to submit them back to us.

12. When you're ready to to submit your changes to us, go to Github Desktop and choose Branch > Create Pull Request

13. Give your Pull Request a title and add your Flipnote Studio ID in the comment area along with anything you want to note. Finally, click on Create Pull Request to submit it.

14. We'll review your Pull Request as soon as possible, make sure to check back regularly in case there is something we ask you to fix. c:

Langcode list

Common languages:

Name	Language
en_US	American English
fr_FR	French
de_DE	German
nl_NL	Dutch
es_ES	Spanish
pt_PT	Portugese
nl_NL	Dutch
it_IT	Italian
ja_JP	Japanese

A full list is available here

If you have any question about which langcode to use, feel free to reach out to us on Discord (@sudofox#8048 or @jaames#7359) or on Twitter (@sudomemo or @rakujira).

Thank You

If you'd like the link in this section adjusted, reach out to us. If your name is missing, please also reach out to us - sometimes it slips between the cracks.

English to Japanese

@Bukharin1

@Compeito

@SlawomirNowak

@ManatoProject

@opera7133

English to Greek

@igantzia

English to Dutch

@SnowpMakes

English to Spanish

@NaoVolkova @EDaniCB

English to French

@SlurpieDoo

@Jean20B

English to Swedish

@Sweirde

English to Italian

@crensyhanilas