💡 Localization to other Languages

Rutuj-Runwal commented 2 years ago

Description

We want to translate the contents of extension to different languages to make it more accessible to the users. This will involve translating the UI of the extension in various languages.

We will then use Google's i18n infrastructure to implement internationalization across the extension.

To get started follow these instructions:

Check if the language that you wish to contribute to is present in google's supported list: Check the list of supported Languages
Star, Fork and Clone the repository
In the repository, head over to _locales folder
Here you will get a folder for en [ This is the default localization of the extension i.e. English]
Create another folder for the language that you want to localize to: [Example create folder named fr for french] - Get the Locale code from google's supported list
Copy the messages.json file from the en folder to the folder that you just created.
Translate only the message not the description in your copied messages.json

You can also improve already contributed translations. We will prefer native speakers to provide translations rather than 3rd parties. We are also in the process of integrating our localization and accessibility efforts with crowdwin platform led by @Soham-Mundhada