Translation Contributions: Help Us Translate DiaryVault into Your Language

[SankethBK]

Steps to Add a New Language Translation

1. Get the Language Code:

   • Visit Flutter's GlobalMaterialLocalizations documentation to find the language code for your target language.
   • For example:
     • English: en
     • Spanish: es
     • French: fr

2. Create a .arb File:

   • Navigate to the lib/l10n/ directory in the project.
   • Create a new .arb file named intl_<language_code>.arb.
     • For example, if you are contributing Spanish translations, your filename would be intl_es.arb.

Note: Only make changes in .arb files. Files inside generated/intl folder are autogenerated by Flutter Intls Vscode extension.

3. Translate Messages:

   • Use the template file intl_en.arb as a reference.
   • Inside this file, you will find key-value pairs where the keys should remain the same.
   • Translate the corresponding values into your target language in your new .arb file.
     • Example:
     • In intl_en.arb:

       {
       "enterNewEmail": "Enter new email"
       }

     • In intl_es.arb:

       {
         "enterNewEmail": "Introduce un nuevo correo electrónico",
       }

4. Install Flutter Intl Extension:

   • Install the Flutter Intl extension for Visual Studio Code.
   • This extension helps with generating boilerplate code and keeps localization files in sync.

5. Regenerate Localization Files:

   • If you're using the Flutter Intl Vscode extension, it should automatically generate the necessary files.

6. Test Your Translations:

   • Run the app and change the device or emulator language to your target language.
   • Verify that all translations appear correctly in the app.

7. Submit a Pull Request:

   • Commit your changes and push them to your forked repository.
   • Submit a pull request to the main repository for review.

Additional Notes

• Consistency: Ensure that you maintain the same placeholders and variables used in the English template. For example, if there are variables like {userName}, they should be included exactly as is in your translations.
• Singular and Plural nouns: Be careful in handling cases where singular and plural have different wordings. For eg: You are deleting 1 note and You are deleting 3 notes, while in English the difference is just adding s for plural, it may be complex for other languages.
• Collaboration: If you're unsure about a translation, consider discussing it with native speakers or opening an issue for community input.

[rsg-devghost]

Hey @SankethBK , would like to contribute on this issue.

[SankethBK]

@rsg-devghost yes, please go ahead. Just mention what you'll be contributing to avoid conflict

[rsg-devghost]

Sure, just a simple doubt , are some of the language translations incomplete?. If so i would like to complete, "Kannada - kn" for instance. Also I would like to add 2 languages "Russian - ru" and "Bengali Bangla - bn".

[SankethBK]

Yes, most of them are incomplete.

[rsg-devghost]

No problem, I'll do the Kannada translations, and add both Russian and Bengali languages.