Language Studio
Making your own language...
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Making your own language...
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You can make your own language using the language studio, which allows you to make your own kernel translation strings file for your own custom language. You can usually use this program to translate the kernel to your own native language. However, translation takes a lot of time, so you'll need to have some patience and focus.
Once you're done using the language studio, it provides you with an option to save your translation work. Afterwards, you can use the language manager, langman, to load your custom language using langman <load> <customlanguagename>. Once your language is loaded, you can set the language to your custom one using the settings command.
In order to be able to use the language studio, you'll need a folder with a text file containing English strings, called eng.txt, at least one or more text files with the three-lettered language names as their file names, such as spa.txt, and a language metadata file containing information about a language, called Metadata.json. For example, AddonTranslations contains the following files as of 0.1.0:
You can learn more about how to make this folder with this structure by going to the translation internals here:
Once you point mklang to a directory containing these files, you'll be taken to a screen that allows you to select an English string to be translated. You can select one of them by moving up or down and pressing ENTER. Then, you'll be provided with a list of languages and their translations like below:
Select any of them, and you'll be presented with an input text telling you to enter a translation of the selected string in the selected language. Once done, press ENTER, and your translation will be placed.
If you're done translating the same string in all the languages, you can go back by highlighting Go Back. Repeat this process for every single string that you want to translate.
You can also add a new string by highlighting the New string option. You'll be prompted to write the string that you want translated. You can then translate the same string for all the languages.
If you want to remove a string, you'll have to choose the Remove string option. You'll be prompted to select a string that you want removed.
If you want to save the translations and make them usable as a language, you can choose Save translations, and your translation files will be placed under the Output folder.
Alternatively, you can launch the language studio TUI by passing the -tui switch. Consult the keystrokes list by pressing the K key inside the TUI for help.
