Translation and internationalization

Getting started

Follow the installation instructions from the README:

mkvirtualenv candideit
git clone https://github.com/ciudadanointeligente/candidator.git
cd candidator
pip install -r requirements.txt
python manage.py test elections
python manage.py syncdb

If you run python manage.py runserver and open http://127.0.0.1:8000/ you should see the Spanish version in your browser.

Create a local_settings.py file, and edit settings as appropriate:

cp local_settings.py.example local_settings.py

Creating a new translation

The following commands assume your locale code is en. Replace it as appropriate with the ISO 639-1 code for your locale. The locale code you choose below must match the LANGUAGE_CODE in local_settings.py.

Manually

First, create or update the django.po file for your locale:

django-admin.py makemessages -l en

You will find the file in locale/en/LC_MESSAGES. You can now edit the .po file by hand or with a variety of editors.

Transifex

You may prefer to use Transifex to translate the .po file:

• Go to Candideit's Transifex page
• Click "Add new translation"
• Select your language and click "Translate online"

Once your translations are done, notify a Candideit maintainer, and they can pull your translations into the project.

Important reminders

• Keep the same case: translate "NOMBRE DE LA ELECCIÓN:" as "ELECTION NAME:" not "Election name:"
• Keep all punctuation: translate "NOMBRE DE LA ELECCIÓN:" as "ELECTION NAME:" not "ELECTION NAME"

Using your translations

To use your translation, you need to compile the .po file to a .mo file:

python manage.py compilemessages

And that's it!