Translating DCP-o-matic

DCP-o-matic can be translated from English to any other language. It just needs your help! If you speak English and another language, you can translate DCP-o-matic so that all users of your language see DCP-o-matic in their native language.

Current translations

Here are the languages for which translations are complete or in progress:

Language	Translations			Translated	Fuzzy	Untranslated
French	libdcpomatic	libdcpomatic-wx	dcpomatic	1484	19	16
German	libdcpomatic	libdcpomatic-wx	dcpomatic	1205	180	134
Italian	libdcpomatic	libdcpomatic-wx	dcpomatic	947	215	357
Spanish	libdcpomatic	libdcpomatic-wx	dcpomatic	997	196	326
Swedish	libdcpomatic	libdcpomatic-wx	dcpomatic	1416	53	50
Dutch	libdcpomatic	libdcpomatic-wx	dcpomatic	1519	0	0
Russian	libdcpomatic	libdcpomatic-wx	dcpomatic	1423	49	47
Polish	libdcpomatic	libdcpomatic-wx	dcpomatic	1423	49	47
Danish	libdcpomatic	libdcpomatic-wx	dcpomatic	1023	185	311
European Portuguese	libdcpomatic	libdcpomatic-wx	dcpomatic	549	323	647
Brazilian Portuguese	libdcpomatic	libdcpomatic-wx	dcpomatic	848	256	415
Slovak	libdcpomatic	libdcpomatic-wx	dcpomatic	529	339	651
Czech	libdcpomatic	libdcpomatic-wx	dcpomatic	1424	50	45
Ukrainian	libdcpomatic	libdcpomatic-wx	dcpomatic	905	238	376
Simplified Chinese	libdcpomatic	libdcpomatic-wx	dcpomatic	1503	16	0
Turkish	libdcpomatic	libdcpomatic-wx	dcpomatic	61	16	1442
Slovenian	libdcpomatic	libdcpomatic-wx	dcpomatic	1519	0	0
Hungarian	libdcpomatic	libdcpomatic-wx	dcpomatic	467	7	1045

How to translate

Edit the .po files

If do not see your language in the table above, email me and I will add it to the list.

Once your language is there, the steps are:

1. Download and install the free application poEdit.
2. Download the three .po files for your language from the table above.
3. Start poEdit and click ‘Edit a translation’.
4. Choose one of your .po files.
5. Go through all the translations that are coloured orange (meaning they ‘need work’).
6. For each translation, look at the source text and fill in the translation to your language. While you do this, copy the following strings unchanged into your translation:
   • %1, %2, % etc.
   • %.2f and similar.
   • \n
   These strings will be replaced by other text when DCP-o-matic is running.
7. Click ‘Save’ and send the updated .po files to me.

Experimental translation method

DCP-o-matic versions allow ‘in-place’ translations as an experimental feature which you are welcome to try.

Run DCP-o-matic, find a check box or label that you want to translate and middle-click (scroll-wheel click) it. A window pops up where you can write your translation, and your new text will be put into the DCP-o-matic window straight away.

When you have done a few of these translations, choose “send translations” from the Tools menu, and your changes will be sent to me.

Warning: this feature is experimental, and there may be problems. In particular, if DCP-o-matic crashes during a translation session you will lose your work. For now, I suggest doing “Send translations” often! Also, it would be a good idea to email me to let me know that you are trying it, so I can check if received the translations.

If you have any queries about doing translations, please do get in touch.