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
Frenchlibdcpomaticlibdcpomatic-wxdcpomatic14841916
Germanlibdcpomaticlibdcpomatic-wxdcpomatic1205180134
Italianlibdcpomaticlibdcpomatic-wxdcpomatic947215357
Spanishlibdcpomaticlibdcpomatic-wxdcpomatic997196326
Swedishlibdcpomaticlibdcpomatic-wxdcpomatic14165350
Dutchlibdcpomaticlibdcpomatic-wxdcpomatic151900
Russianlibdcpomaticlibdcpomatic-wxdcpomatic14234947
Polishlibdcpomaticlibdcpomatic-wxdcpomatic14234947
Danishlibdcpomaticlibdcpomatic-wxdcpomatic1023185311
European Portugueselibdcpomaticlibdcpomatic-wxdcpomatic549323647
Brazilian Portugueselibdcpomaticlibdcpomatic-wxdcpomatic848256415
Slovaklibdcpomaticlibdcpomatic-wxdcpomatic529339651
Czechlibdcpomaticlibdcpomatic-wxdcpomatic14245045
Ukrainianlibdcpomaticlibdcpomatic-wxdcpomatic905238376
Simplified Chineselibdcpomaticlibdcpomatic-wxdcpomatic1503160
Turkishlibdcpomaticlibdcpomatic-wxdcpomatic61161442
Slovenianlibdcpomaticlibdcpomatic-wxdcpomatic151900
Hungarianlibdcpomaticlibdcpomatic-wxdcpomatic46771045

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.