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W126jep: + info about starting translation with IA Connection Honors

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+ info about starting translation with IA Connection Honors

W126jep: /* Localization:other pages */

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Localization:other pages

DesignerThan at 01:54, 3 February 2022

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DesignerThan at 23:52, 2 February 2022

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DesignerThan at 15:10, 10 January 2022

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DesignerThan at 11:49, 6 September 2021

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DesignerThan: /* MediaWiki Messages */

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MediaWiki Messages

DesignerThan at 21:42, 2 September 2021

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DesignerThan at 21:41, 2 September 2021

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DesignerThan at 21:14, 14 July 2021

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 * [[Localization:Images]]
 * That's all so far. It's a short list, but we expect it to grow.
 ==Language Specific Graphics==

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 * [[Localization:Default Bible version]]
 * [[Localization:Honors]]
 * [[Localization:Images]]
 * That's all so far. It's a short list, but we expect it to grow.

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 The phrases in [[:Localization:All]] are used to display the names of the tabs, the names of the hierarchical names of the SDA Church organization (i.e., General Conference, North American Division, etc), the honor categories, the names of the Master Awards, and basically, anything we want to display in a template.  If a user is going to see it, it should be in [[:Localization:All]].
-Each entry in [[:Localization:All]] is tagged as a section so that it can be extracted as a unit.  We've already shown how to extract a unit from this file by using [[:Template:Localize]].  If we want to add new text to a template, we need to add it to this file, and then translate it (or request a translation) in all the supported languages.  Each unit is surrounded by section tags which is how they are identified by the Localize template.  Because these words and phrases are used so widely, editing it reserved for administrators, so if you need to add a unit, let us know. Inside the section tags are <nowiki><translate></nowiki> tags which identify which part of the entry needs to be translated.  But because both of these translate tags are actually displayed when they are included, the <nowiki><translate> and </translate> tags have to be individually wrapped in <nowiki><noinclude> and </noinclude></nowiki> tags.  It's ugly, but it works and it's powerful.
+Each entry in [[:Localization:All]] is saved into a table of the database by calling a template. Those templates have two main parameter's. One is the '''id''', that is used to get the translated text with the [[Template:Localize]]. This parameter shouldn't be touched unless you know what you are doing. To find out where a text get's used on the wiki you can use [[Help:Debug Localization|this]] page. The second parameter is '''text''', that is where the translation goes.
 ===Localization:''other pages''===

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 If the second argument is not specified, the template defaults to using [[Localization:All]].  Here is a list of alternate Localization pages which also need to be translated:
 * [[Localization:Authorities]]
 * [[Localization:Countries]]
 * [[Localization:Default Bible version]]
 * [[Localization:Honors]]
 * That's all so far. It's a short list, but we expect it to grow.
 ==Language Specific Graphics==
-When translating [[:Localization:All]], you might notice that "No Patch" and "Not Available at AdventSource" contain file names instead of text.  These graphics contain text, so a new localized version of the graphic needs to be created too.
+There are some graphics that contain text, so a new localized version of the graphic needs to be created too. [[Localization:Images|Here]] is a list of those graphics and that is also the place to define which graphic is shown for which language.
 ==Choose a default Bible version==

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	==Introduction==		==Introduction==
	This wiki uses the Translate extension which is described at [[:Help:Translation]]. You should read that first. This page describes some of the things we did to make translation easier.		This wiki uses the Translate extension which is described at [[:Help:Translation]]. You should read that first. This page describes some of the things we did to make translation easier.

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 * [[MediaWiki:Copyrightwarning]]
 * [[MediaWiki:Copyrightwarning2]]
 ==Summary==
 So basically, to add a new language to the wiki, request that it be added to [[:Template:GetLangSuffix]], and then translate [[:Localization:All]] to the new language.  Once that's done, you can start translating regular pages.

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 For example: If you want to translate the Copyright message from English to German you open the original page which is [[MediaWiki:Copyright]]. Copy the content and then type the tile plus the language suffix into the search bar and hit enter. In the case of the example the search term would be '''MediaWiki:Copyright/de'''. Now you can paste the original text and start translating it. After you finished translation, delete the original text and safe.
-'''ATTENTION:''' These pages are only editable for administrators so get in contact with one of them. The easiest way is to join Discord, but also here [[Talk:Adding a Language]] is a good place to ask for help.
+'''ATTENTION:''' These pages are only editable for administrators so get in contact with one of them. The easiest way is to join Discord, but also [[Help talk:Adding a Language|here]] is a good place to ask for help.
 ==Summary==
 So basically, to add a new language to the wiki, request that it be added to [[:Template:GetLangSuffix]], and then translate [[:Localization:All]] to the new language.  Once that's done, you can start translating regular pages.

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 If the second argument is not specified, the template defaults to using [[Localization:All]].  Here is a list of alternate Localization pages which also need to be translated:
-* [[Localization:Answer_Variants]]
+* [[Localization:All]]
 * That's all so far. It's a short list, but we expect it to grow.