New translation demo instance

Internationalization and Localization
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We have created a new Indico instance that you can use to try out the most up-to-date translations:

It can sometimes be frustrating to not be able to see the results of your hard work, especially for languages which have not been officially released yet (there has always been the possibility to set up a local dev instance (Translations — Indico 3.3.2-dev documentation) but we understand that not everyone wants to/is able to do that).

That is why we have setup this new instance. It includes all languages, even those which have not been released yet. The instance updates several times per day so it should always have the latest translations from Transifex.

You can use the instance to:

  • find untranslated strings
  • see if the translations look good (no overflowing text, broken UI, in that case report it to us!)
  • check for typos, consistency
  • better understand where a string appears in the UI
  • …anything else

For now, there is no access to the management areas, but we are working to make it possible in a way that is secure and cannot be abused too much :smiley:

Happy translating!

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I think that is not yet true, is it? As it looks this morning, only 12 languages have been included.

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(I was checking this with respect to this request for jp_JP.)

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The language list should have a vertical scroll since it’d be otherwise very long, can you see it?

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Yes, I can see it now. I am not on the same computer as this morning, when I wrote my message. But I suppose I was just looking too quickly.
Thanks!

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For now, there is no access to the management areas, but we are working to make it possible in a way that is secure and cannot be abused too much :smiley:

We’ve just enabled a plugin on the localization demo instance which allows one to clone any of the sample events into your own private subcategory.

Within that subcategory, you are granted management rights meaning you have access to the management areas and can see the translations there as well.

In addition, emails sent by Indico are intercepted and redirected to your own email. This is useful because emails are also translated and this way you can see the translations easily. (Even though most emails should get correctly redirected, when testing emails, use your own email address whenever possible)

Happy translating!