Dutch Translation of 3.4.4 has a lot of empty fields

[asmecher]

Hi @KayWP,

How long does it generally take for submitted translations to be (a) adopted and (b) distributed?

We release new builds of OJS 3.4.0-x every few months based on need (e.g. once we accumulate enough minor fixes to justify a release, or if there’s e.g. a security issue). I merge in the latest translations then. We don’t (yet) have a translation review process – though it’s on our list – so there’s no additional overhead with that (for better or for worse).

We very recently released OJS/OMP/OPS 3.4.0-5, so I’d say the next release is a few months away.

Is it possible to export translations from Weblate for your installation before the official distribution adopts them?

Yes, this post lays out some options:

New locale support installed manually on OMP?

Hi @open2source, (The text below talks about OJS, but it applies equally to OMP or OPS!) We add all the new language content from Weblate to each new release on our current “stable” branch (at the moment, that’s stable-3_2_1 in github). Right now, this means that any work you’ve done on Weblate will be released in OJS 3.2.1-2, when we need to make a release for some reason (e.g. a high-priority issue) or there’s enough accumulated additions/fixes to justify a release. If you want to get the l…

It’s an old post, so refers to older branches; the branch that’s currently set to work with Weblate (as of 2024-03-14) is stable-3_4_0.

Sorry, that’s a lot of information, but I hope it makes some sense. Translation is hard work and very much appreciated!

Thanks,
Alec Smecher
PUblic Knowledge Project Team