Translation

Drupal localization modules allow site users to translate site content on the fly. These translations are published back to Drupal so other sites can make use of them. Each Drupal installation can be configured to periodically check for new translation updates.

OpenScholar includes several modules for facilitating the translation process.

For Site Administrators

To enable localization on your OpenScholar installation, follow these steps:

1. Enable Localization Client (l10n_client), Localization Update (l10n_update), and OpenScholar Translation (os_l10n) modules.
2. Give your users permissions to translate. You may wish to create a translator role to assign to users.
   • use on-page translation This permission will let users translate text on your site.
3. Enable additional languages. English is fully translated already. In order to access the translation GUI, your site needs to use a langauge that isn't fully translated. You can change the site's default language as well, or instruct your users to change their account settings. OpenScholar Translation provides settings that enable users to specify their own languages. Languages can be added in the admin/settings/language section of your installation.

For Translators

The first step to translate OpenScholar is viewing OpenScholar in a non-English language. If that's already the case, please skip ahead. If not, you'll have to open your account settings (DOMAIN.COM/user and then click edit). Scroll down to the langauge settings section and choose a language that isn't English. If that doesn't change your view of OpenScholar or if the language you wish to translate isn't listed, you'll have to contact your site's administrator.

At the bottom of each page you should be able to see the translate bar. If you cannot, your site/account has not been configured properly for translation. Send your site admin an email requesting translating permission.

To begin translating, click on the translate bar. This will open up a pane at the bottom of your screen. On the left of that pane is a list of bits of text that appear on this page. Text with a green background has already been translated into your language. Everything else is still waiting to be translated.

Click on a piece of text from the left hand column. The original text will be displayed in the center of the screen. On the right, you'll be able to provide a translation. Enter your translation and then click the save button.