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diff --git a/share/screens/TRANSLATING b/share/screens/TRANSLATING new file mode 100644 index 0000000..67c6038 --- /dev/null +++ b/share/screens/TRANSLATING @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +# Explanation + +The start screen can sometimes have text placed upon it. This text will need +to be translated into other languages and converted into an image, this guide +will explain how you can translate these texts correctly. + +Files with the prefix `-text.svg` contain translatable text. +Localized versions are saved as `$name-text.$lang.svg`. +The files `$name-text.$lang.svg` will be rendered on top of the corresponding +PNG files with the name `$name.png` when the interface is loaded. + +# Instructions + +Each translation should be a separate SVG file. The goal of these instructions +is to create a translated version of the text. In this example we will be +translating the welcome-start.svg file for Inkscape 1.1 into Japanese. + +## Step One: Get the file + +The source files are NOT in the Inkscape repository, but are kept in the +media repository here: + +https://gitlab.com/inkscape/vectors/content/-/tree/master/screens/welcome + + 1. Navigate into the directory which has the same name as the version + of Inkscape you are translating. In this example we will use `1.1` + 2. Install all the fonts in the fonts directory, if it exists. You don't + have to use these fonts, but they will let you see the original design + in the way it was intended. + 3. Download the SVG file. It contains the full design, not just the text. + For this example we download `welcome-start.svg` + +## Step Two: Edit the SVG + + 1. Open the SVG file in the latest version of Inkscape. For example, use + the Inkscape alpha or beta release if you can. + 2. Open the layers dialog in Inkscape. You should see two layers, one + labeled `Text` and one `Base`. If you don't find a `Text` layer, + this startup graphic might not have any text to translate. + 3. Make sure the Text layer is visible by pressing the eye in the layers + dialog. + 4. Edit the text, try to keep to the same design, colours and spacing if + possible. But if you need to use a different font, reorder things or + make it more attractive in your language, please do. + 5. Convert the text to paths using `Path > Object To Path` + 6. Delete the Layer that is marked as `Base` so you only have the text layer. + 7. Run `File > Clean Up Document` to remove unneeded elements. + +## Step Three: Saving and Committing + + 1. Save as a `Plain SVG` document in the screens folder. For our example the + name will be `share/screens/welcome-start-text.ja.svg` + 2. Add the new file using git tools (see other instructions for how to commit + and push merge requests or ask for help) + |