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i18n How to contribute to NocoDB's i18n translation? 2000 Engineering i18n

NocoDB supports many foreign languages & we welcome community contributions via an easy to use google-spreadsheet. Your help in fixing i18n goes a long way supporting NocoDB. Please follow below simple procedure to request corrections to existing translation errors.

How to contribute ? (for community members)

1. How to change a string value ?

  • Make a copy of Google spreadsheet Screenshot 2022-02-10 at 1 47 06 PM
  • Find your language code here
  • Go to the column containing your language code. Make necessary changes. Origin text in ENGLISH can be found in Column B of master spreadsheet.
  • Create a new issue in Github request with a link to your spreadsheet from Step-1 (for us to verify & update master spreadsheet).
  • NocoDB Maintainers will take changes and merge it.
  • It's that simple!

2. How to add a new language ?

Your native language not in list, we will be glad to support with your help! Please follow below steps

  • Make a copy of Google spreadsheet Screenshot 2022-02-10 at 1 47 06 PM
  • Find your language code here
  • Replace cell $AB$1 (rightmost, containing text en) with language code obtained above.
  • Google will generate first version translation in column AB. Review. Make changes as you find appropriate for various items listed. Origin text in ENGLISH can be found in Column B of master spreadsheet.
  • Create new issue request with a link to your spreadsheet from Step-1 (for us to verify & update master spreadsheet).

How to accept i18n contributions ? (for NocoDB maintainers)

This is exclusive to NocoDB maintainers only

1. Adding / Updating a string

  • Open master Spreadsheet
  • For the string/ text under consideration, look-up in existing sheet if it exists already
  • [New string already exists] Consider re-using it; align string key if required
  • [New string need to be inserted] Insert a new record into appropriate categories as defined below
  • Download spreadsheet as .csv (File > Download > Comma-seperated values (.csv, current sheet)
  • Use noco-i18n-from-cli to generate new language JSON file
  • Copy respective i18n/*.json files to nocodb/packages/nc-gui/lang

2. String Categories

  • General: simple & common tokens (save, cancel, submit, open, close, home, and such)
  • Objects: objects from NocoDB POV (project, table, field, column, view, page, and such)
  • Title: screen headers (compact) (menu headers, modal headers)
  • Lables: text box/ radio/ field headers (few words) (Labels over textbox, radio buttons, and such)
  • Activity/ actions: work items (few words) (Create Project, Delete Table, Add Row, and such)
  • Tooltip: additional information associated with work items (usually lengthy) (Additional information provided for activity)
  • Placeholder: placeholders associated with various textboxes (Text placeholders)
  • Msg
    • Info: general/success category for everything
    • Error: warnings & errors
    • Toast: pop-up toast messages

Note: string name should be in camelCase. Use above list as priority order in case of ambiguity.