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diff --git a/archinstall/locales/README.md b/archinstall/locales/README.md index 70822c05..37dc32e3 100644 --- a/archinstall/locales/README.md +++ b/archinstall/locales/README.md @@ -1,11 +1,29 @@ # Nationalization -Archinstall supports multiple languages, which depend on translations coming from the community :) +Archinstall supports multiple languages, which depend on translations coming from the community :) -New languages can be added simply by creating a new folder with the proper language abbrevation (see list `languages.json` if unsure). +## Important Note +Before starting a new language translation be aware that a font for that language may not be +available on the ISO. We are using the pre-installed font `/usr/share/kbd/consolefonts/LatGrkCyr-8x16.psfu.gz` in archinstall +which should cover a fair amount of different languages but unfortunately not all of them. + +We have the option to provide a custom font in case the above is not covering a specific language, which can +be achieved by installing the font yourself on the ISO and saving it to `/usr/share/kbd/consolefonts/archinstall_font.psfu.gz`. +If this font is present it will be automatically loaded and all languages which are not supported by the default font will +be enabled (but only some might actually work). + +Please make sure that the provided language works with the default font on the ISO, and if not mark it in the `languages.json` +that it needs an external dependency +``` +{"abbr": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "translated_lang": "اردو", "external_dep": true}, +``` + +## Adding new languages + +New languages can be added simply by creating a new folder with the proper language abbreviation (see list `languages.json` if unsure). Run the following command to create a new template for a language ``` - mkdir -p <abbr>/LC_MESSAGES/ && touch <abbr>/LC_MESSAGES/base.po +mkdir -p <abbr>/LC_MESSAGES/ && touch <abbr>/LC_MESSAGES/base.po ``` After that run the script `./locales_generator.sh` it will automatically populate the new `base.po` file with the strings that @@ -31,3 +49,10 @@ msgstr "Wollen sie wirklich abbrechen?" After the translations have been written, run the script once more `./locales_generator.sh` and it will auto-generate the `base.mo` file with the included translations. After that you're all ready to go and enjoy Archinstall in the new language :) + +To display the language inside Archinstall in your own tongue, please edit the file `languages.json` and +add a `translated_lang` entry to the respective language, e.g. + +``` + {"abbr": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "translated_lang": "Polskie"} +``` |