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When you have written a page, you should tag it for translation. Here are the steps to do so: | When you have written a page, you should tag it for translation. Here are the steps to do so: | ||
#Ensure that the content to be translated is enclosed within <translate> </translate> tags. | #Ensure that the content to be translated is enclosed within <translate> </translate> tags. | ||
#Conversely, please enclose code blocks in </translate> <translate> tags so that they are excluded from translation. | |||
#Likewise, try to exclude wiki markup (tables, tags, etc) from translation. | |||
#Ensure that the tag <languages /> appear at the very top of the page. This will show a box with the list of languages the page is translated into. | #Ensure that the tag <languages /> appear at the very top of the page. This will show a box with the list of languages the page is translated into. | ||
#Go in “View” mode, and then click on the “Mark this page for translation” | #Go in “View” mode, and then click on the “Mark this page for translation” | ||
#Review the translation units. | #Review the translation units. Check that code blocks and wiki markup are excluded, and all plain text is included. | ||
#In the “Priority languages” section, write either “fr” or “en” as the priority language, that is, the language into which it needs to be translated. | #In the “Priority languages” section, write either “fr” or “en” as the priority language, that is, the language into which it needs to be translated. | ||
#Click on “Mark this version for translation” | #Click on “Mark this version for translation” | ||
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Once you have done your edits, you can mark the changes to be translated by doing the following : | Once you have done your edits, you can mark the changes to be translated by doing the following : | ||
#Ensure that the new text to be translated is enclosed within <translate> </translate> tags. | #Ensure that the new text to be translated is enclosed within <translate> </translate> tags. | ||
#Conversely, please enclose code blocks in </translate> <translate> tags so that they are excluded from translation. | |||
#Likewise, try to exclude wiki markup (tables, tags, etc) from translation. | |||
#Go in “View” mode. You should see the text “This page has changes since it was last marked for translation.” at the top of the page. Click on “marked for translation”. | #Go in “View” mode. You should see the text “This page has changes since it was last marked for translation.” at the top of the page. Click on “marked for translation”. | ||
#Review the translation units. | #Review the translation units. Check that code blocks and wiki markup are excluded, and all plain text is included. | ||
#In the “Priority languages” section, | #In the “Priority languages” section, verify that “fr” or “en” appears as the priority language, that is, the language into which it needs to be translated. | ||
#Click on “Mark this version for translation” | #Click on “Mark this version for translation” | ||