Translations

[jthistle]

Hi, it seems like this app doesn't have any translations... would it be worth considering using some open-source platform to allow translation contributions from users such as myself?

[aha999]

That would be pretty nice, also easy to follow what is translated... I'd recommend Weblate, as it is popular and open source itself (other platforms are not open source).
They host translations for free if the project (like Octodroid) is open source so you would have hosted translations for free and translations are pulled automatically i think.
Here you set up your project @slapperwan for free if you want: https://hosted.weblate.org/hosting/

Check out optional Weblate's widgets in linked project under "Translation status" collapsible text. https://github.com/fr3ts0n/AndrOBD#family-join-the-team

[Cwpute]

I have to second this.
I'll add that having your project set up on Weblate for i18n and/or l10n could potentially draw in more users, who would use this app in their native language, and potentialy contributing later on with bug reports, suggestions, or even code contributions.

If you decide to set up this project, i'd be willing to contribute to a french translation.

[yurtpage]

There are a few translation services:

• https://hosted.weblate.org/ from creator of the Weblate online platform that itself is FOSS. It has pre-moderation for FOSS projects. It doesn't offer free automatic translations, only the LibreTranslate that almost not working. But you can buy and integrate own API key to Google Translate, Yandex, DeepL, Baidu, etc. It will periodically send translations as a PR on the GitHub.
• https://translate.codeberg.org/ also based on Weblate, doesn't have a pre-moderation which is a plus. It can't send a PR on GitHub because they are competitors.
• https://toolate.othing.xyz/ based on Weblate, no pre-moderation, can send a PR, has automatic translations from Baidu that gives good results. It's supported by F-Droid translators and hosted in Singapore.
• Crowdin.com has pre-moderation for FOSS, has a better UI.
• Transifex, Lokalize.com, PoEditor.com maybe some other may be also good but less often used.

I created a translation project for you on the Toolate https://toolate.othing.xyz/projects/octodroid/.
You can translate the Android app strings and the app's description in F-Droid and PlayStore.
Once in a day it will collect all translations into one commit and send in a PR like the #1467. You may merge the PR once before a release, or even pull the changes manually from the git.

If you are ok with the solution then I'll send you a PR to add the Toolate link to the README to help users to find it. Also if you are interested I can send you an invitation to become an admin of the translation project (needed sometimes to resolve merge conflicts).

[yurtpage]

@maniac103 friendly remind on this