Translation Reference
Special elements
The English content that you are translating contains special elements that fall into two categories:
- Elements that must never be modified
- Elements that are language dependent and can be modified if appropriate
The following table summarizes these elements. The Modify? column indicates whether the element can be modified.
| Element | Modify? | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single word in curly brackets { } | Never | {liftoffTime} | The element is replaced by SRO with the actual value. |
| Link in curly brackets { } | Partial | {link, Customize} | Translate the second word only, e.g. {link, Personnaliser}. |
| HTML formatting tags | Never | <strong>, </strong> | These are used to format the text. |
| HTML break tag | Some languages | <br/> | This is used to insert a line break. Do not modify, except for Chinese, Japanese & Korean where the line break may not been needed if the phrase is very short. |
| English quotation marks | Language dependent | “ ” | Replace with the quotation marks appropriate for your language. These are used to indicate a quotation. |
| English single quotation | Language dependent | ‘ | Replace with the symbol appropriate for your language. |
| En dash | Language dependent | – | Replace with the symbol appropriate for your language. |
| Non-breaking space | Language dependent | | Used to prevent line breaks on a space, for example in the French banner Super Radiance en Ligne. |
| Non-breaking hyphen | Language dependent | ‑ | Used to prevent line breaks on a hyphen, for example in the Turkish program step TM VE TM‑SİDHİLER. |
Problem areas
There a several areas where the you need to be careful with the length of your translations. These are described on the Problem Areas page.
Translation notes
IMPORTANT: Additional guidance is provided by translation notes associated with individual keys. Be on the lookout for these.
In list view, notes are indicated by an icon at bottom right of the English source text. Hover over the icon to see the note.
On the translation page, the note is shown below the English source text.
Localazy tips
Read the Localazy Tips page for tips on using Localazy. These are essential for working with Localazy.
Testing your changes
Refer to the Testing Translations page for guidance on how to test your translations.
Translation sequence
A suggested sequence for translating the website is shown below.
| Section | Key Prefix | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Home Page | BANNER | Page banner |
COUNTRIES | Yesterday’s Totals section | |
DAILY_SCHEDULE | Daily Schedule section | |
FIELD | Multiple locations | |
HOME | Home page content | |
SESSION PICKER | Active Sessions section | |
| Join Program | DIALOG | Dialog boxes |
JOIN_DIALOG | Join Dialog box | |
ERROR | Error messages | |
| Customize Page | CUSTOMIZE | Customize page |
THEME | Theme selection | |
| Do Program | PROGRAM | Program page |
STEPS | Program steps | |
PARTICIPANTS | Participants list | |
| Tips Page | TIPS | Tips page |
| Everything else | Untranslated keys | Copyright, Privacy, Footer |