Localization: Russian

[waydabber]

This is for the Russian localization

[dimaitre]

I would start the translation as soon as possible

[waydabber]

Great! I uploaded the translation file to the opening post of the Localization discussion (ru.xcloc), just open it with XCode and you are good to go! If there is any partial translation you want me to incorporate and give a preview build, just let me know!

Thanks for volunteering!

[dimaitre]

Hi @waydabber!
Here it is partly translated Russian localization.
Please, check it for the feedback.

Thanks
ru.xcloc.zip

[waydabber]

Looks good to me so far, import went fine (sadly I can't check the actual translation due to my limited language skills :)). Let me know if you'd like to have an interim build!

[waydabber]

Hi, added the partial localization to the latest v2.1.3 version (under releases) so you can see how the translated portions look like in the app!

[waydabber]

I made some changes in how you BetterDisplay localization works. Here is the announcement: waydabber/BetterDisplay#2165 (comment)

[s-kruglikov]

Hi @waydabber, I like this application and would like to assist with translating it to Russian. Also, can assist with translating it to Belarusian language.

[waydabber]

Hi there @s-kruglikov

Thank you for helping with this! I added you to the assignee list. Just follow the steps laid out in the Localization Effort:

waydabber/BetterDisplay#2165

Alternatively you can join the Crowdin project as well if you prefer that platform over XCode.

https://crowdin.com/project/betterdisplay-pro

I suggest working on Russian first and if it's done, let me know if you want to proceed with Belarusian so I can add the language to the project.

Thank you!

[Gruven]

Hi, @waydabber, can you add me to assignees? I'll try to help through Crowdin.

[waydabber]

Done @Gruven!

[waydabber]

Hi guys, the Russian translation now stands around 40%. I am considering moving translations with less than ~70% completion rate to a parking so the app's UI feels more organic/unified. The translation file would remain in the localization repo of course for continued work and when it reaches a higher level of completion it would get back to the app. If you'd prefer the translation to stay (I can't really judge how the current mixed language experience feels in the app for this translation) or would like to improve the translation, let me know! :) Thank you!

[doubledeckwa]

Hello @waydabber!
I'm really interested to help you with translation.

[waydabber]

Hi @doubledeckwa - thank you, that would be awesome! Just grab the Russian localization file from here https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay-localization/tree/main/Not%20Ready/ru.xcloc, open in XCode (free download) and complete the missing strings.

Let me know if you need any help, would like an updated build whenever you have an update to check how things look like in the UI. Feel free to contact me on the app's Discord channel as well any time!

Thank you!

[waydabber]

This localization is moved to the "Not Ready" folder and will not be included in the stable release of BetterDisplay until it reaches 90% readiness. This is to ensure some level of UI consistency of (based on feedback it is better to have the app simply present itself in English than having a heavily mixed-language user interface).

(note: this is a general comment for all localizations currently below 80% readiness)

[Smugl]

How can I participate in localization?

[waydabber]

Hi @Smugl - thanks for volunteering!

Download the xcloc file at https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay-localization/tree/main/Not%20Ready/ru.xcloc and work on that. If you know GitHub, it might be a great idea to fork your repo so you can work independently and then create a PR when done. If not, simply attach the updated file here as zip and I'll do my best to merge the changes.

You'll need XCode to open the xcloc file.

Let me know if you need any help!

[waydabber]

[waydabber]

(note: you can download the xliff file only from under Localized Contents and work on that as well. XCode should be able to open the entire bundle - downloaded as directory - or the xliff file itself)

[Smugl]

(note: you can download the xliff file only from under Localized Contents and work on that as well. XCode should be able to open the entire bundle - downloaded as directory - or the xliff file itself)

Thank you. I'll try to do that.

[waydabber]

Note: incomplete languages were moved back to the standard location in the repo so the xcloc-s are kept updated as the app changes.

Internal Pre-release app updates also contain incomplete localizations (you can enable this under Settings > Application > Updates in the app).