NOTE: This page contains obsolete information. See Localizing MDN for current information about localization on MDN.

Adding a new locale

Doc Center

1. Check Dekiwki Languages to make sure your locale is in the "Supported languages" section
2. Update the MDN l10n Projects page with your info.
3. svn co http://svn.mozilla.org/projects/deki/trunk/mozilla/
4. Copy resources/resources.custom.txt to resources/resources.custom.{locale}.txt
5. Commit to svn and notify localizers
6. Update Dekiwiki Languages
   1. Notify IT and have them standby
   2. go to Dekiwiki System Settings to add the new locale in Polyglot Languages
   3. Immediately have IT restart dekiwiki

Forums

Not supported. :(

The Rest

1. Add locale code to MDN_LANGUAGES in settings.py
2. Add locale to /mwsgi/ Rewrites in configs/htaccess
3. follow instructions in MDN project locale/README.txt
4. (optional) svn up the verbatim server to enable verbatim for the locale

Work on existing locale

Doc Center pages

1. Dekiwiki - just edit a page or copy a page and make the new version under your locale code. Be sure to set the page properties page language setting.

Doc Center interface

1. svn co http://svn.mozilla.org/projects/deki/trunk/mozilla/
2. modify/update resources/resources.custom.{locale}.txt
3. Commit to svn

Forums

Not supported :(

The Rest

• Use Verbatim

or

• work on messages files straight from SVN

Status

Documentation

Several doc locales are enabled:

• see MindTouch Config Polyglot Languages

Skin localized for these locales

Forums

Not Supported :(

The Rest

• see settings.py:MDN_LANGUAGES