Translations

Translations can be done either via Weblate (preferred) or by using Qt utilities.

All GUI strings should be translatable. This is indicated in code with tr("Some GUI text", "Hints for translators").

Adding New Language

To add new language for the application follow these steps.

  1. Edit copyq.pro and add file name for new language (translations/copyq_<LANGUAGE>.ts) to TRANSLATIONS variable.
  2. Create new language file with lupdate copyq.pro.
  3. Add new language file to Git repository.
  4. Translate with Weblate service or locally with linguist translations/copyq_<LANGUAGE>.ts.