/dspace-xmlui-lang-util

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DSpace XMLUI lang utilities

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About

The aim of this project is to assist in translating the XML UI into another language, other than english.

Operations

  1. Create a new message_xx.xml file by combining data from message.xml and an older message_xx.xml file. The output of this is an xml language file with all messages keys of the latest messages.xml, where all translation from an older messages_xx.xml have been ported over. You are left translating of only the newly added keys, without having to check them one by one.
  2. Convert a translation xml file to XLSX format. This allows for editing translation strings in Office, and give the ability to a non-programmer to do the translation.
  3. Convert the exported XLSX file back to the native xml file for usage by DSpace.

Quick usage

  1. Edit the value of incomplete_translation_file and set the filename of your old translation file.
  2. Place the base message.xml and the old translation file message_xx.xml in the same folder as lang-util.py.
  3. Issue the command python3 lang-util.py migrate to generate a new xml file where translation strings from the old translation file are migrated to the latest xml file format.
  4. Issue the command python3 lang-util.py export to convert your desired xml file translation to XLSX and open it in a spreadsheet editor.
  5. Issue the command python3 lang-util.py import to convert your previously exported XLSX file back to the DSpace XMLUI xml file.

Notes

  • You can use non-default filename by parsing variables with each command. Use python3 lang-util.py {migrate | export | import} -h to see available options.
  • Use python3 lang-util.py -h for help.