Creating translation registry

To translate your collection to a selected language start with creating the translation registry:

1. Choose File : SuperMemo : Level : Professional
2. Choose Tools : Options : Language
3. At Collection translation type the name of the language
4. Close the Options dialog by choosing OK
5. Translate the collection using either interactive translation (simpler and more reliable but requiring the use of SuperMemo) or using text files (easier in teams and not requiring the translators to know or use SuperMemo)

To proceed with interactive translation of your collection do the following (recommended for an individual translator):

1. Make sure that no repetitions have been done in your collection (pending queue will be used to proceed in the optimum translation sequence)
2. Make sure the translation registry for your language has been created (i.e that you passed all steps from the previous paragraph). You can see translation registry files at <SuperMemo directory>\systems\<your collection name>\translat\<translation language>.*
3. Go to the first element in the pending queue (e.g. open the pending browser with View : Pending)
4. Right-click the button Next (on the navigation toolbar) and choose Next pending element (this way you will be moving along the pending queue why pressing Alt+PgUp and Alt+PgDn).
5. Use Alt+PgUp and Alt+PgDn to move between pages (or Ctrl+G to jump to a specific page; note that page numbers are not related to the order in the pending queue).
6. On each page, locate all text components and use Shift+click to open translation dialog box for each
7. Type in the translation in the lower pane (the original stays unchanged in the upper pane). Note that the texts you have translated in earlier pages will already be translated
8. See useful tips below for more information

To proceed with translation in text files do the following (recommended for team translation):

1. Make sure the translation registry for your language has been created (i.e that you passed all steps from the paragraph devoted to creating the translation registry). You can see translation registry files at <SuperMemo directory>\systems\<your collection name>\translat\<translation language>.*
2. Decide which branches of the knowledge tree in the contents window should be translated by individual translators
3. Create subset files for each branch. For this purpose do the following:
 
• click the selected branch in the contents window
• open the pop-up menu with right-click
• choose Tools : Save as subset from the pop-up menu
4. Export individual branches as text files with File : Tools : Export : Translation:
• choose Sorting : By occurrence
• choose Output texts : Not translated
• choose Output elements : Subset
• use Browse to select the subset files created in the previous step
• leave Do not output duplicated entries unchecked
• leave Output context checked
5. Let the translators replace ??? strings in exported text files with appropriate translations (do not change anything else in the file!)
6. As soon as individual translated files are becoming available, import them with File : Tools : Import : Translation
7. Note that the same strings translated differently by different authors will be merged. This is not an error-proof procedure and you will have to manually resolve the import conflicts. File : Tools : Import : Translation will generate a report with all merged entries listed. The fastest way to resolve merged strings is:
• copy the original string from the import report file to the clipboard
• using Search : Text registry, paste the string in the search input box
• correct the translation directly in the text registry as it appears on the screen

1. In most elements, you can use PgDn and PgUp instead of Alt+PgUp and Alt+PgDn
2. Do not change the original texts in text files, even if you find mistakes! Otherwise, your translation will not be importable to the mother collection
3. You can easily review, search for and change translations by using Search : Other registries : <Language> translation. The same can be accomplished with Search : Text registry with this difference that search and sorting will concern only the original texts
4. The percent of the work done can be viewed in the caption of the translation registry (Search : Other registries : <Language> translation)
5. When working in a team, try to minimize the differences in translating individual entries by frequently exporting and importing back partly translated files. This will also reduce the duplicated effort of translators working on different branches
6. To see untranslated entries in text registry (Search : Text registry), you can choose Select untranslated on the registry pop-up menu. Untranslated members will be displayed as a registry subset