MacDownApp / MacDownApp/macdown
Localization, Language Translation
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Description
Hello @MacDownApp. Hello Tzu-ping Chung.
### The Problem
- MacDown shows up in _English_, but my macOS is set to _German, Germany_.
### The Reason
- Inside the app bundle, in the `Resources` folder, you have the country-specific localization folder(s) `de-DE.lproj` (and `sk-SK.lproj`), but the files inside have no contents.
- The broken folder blocks macOS to use of the existing, working country-unspecific localization folder `de.lproj` (or `sk.lproj`).
- Instead, —in my case— MacDown defaults to English.
### The Solution
- Remove the broken country-specific localization folder(s).
### Additional Recommendations
Maybe more languages are effected. Please find out if the empty files in other `*.lproj` folders better should be removed.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start in the app bundle's Resources folder and compare the country-specific de-DE.lproj and sk-SK.lproj folders with the working de.lproj and sk.lproj folders. Inspect other *.lproj folders for empty files, remove broken country-specific folders where appropriate, and verify that macOS uses the existing language-specific localization instead of English.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos
- Domain
- desktop, localization
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100