projectM-visualizer / projectM-visualizer/frontend-sdl-cpp
[FEATURE] Add localization/internationalization support
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Description
Currently, all text in the application is hard-coded in English. To make the software accessible to a more international audience, which might not be proficient in English, it is key to provide localized texts depending on the OS/user's locale settings.
Currently, the application doesn't use any framework/library supporting translation of any strings. To make this happen, the following steps need to be taken:
- Add a library supporting string localization. GNU GetText is probably the most compatible choice. It uses
.pofiles, which are supported by a wide variety of translation tools. - Move all translatable strings into the default English translation file and use it.
- Source more translations from the community over time, ideally from native speakers of each language.
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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
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating hard-coded user-facing strings and reviewing the build dependencies, then determine the gettext integration scope. Done means translatable strings use a default English catalog and locale-dependent text is supported; additional community translations are future work.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop, localization
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100