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| − | # | + | {{revdate}}The Roll20 platform & it's [[Character Sheet|character sheets]] have full or partial translations available in over 22 languages, most or all which are community-translated. |
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| + | You change your language settings from your [[Account]]-page: {{hc|articles/360044893733-Roll20-Language-Selection Language Selection}} | ||
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| + | {| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" | ||
| + | | The language options for Roll20{{source|https://roll20.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360044893733-Roll20-Language-Selection#how-to-change-your-language-preference-0-0 1}}: | ||
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| + | |* Afrikaans / Afrikaanse taal | ||
| + | * Catalan | ||
| + | * Chinese (Traditional) / 繁體中文 | ||
| + | * Czech / Český jazyk | ||
| + | * Danish / Dansk | ||
| + | * Dutch / Nederlandse taal | ||
| + | * English | ||
| + | * [[Page d'accueil (Français)|French / langue Française]] | ||
| + | * [[FI|Finnish / Suomi]] | ||
| + | * [[:Category:Language-DE|German / Deutsche Sprache]] | ||
| + | * Greek / ελληνική γλώσσα | ||
| + | * Hebrew / שפה עברית | ||
| + | * Hungarian | ||
| + | * Italian / Lingua Italiana | ||
| + | * [[メインページ(日本語)|Japanese / 日本語]] | ||
| + | * Korean / 한국어 | ||
| + | * Polish / Język polski | ||
| + | * Portuguese / Língua portuguesa | ||
| + | * Russian / русский язык | ||
| + | * Slovenian | ||
| + | * Spanish / lengua española | ||
| + | * Swedish / svenska | ||
| + | * Turkish / Türk Dili | ||
| + | * Ukranian | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | {{tocright}} | ||
| + | See also : '''{{hc|articles/20495433257623-How-to-Contribute-to-RPG-Character-Sheet-Translations-on-Roll20 How to Contribute to RPG Character Sheet Translations on Roll20}}'''<br> | ||
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| + | ==Contribute== | ||
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| + | If you want to help translate Roll20's menus and site, contact Roll20 through '''[https://help.roll20.net/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=1500000457501 the web form]''', and select "Translation" & "Application" for the "Collaboration Type". | ||
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| + | '''{{blogs|roll20s-rpg-character-sheets-translation/ Roll20’s RPG Character Sheets Translation}}''' February 2024 | ||
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| + | ==CrowdIn== | ||
| + | {{wiki|CrowdIn|CrowdIn}} is a company Roll20 uses for organizing the internal & crowd-sourced translations of the Platform's menus & Character Sheets. | ||
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| + | If you want to translate [[character sheets]], go to [https://roll20.crowdin.com roll20.crowdin.com], join it, and start submitting translations. Sheet Translations are split into two projects: | ||
| + | * [https://roll20.crowdin.com/roll20-official-character-sheets Official Sheets] | ||
| + | * [https://roll20.crowdin.com/roll20-character-sheets Community Character Sheet Project] | ||
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| + | Roll20 usually updates translations once a week(Tuesday), taking all the changes suggested through CrowdIn, and sends them to [[Github]]. Changes submitted through CrowdIn are therefore never updated immediately, but take time until Roll20 have reviewed the changes. <u>Expect to wait around a week before your suggested translations have gone live on Roll20.</u> | ||
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| + | * [https://roll20.crowdin.com roll20.crowdin.com] | ||
| + | * [https://crowdin.com/ crowdin.com] - homepage | ||
| + | * [https://support.crowdin.com/enterprise/online-editor/ About CrowdIn Online Editor] | ||
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| + | [[File:Crowdin-translation-areas.png|center|thumbnail|800px|]] | ||
| + | ===Translation Menu=== | ||
| + | Tranlsation Menu Overview | ||
| + | [[File:Crowdin-translation-menu.png|center|thumbnail|700px|]] | ||
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| + | * Center Top: Shows the original version of this word/string. Usually English | ||
| + | * Center Middle: Where you write the new translation | ||
| + | * Center Bottom: Shows the current translation(if any), and how the same word/string have been translated in other languages | ||
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| + | * Right Side: Any discussions on translating this word/string, useful for making notes for the future if someone later opens the same word. | ||
| + | * Left side: Shows the list of word/strings for the section you're viewing at the moment. Instances that have been translated have a green marker next to them, while untranslated entires are marked red. | ||
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| + | ====Example==== | ||
| + | Here is an gif showing how to update the translation of a single word on a community character sheet.(You would of course press the "Save"-button at the end) | ||
| + | [[File:CrowdIn-tranlation-example.gif|center|thumbnail|800px|]] | ||
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| + | ===Discussions=== | ||
| + | This section shows any translation discussions people are having regarding any particular translation, which makes it easier to coordinate with others. | ||
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| + | ==[[Character Sheet Translation]]== | ||
| + | * '''Updating Translations''': If a character sheet already have <code>translation.json</code> files on {{repo|Roll20/roll20-character-sheets GitHub}} and you want to provide/update translations for it, you should submit them through [[#CrowdIn|CrowdIn]], and '''not''' to [[Github|make a PR to GitHub]]. Roll20 have some automated processes for pulling translations from CrowdIn, which overrides/interferes with any changes submitted to github. | ||
| + | ** To find if a Roll20 community-contributed sheet already support translations, see [https://crowdin.com/project/roll20-character-sheets roll20 community sheets] and search for the sheet | ||
| + | ** All "by Roll20"-sheets supports translations, which can be found here: [https://crowdin.com/project/roll20-official-character-shee Official Roll20 sheet translations] | ||
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| + | * '''Requesting Translations:''' You can post in the [[Sheet Requests#List of Current Requests|latest Sheet Requests]]-thread to request translation capabilities to be added to a sheet. | ||
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| + | * '''Add Translation Support to Existing Sheet''': [[Character Sheet Translation]] have info on how to update a character sheet to have translation capabilities, if it previously didn't have them. It also has a section for making language-specific changes to character sheet looks, such as changing the width of a span so a longer word in another language doesn't get obscured, or to change images/logos depending on which language is used. | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
| + | * '''[https://roll20.crowdin.com roll20.crowdin.com]''' | ||
| + | * [https://crowdin.com/profile/roll20 Roll20's Translation projects on CrowdIn] (requires [[CrowdIn]] login) | ||
| + | ** [https://crowdin.com/project/roll20-site "Roll20-site" project] need additional access granted by Roll20) | ||
| + | ** '''[https://help.roll20.net/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=1500000457501 web form to apply for translation access]''' (for main site) | ||
| + | * {{hc|articles/20495433257623-How-to-Contribute-to-RPG-Character-Sheet-Translations-on-Roll20 How to Contribute to RPG Character Sheet Translations on Roll20}} Jan 2024 | ||
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| + | [[Category:Roll20]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Miscellaneous]] | ||
| + | [[Category:External Tools]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Language]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:16, 3 May 2024
 | Page Updated: 2024-05-03 |
You change your language settings from your Account-page: Language Selection
| The language options for Roll20: |
* Afrikaans / Afrikaanse taal
|
Contents |
See also : How to Contribute to RPG Character Sheet Translations on Roll20
[edit] Contribute
If you want to help translate Roll20's menus and site, contact Roll20 through the web form, and select "Translation" & "Application" for the "Collaboration Type".
Roll20’s RPG Character Sheets Translation(Blog) February 2024
[edit] CrowdIn
CrowdIn 
is a company Roll20 uses for organizing the internal & crowd-sourced translations of the Platform's menus & Character Sheets.
If you want to translate character sheets, go to roll20.crowdin.com, join it, and start submitting translations. Sheet Translations are split into two projects:
Roll20 usually updates translations once a week(Tuesday), taking all the changes suggested through CrowdIn, and sends them to Github. Changes submitted through CrowdIn are therefore never updated immediately, but take time until Roll20 have reviewed the changes. Expect to wait around a week before your suggested translations have gone live on Roll20.
[edit] Translation Menu
Tranlsation Menu Overview
- Center Top: Shows the original version of this word/string. Usually English
- Center Middle: Where you write the new translation
- Center Bottom: Shows the current translation(if any), and how the same word/string have been translated in other languages
- Right Side: Any discussions on translating this word/string, useful for making notes for the future if someone later opens the same word.
- Left side: Shows the list of word/strings for the section you're viewing at the moment. Instances that have been translated have a green marker next to them, while untranslated entires are marked red.
[edit] Example
Here is an gif showing how to update the translation of a single word on a community character sheet.(You would of course press the "Save"-button at the end)
[edit] Discussions
This section shows any translation discussions people are having regarding any particular translation, which makes it easier to coordinate with others.
[edit] Character Sheet Translation
- Updating Translations: If a character sheet already have
translation.jsonfiles on GitHub and you want to provide/update translations for it, you should submit them through CrowdIn, and not to make a PR to GitHub. Roll20 have some automated processes for pulling translations from CrowdIn, which overrides/interferes with any changes submitted to github.- To find if a Roll20 community-contributed sheet already support translations, see roll20 community sheets and search for the sheet
- All "by Roll20"-sheets supports translations, which can be found here: Official Roll20 sheet translations
- Requesting Translations: You can post in the latest Sheet Requests-thread to request translation capabilities to be added to a sheet.
- Add Translation Support to Existing Sheet: Character Sheet Translation have info on how to update a character sheet to have translation capabilities, if it previously didn't have them. It also has a section for making language-specific changes to character sheet looks, such as changing the width of a span so a longer word in another language doesn't get obscured, or to change images/logos depending on which language is used.
[edit] Links
- roll20.crowdin.com
- Roll20's Translation projects on CrowdIn (requires CrowdIn login)
- "Roll20-site" project need additional access granted by Roll20)
- web form to apply for translation access (for main site)
- How to Contribute to RPG Character Sheet Translations on Roll20 Jan 2024
