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# Chapter 8. Language translations

The OpenTRS webfrontend supports different frontend languages. The language translation files are located under Kernel/Language/*.pm.

# New translation files

If you want to translate OpenTRS in a new language, you have to do five steps:

- Copy an existing translation file (e. g. Kernel/Language/German.pm) and translate each line.

- Change the package name (z. g. "package Kernel::Language::German;" to "package Kernel::Language::French;") and translate the words.

- Add the new translation file to Kernel/Language.pm (e. g. use Kernel::Language::French;) around line 20.

- Add the new language translation to the system via the admin interface (AdminArea ->> Language).

- Send the new translation file to feedback at otrs.org - Thanks!

Now you can select the new language in your preferences screen.

Example 8-1. Kernel/Language/German.pm - Old file

    # --
    # German.pm - provides german languag translation
    # Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Martin Edenhofer (martin+code at otrs.org)
    # --
    # $Id: language-translation.sgml,v 1.2 2002/05/11 16:36:25 martin Exp $
    # --
    # This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. For details, see
    # the enclosed file COPYING for license information (GPL). If you
    # did not receive this file, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt.
    # --
    package Kernel::Language::German;

    use strict;

    use vars qw($VERSION);
    $VERSION = '$Revision: 1.2 $';
    $VERSION =~ s/^.*:\s(\d+\.\d+)\s.*$/$1/;

    # --
    sub Data {
        my $Self = shift;
        my %Param = @_;

        # some common words
        $Self->{Lock} = 'Ziehen';
        $Self->{Unlock} = 'Freigeben';
        $Self->{unlock} = 'freigeben';
        $Self->{Zoom} = 'Inhalt';
        $Self->{History} = 'History';
        $Self->{'Add Note'} = 'Notiz anheften';

    [...]

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Example 8-2. Kernel/Language/French.pm - New file

    # --
    # French.pm - provides french language translations
    # Copyright (C) 2002 Martin Scherbaum (maddin at exsuse.de)
    # --
    # $Id: language-translation.sgml,v 1.2 2002/05/11 16:36:25 martin Exp $
    # --
    # This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. For details, see
    # the enclosed file COPYING for license information (GPL). If you
    # did not receive this file, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt.
    # --
    package Kernel::Language::French;

    use strict;

    use vars qw($VERSION);
    $VERSION = '$Revision: 1.2 $';
    $VERSION =~ s/^.*:\s(\d+\.\d+)\s.*$/$1/;

    # --
    sub Data {
        my $Self = shift;
        my %Param = @_;

        # some common words
        $Self->{Lock} = 'Tirer';
        $Self->{Unlock} = 'Rendre';
        $Self->{unlock} = 'rendre';
        $Self->{Zoom} = 'Contenu';
        $Self->{History} = 'Histoire';
        $Self->{'Add Note'} = 'Ajouter commentaire';

    [...]

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