Nabble - LibreCAD-translate

Re: How to make translations ...

2026-03-04T15:37:18Z

Hi LordOfBikes,

I just tested Chinese and French translations in 2.2.1.4. There’s essentially no translation beyond standard buttons, such as OKAY, cancel.

I suppose it’s similar for other languages.

Looks like we have to push a little bit on translation.

LordOfBikes wrote

All languages are locked, because of ongoing maintenance.
There should be a subscription link with the Weblate locked message where you can subscribe to the project. Then you will be informed when translation is unlocked again.

Re: How to make translations ...

2025-10-12T02:04:39Z

All languages are locked, because of ongoing maintenance.
There should be a subscription link with the Weblate locked message where you can subscribe to the project. Then you will be informed when translation is unlocked again.

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Re: How to make translations ...

2025-10-11T23:58:06Z

Ich hab mich registriert und alle Notwendigkeiten geregelt.

Leider ist die Deutsch-Übersetzung noch gesperrt :(

Re: How to make translations ...

2025-10-04T00:28:43Z

Thank you very much...

I'll get started and see if I can be of any help

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Recht herzlichen Dank ...

Dann werde ich mal einarbeiten und sehen, ob ich Euch eine Hilfe sein kann

Re: How to make translations ...

2025-10-03T09:10:04Z

Welcome Isegrimm_666!

This is the translation sub forum, so you're at the right place.

In the top pinned thread is the link to our wiki, where you find more instructions.
I just copied it for you: https://dokuwiki.librecad.org/doku.php/community:contribute_translate.

There is no registration for the wiki needed, all content is free available.
Except you'd like to contribute to wiki articles too. Then read the red text on the wiki start page an follow the instructions (https://dokuwiki.librecad.org/doku.php/start).

So you have to follow the instructions in the wiki and register an account for Weblate.
All information on how to translate on Weblate is provided there, it is an external service.
LibreCAD on Weblate is here: https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/librecad/
But this is also linked in the wiki and on our Website https://translate.librecad.org/

Armin

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Re: How to make translations ...

2025-10-03T07:32:44Z

looks like an account is needed at:
https://dokuwiki.librecad.org/doku.php/community:contribute_translate?do=login§ok=

New user registration is locked. Some help is needed here.

Isegrimm_666 wrote

Hi ...

I don't know if this post is in the right place, but the forum search didn't return any results.

I am German and would like to help you with the translation in 2.2.2.

I assume there is an English text file that can be translated and returned to the community.

How can I help, or what is the process?

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Hi ...

Ich weiß nicht, ob der post hier richtig gesetzt ist, aber die Forensuche brachte keine Ergebnisse.

Ich bin Deutscher und würde Euch gerne bei der Übersetzung in 2.2.2. unterstützen.

Ich denke mal, es gibt eine englische Textdatei, die dann übersetzt und an die Community zurückgegeben wird.

Wie kann ich da helfen, bzw. wie ist der Weg?

How to make translations ...

2025-10-03T00:52:44Z

Hi ...

I don't know if this post is in the right place, but the forum search didn't return any results.

I am German and would like to help you with the translation in 2.2.2.

I assume there is an English text file that can be translated and returned to the community.

How can I help, or what is the process?

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Hi ...

Ich weiß nicht, ob der post hier richtig gesetzt ist, aber die Forensuche brachte keine Ergebnisse.

Ich bin Deutscher und würde Euch gerne bei der Übersetzung in 2.2.2. unterstützen.

Ich denke mal, es gibt eine englische Textdatei, die dann übersetzt und an die Community zurückgegeben wird.

Wie kann ich da helfen, bzw. wie ist der Weg?

Librecad vries vast

2024-12-27T10:20:51Z

Wanneer ik een pdf omzet naar dxf en open in Librecad, dan kan een deel wel copieren maar daarna zegt het syteem "wachten". Vervolgens wordt er niets uitgevoerd en moet ik stoppen.

Waar zit de oorzaak.

Draai Librecad op Ubuntu 24.04

mvg

Spidey-Westland

Re: Adding Thai translation

2024-04-16T19:55:30Z

LordOfBikes wrote

@thep I'm aware of your actions, I'm noticed by Weblate and the forum about actions and messages.
Many thanks for your efforts.

Armin

Ah, that's nice. So, I can now continue my translation with ease.

One question, though: why TS files of some languages, such as en_AU, fi, hi, id_ID, sq_AL, zh_CN, zh_TW, come with message locations (the source files and line numbers the messages are located), while others, th included, come without? The message location is very helpful for choosing translated terms to suit the context. And I think it should always be available.

Re: Adding Thai translation

2024-04-16T19:21:51Z

dxli wrote

I have updated the current git master with the latest weblate translations.

Please let me know whether Thai translation works properly.

Yes, it does. Thank you very much!

Re: Adding Thai translation

2024-04-16T01:02:34Z

@thep I'm aware of your actions, I'm noticed by Weblate and the forum about actions and messages.
Many thanks for your efforts.

Armin

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Re: Adding Thai translation

2024-04-15T23:59:51Z

I have updated the current git master with the latest weblate translations.

Please let me know whether Thai translation works properly.

thep wrote

Thanks for the info.

I wonder how to contact the maintainer. Would they see this thread of mine, or should I contact them directly?

Regarding my second question (translation testing), I have tried building LibreCAD from Git with librecad_th.ts added to TRANSLATIONS variable in librecad/src/src.pro, but the translation didn't show up. Then I finally found that I mistakenly used the traditional method of LC_MESSAGES setting. The effective way is to set "GUI Language" in Options > Application Preferences dialog. So, now I can test my translation on the APT-installed version without rebuilding. Thanks for your help.

Re: Adding Thai translation

2024-04-15T22:19:49Z

Thanks for the info.

I wonder how to contact the maintainer. Would they see this thread of mine, or should I contact them directly?

Regarding my second question (translation testing), I have tried building LibreCAD from Git with librecad_th.ts added to TRANSLATIONS variable in librecad/src/src.pro, but the translation didn't show up. Then I finally found that I mistakenly used the traditional method of LC_MESSAGES setting. The effective way is to set "GUI Language" in Options > Application Preferences dialog. So, now I can test my translation on the APT-installed version without rebuilding. Thanks for your help.

Re: New user instructions

2024-04-14T09:39:44Z

https://librecad-docs-dev.readthedocs.io/en/latest/appx/contributing.html works for me:

it eventually links to

https://dokuwiki.librecad.org/doku.php/community:contribute_translate

and weblate

duncan.lithgow wrote

I'm doing some follow up for this issue about someone wanting to push changes to the Chinese translation but the two links in the previous post go to the wiki which is depreciated.

I think this is on readthedocs is the most recent page but https://translate.librecad.org seems to out of service.

What is the current suggestion for people who want to help with translations?

Re: Adding Thai translation

2024-04-14T09:36:41Z

After translations on weblate are submitted, the generated "*.ts" files will be integrated into LibreCAD's next builds, pending the maintainer integration of those files.

It's still a good idea to remind the maintainer (LordOfBikes) in the forum that you have added translations.

qm files contain the translation data, but the application also needs to be updated too, so LibreCAD should also be rebuilt (with ts files) to see your translations.

thep wrote

I have started translating LibreCAD UI into Thai on Weblate. I have 2 questions:

1) Do I have to take more action to get it included in LibreCAD source tree?

2) As a Qt-based translation newbie, how can I test my translation on my local machine? I have tried "releasing" the translation from Qt5 Linguist and copying the output .qm file to /usr/share/librecad/qm/librecad_th.qm, where translations of other languages reside, but the app is still untranslated when opened.

Thanks in advance.

Adding Thai translation

2024-04-14T08:34:53Z

I have started translating LibreCAD UI into Thai on Weblate. I have 2 questions:

1) Do I have to take more action to get it included in LibreCAD source tree?

2) As a Qt-based translation newbie, how can I test my translation on my local machine? I have tried "releasing" the translation from Qt5 Linguist and copying the output .qm file to /usr/share/librecad/qm/librecad_th.qm, where translations of other languages reside, but the app is still untranslated when opened.

Thanks in advance.

Persian or Arabic fonts for librecad

2024-02-06T02:45:06Z

Hello , I'm using Librecad and have problem with persian fonts. Amiri-regular has beautiful fonts but it is backward , not connected and just have isolated form of every letter.
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There is the same problem in Autocad too. But also there have some options for making it better. There are some options in font window like "backward" and also there is an "app" ?! Called "Kateb.lsp" and with apploader inside Autocad , Kateb could give sth like persian or arabic fonts, using persian shx fonts and also turning on "backward" option. It is still not connected (with narrow space between letters) and there are some bugs but some how it works. and there are middle and final forms of letters.
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Is it possible to use "kateb.lsp" or something like that in librecad for typing persian?
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Thanks in advance for your help.

Re: Serbian translation is (practically) done.

2024-01-31T16:22:14Z

Zdravo Marko

Hvala ti što si našao vremena da prevedeš LibreCAD.

Pozdrav

Re: Serbian translation is (practically) done.

2023-12-14T11:29:09Z

LordOfBikes wrote

Hi Marko,

for translation you have finished your part for now, many thanks for your efforts!

It is on my to do list to for the coming holiday season to get the Weblate binding working, then your work will appear in the main repo.

Armin

Thank you.

Best,
Marko

Re: Serbian translation is (practically) done.

2023-12-13T15:06:39Z

Hi Marko,

for translation you have finished your part for now, many thanks for your efforts!

It is on my to do list to for the coming holiday season to get the Weblate binding working, then your work will appear in the main repo.

Armin

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Re: Serbian translation is (practically) done.

2023-12-10T08:00:51Z

marko.p.radojcic wrote

Update: The translation is done.

@LordOfBikes is it possible to include this translation and if not, how should I proceed ? Is there something else I should do?

Re: Serbian translation is (practically) done.

2023-11-23T13:27:08Z

Update: The translation is done.

Serbian translation is (practically) done.

2023-11-21T08:47:22Z

Hello.
I will still do some tweaks, but I have completed the Serbian (Cyrillic) translation of LibreCAD and Plugins.

Only thing left to do is to again translate the Codepage selection dropdown from English to Serbian. (I translated it in one place and need to complete in another).

Either way, the translation has been tested on master and qt6 branch but I will check if there are some things I missed.

I had a long day today, but as is, it is ready for testing and soon with other people's input it can be 100% complete.

Are there any other Serbian speaking users or developers around ?

Best,
Marko

Re: Dutch translation permission

2023-08-06T04:30:52Z

Hi EgbertBroerse,

you probably followed the instructions in the wiki.
Sadly, the infos are outdated, because we change the translation platform.
Because the new service is still locked for contributions, we didn't update our sites yet.

I've done this now, to avoid further confusions.

Long story short, you can register on Weblate to contribute in translation there.
Find the links on the new wiki page https://dokuwiki.librecad.org/doku.php/community:contribute_translate.

As already said, the service is still locked currently, but you can sign up for a notification when the components are unlocked.

Many thanks for your efforts!

Armin

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Dutch translation permission

2023-08-05T13:24:01Z

Hi all,
New to the forum and a newby using libreCAD on macOS.
Would like to contribute a few improvements and additions to the Dutch translation of the program.
Please provide the required permission for user name "EgbertBroerse".

Cheers

Regards, Egbert

Re: Bulgarian translation permission

2023-06-18T11:44:33Z

As you have seen, our translation server is in maintenance mode, it will be retired soon.
You can register at Weblate, where translation will be done in future.
https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/librecad/

Translation is locked currently, but when you register there, you can apply for a notification when it is unlocked.

Many thanks!

Armin

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Re: Bulgarian translation permission

2023-06-16T18:46:27Z

thanks!

h.hristov wrote

I would like to work on the Bulgarian translation of the UI and the commands.
My username on the translation server is the same: h.hristov

Bulgarian translation permission

2023-06-16T04:44:54Z

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Re: Librecad italian translation

2023-03-13T08:11:06Z

ciao,
Lord of bykes ha già inserito la mia traduzione nel suo repository.

Dovresti trovarla in questa versione di LibreCAD https://github.com/LibreCAD/LibreCAD/releases/tag/latest

già compilata e pronta da installare.

Spero aiuti

Thanks LordofBikes
ciao

Re: Librecad italian translation

2023-03-13T04:30:14Z

ciao Robbe,
spero che tu comprenda l'italiano perchè mi eviti di usare il traduttore. Sono alla ricerca di un cad free e LibreCAD sembra andar bene per i miei piccoli progetti. A quanto pare il traduttore non funziona e tu hai trovato il modo con un nuovo file libreria di ottenere LibreCAD in italiano. Ti ringrazio se vorrai condividere con me questo tuo file di traduzione. Grazie

Re: translate.librecad.org in maintenance for long time?

2023-01-09T10:19:47Z

Have you considered migrating to Weblate? It provides VCS integration features and works nicely with Git.

Re: Librecad italian translation

2022-11-15T15:27:18Z

Many thanks @robbe for your efforts and your intention to share your work.

The synchronization of the translation server with GitHub is broken, so we deactivated the server to avoid loss of efforts.

I'll send you a private message where you can sent the file to.

Many thanks again,

Armin

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Librecad italian translation

2022-11-15T11:57:17Z

Hi,

I've traslated Librecad in italian language (not 100% but more accurate and more complete than current translation I hope :).

With "Qt 5 linguist" program on my Ubuntu, loaded librecad_it.ts file (found on github), made translation, released as librecad_it.qm file and replaced old file.

It works.

I know this is not the correct way but I needed a decent translation for my students and the translation server doesn't work since long time.

if anyone wants to have the translated file let me know.

Best regards

traducir libreCad al Idioma ESPAÑOL

2022-09-14T15:53:42Z

traducir libreCad al Idioma ESPAÑOL

Re: translate.librecad.org in maintenance for long time?

2022-07-11T13:49:49Z

We lost the possibility to sync the translation server with GitHub repository.
That's the reason why we put the server sown, to avoid loss of contributions.

We already have a new hosted service in mind, it needs GitHub integrations, but this needs modifications on the GitHub code base first.
It is planned after the release of 2.2.0.

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