Is it possible to create a translation file for an extension?

It is possible since Inkscape 1.0 but I did not get around to write the documentation for it.

In short, you need to set the translationdomain attribute on the root <extension> element, then Inkscape will look for a gettext translation catalog next to the .inx file of your extension, see https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/976/diffs#e8d978e6d87cf2f09241382e630d1e7249060b1c_428_461

Thank's.

But i don't understand how i can use it. What is the ${translationdomain}.mo file and what is the format of translation  file (po ?)

Could you help me with an example ?

Are you familiar with gettext and how to use it to create translation catalogs? If not I suggest you familiarize yourself with it first.

An example does not exist yet (the example will be the core extensions shipped with Inkscape). As soon as I get around to create this "example" I'll also write the relevant documentation.

No I'm not. Then i will try it.

Thank's

Hello!

Have you got to create a translation file for an extension, @FrankI4466 ? If so, could you tell us how to?

@Ede_123 , did you write the documentation to see some example?

Thank you in advance

Unfortunetaly, I did not succeed.

I get to translate an extension. I'm going to tell you guys how to i did.

 - Add a translationdomain attribute to the root inkscape-extension element.

 - Add underscore at the begining of the tag name. Example: <_label> and </_label>

 - Text must be in English

- Download .po file from sources https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/tree/master/po and add the translation (english included).

Example in English:

#:
#: .../share/inkscape/extensions/extension/file.inx:line
msgid "Engraving Spedd (mm/min)"
msgstr ""
 

Example in Spanish:

#: 
#: File: ../share/inkscape/extensions/extension/file.inx:line
msgid "Engraving Spedd (mm/min)"
msgstr "Velocidad de grabado (mm/min)"

 - Compile to .mo.

 - Locate files to \share\locale in every folder. Rename de .mo to inkscape.mo

Note: Inkscape has to be closed to see the changes.

I hope this will be useful

Thank you George. I will try it. But i have read (somewhere ?) that the underscore is not necessary now (since 1.0 version).