Translating SKlauncher

Thanks for considering helping with translations! SKlauncher is translated by people kind enough to maintain its localisation files. Help out and you'll be credited in the About section of the launcher settings.

What NOT to do

• Don't paste output from Google Translate, etc. without checking. Machine translations are often inaccurate.
• Don't make changes that aren't necessary. We get the appeal of seeing your name in the launcher, but please don't. New strings appear over time, so wait for the next genuine opportunity.
• Stick close to the original. For example, don't shorten Uhoh! It looks like the game has crashed. Sorry for the inconvenience :( into the equivalent of Oh no! Game has crashed!.
• Don't add trailing punctuation that isn't in the original string.

How to get started

First, check whether your language is already translated. Open the translations folder and look for a file with your language code. If it exists, you can update it. If not, create a new translation.

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Creating a new translation

1. In the translations folder, create a new file named sklmessages_XX_XX.properties where XX_XX is your language code.

   

2. Find your language code on the Minecraft Wiki languages page. Use the ISO 639-3 column.

   For example, Silesian uses szl_PL, so the file is sklmessages_szl_PL.properties.

   

3. Copy the contents of sklmessages_en_US.properties into your new file. Then translate, line by line:

   -lang.name=English
   -lang.code=en_US
   +lang.name=Ślōnskŏ gŏdka
   +lang.code=szl_PL

Editing an existing translation

If your language already has a file, just edit it.

1. Open the file in the translations folder and click the Edit (pencil) icon.
2. Change the text after the = sign on each line you want to translate.
3. Scroll to the bottom, add a commit message, and click Commit changes.

Don't worry about being perfect. We review every contribution before merging.

How to submit your translation

To submit, open a pull request.

1. Go to the pull requests tab of the SKlauncher repo.
2. Click New pull request in the top-right.
3. Choose main as the base and your branch as the compare branch.
4. Add a title and description. Click Create pull request.

That's it. Reviews usually take 1 to 2 days, sometimes less. Watch your email or GitHub notifications for follow-up comments.