Setting up the Local Translator

After installing the Local Translator (which will in turn activate Translation Language capabilities), you must do two things before using it:

• Set up the language capabilities for any user that will do translation work
• Give the users the permission to translate (and/or manage translations)

Language capabilities

Installing the Local Translator adds a field to the user profile. With this you can choose as many language pairs from languages available on the site and assign them to users. Do:

First you will add a user. No special requirements.

Open the user profile for editing and you will find the language pairs at the bottom of the editing screen:

Add as many items as you want. The user will be listed as suited for any job needing these language pairs.

Permissions

With the local translator, two permissions are added:

Provide translation services

Needed if a user is to have access to the Local Translator

Administer translation tasks

A user can be set up as the administrator for the translation task workflow. He can assign/unassign tasks to users and with this guide the process. A normal user can only assign/unassign tasks to himself.

Settings for the Local Translator

In default mode, the Local Translator will check if the required language pair is available with the users with permission to translate. If this is not the case, it will not be possible to submit the job.

To change this mode of operations, there is a setting at Administration > Configuration > Regional and language > Translation Management Translators, choose to edit the Local Translator.

Checking this will allow all jobs to be submitted. Sorting out the skills situation is then left to the Translate administrator.

Note: Uninstalling Local Translator

Removing the LT is a bit tricky. Follow these steps:

• Remove the added field from the user profile (Administration > Configuration > People > Account settings > Manage Fields)
• Run Cron! (to finish the removal process for the field)
• Deactivate the Local Translator and the Translation Language capabilities in sequence