Some translation clarifications
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 6:14 pm
Hi everyone. I've played Andor's Trail in the past and loved it. Recently decided to check on anything new as I run across it again on F-Droid and I was happy to see that there's been a major update
So, I thought I would help translate Andor's Trail in Greek seeing it was at under 1% complete. I've done translations before so it's not a big deal for me and Weblate makes things really easy. But I do want some clarifications as I'm progressing and I thought using the official forum could probably get me an official reply. As I am translating I realize a LOT of the dialog will be poorly communicated (seem very unreal and distracting) if I translate it directly as is. Is it allowed/encouraged to do the translation and vary things enough to make it read like true human dialog while keeping the meaning intact? It's difficult to give you an exact example of what I mean without using two languages but other translators can probably understand
Another thing I wanted to ask is whether I can compile the game myself afterwards and include my translation to see my changes. This is important to do a final check on whether I've missed something or have deviated from the meaning the original dialog intended to convey. I don't mind waiting for a rebuild if and when it comes out, but it would sure make my life easier.
Thank you
So, I thought I would help translate Andor's Trail in Greek seeing it was at under 1% complete. I've done translations before so it's not a big deal for me and Weblate makes things really easy. But I do want some clarifications as I'm progressing and I thought using the official forum could probably get me an official reply. As I am translating I realize a LOT of the dialog will be poorly communicated (seem very unreal and distracting) if I translate it directly as is. Is it allowed/encouraged to do the translation and vary things enough to make it read like true human dialog while keeping the meaning intact? It's difficult to give you an exact example of what I mean without using two languages but other translators can probably understand
Another thing I wanted to ask is whether I can compile the game myself afterwards and include my translation to see my changes. This is important to do a final check on whether I've missed something or have deviated from the meaning the original dialog intended to convey. I don't mind waiting for a rebuild if and when it comes out, but it would sure make my life easier.
Thank you