how to check a translation?

[donnut]

Hi,

Is it possible to check translations in my own CMSMS implementation?

I'm contributing to the Dutch translation of FrontEndUsers. The Translation Center works like a charm and stimulates translation. But to make a proper translation one needs to know the context of the sentence. And the Dutch language takes more space than the English original. So it is important to be able to check the translation before it is finally released.

Thanks for any help.

[donnut]

Ok, I found the location of the translated file on http://forum.cmsmadesimple.org/index.php?action=post;topic=10830.0;num_replies=0. It seems logical to copy this file to the same directory on my server, but the directories under the module name (/lang/ext) are not visible. The do exist however, because I can change to that directory. When I try to copy the nl_NL.php file (with FileZilla) I get a critical transfer error.

I know this is not a forum for ftp problems, but maybe I'm searching to solution for my original problem (see previous post) in the wrong direction.

Thanks.

[Dee]

When modules are installed through XML they are installed by webserver and so the (unix) file owner will be the user that runs the webserver process (normally 'apache' or 'nobody').
Your FTP user doesn't have permissions to overwrite these files.

There's a couple of ways you can solve/overcome this.
1. loosen the permissions on the files if you have ssh access, for example:

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chmod -R 0777 modules

2. change the File Creation Mask (umask) in the Global settings (Site Admin » Global Settings, try setting 002 instead of 022) so the files (of newly installed modules) get created with more loose permissions.
3. install CMS Made Simple on a local computer using linux or a WAMP install like XAMPP so you have full control over the files.

Regards,
D

BTW: the language files are in the SVN repository, so you can either use a SVN client/program to obtain them or use the SVN browser.

[donnut]

Thanks D,

This is a clear explanation. I think I go for option 3 because future development, after the release of our first 'CMSMS powered' website, needs to be done offline anyway.

donnut