Translating Krita into Amharic

[ዮሴፍ ፈለቀ]

​I used Poedit to compile my translations into the .mo format. However, I
am using Windows, so the terminal command (LANGUAGE=am krita) you provided
didn't work on my system since they are intended for Linux environments.

​Could you guide me on a way I can test the localized .mo files on Windows,
and if there is an exact folder path that the file needs to sit in this OS?
​I am asking because I installed Krita on disk E instead of C. Furthermore,
when looking through the installation files, the locale folder is currently
inside the bin folder instead of the share folder.

Yoseph

On Mon, May 25, 2026, 9:12 AM Abenezer Wesenseged <wseged at proton.me> wrote:

> > ​Hi Wesenseged,
>
> ሰላም Yoseph,​
>
> > Thank you so much for pointing me to the correct translation templates!
>
> Here are a few points to clarify for your translation.
>     1. Replace ":" with "፦" except in links.
>  Example : User: = ተጠቃሚ፦
>     2. For shortcut markers like (&R)
>  Example : &Skip = ዝለል(&S)
>
> > ​I have started working on the files, but before I finish and send them
> over for final review, is
> > there a way I can quickly test the translated .po files locally on my
> own computer? I'd love to
> > see how the few strings I've translated so far actually render inside
> the Krita interface.
>
> Without a translated systemsettings.po you will not be able to select
> Amharic language using the GUI. However, you can still test translations
> locally by compiling the .po file but you can test translations locally by
> compiling the .po file.
>
>   1. Compile the translation with msgfmt filename.po -o filename.mo
>   2. Move filename.mo file to ~/.local/share/locale/am/LC_MESSAGES/
>   3. Run krita with LANGUAGE=am krita
>
> > Yoseph
>
> Regards,
> Wesenseged
>
>
>
>
> On Saturday, May 23rd, 2026 at 7:41 PM, ዮሴፍ ፈለቀ <yosephfeleke22 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> ​Hi Wesenseged,
>
> ​Thank you so much for pointing me to the correct translation templates!
>
> ​I have started working on the files, but before I finish and send them
> over for final review, is there a way I can quickly test the translated .po
> files locally on my own computer? I'd love to see how the few strings I've
> translated so far actually render inside the Krita interface.
>
> Yoseph
>
> On Mon, May 18, 2026, 9:46 AM Abenezer Wesenseged <wseged at proton.me>
> wrote:
>
>> ሰላም Yoseph,
>>
>> > I want to start working on the Amharic translation for Krita. Please
>> let me know how I can get the latest translation files and start
>> contributing.
>>
>>
>> https://invent.kde.org/localization/l10n-templates/-/tree/master/trunk6/messages/krita
>>
>> Once you finish translating those files, you can send them to me for
>> review and submission.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Wesenseged
>>
>>
>> On Monday, May 18th, 2026 at 4:19 AM, ዮሴፍ ፈለቀ <yosephfeleke22 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi team, my name is Yoseph. I want to start working on the Amharic
>> translation for Krita. Please let me know how I can get the latest
>> translation files and start contributing. Thank you!
>>
>> Yoseph
>>
>>
>>
>
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