Translating Krita into Amharic

[Abenezer Wesenseged]

The last time i used windows was around 7 years ago, so i'm not sure how localization testing is configured there. However you have few options

- Ask other Kde translation teams in kde-i18n matrix room, since some contributors may be using windows. https://go.kde.org/matrix/#/#kde-i18n:kde.org

- Use Virtual box and install Kde Neon to test it yourself.

- Send me the final translated po files and i can check and test them for you.

Regards,
Wesenseged

On Monday, May 25th, 2026 at 2:28 PM, ዮሴፍ ፈለቀ <yosephfeleke22 at gmail.com> wrote:

> ​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/kritaOnce 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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