Exporting translation strings to a file
Translation strings can be exported with or without the translated texts for a selected language. This can be either to include in a module i18n
data, or to later perform the translations with a text editor or perhaps with a specialized tool.
We will demonstrate how to do it using the standard mail
module, so feel free to replace mail
with your own module.
Getting ready
We need to have the Developer Mode activated. If it's not, activate it in the Odoo About dialog.
How to do it...
To export the translation terms for the mail addon
module, follow these steps:
- In the web client user interface, from the Settings top menu select the Translations | Import/Export | Export Translation menu option.
- At the Export Translations dialog, choose the language translation to export, the file format, and the modules to export. To export a translation template file, select New Language (Empty translation template) from the Language selection list. It's recommended...