OpenEMR Internationalization Translator Guide

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We have the ability to translate OpenEMR into any language, and a list of languages currently being translated can be found on the translation database statistics page. If you want to help translate (a new or current language), you will need editing privileges to our Google Docs translation spreadsheet. Please contact Brady Miller ( brady@sparmy.com ) so he can invite you to the Google doc spreadsheet(we also will give you access to the translator roster spreadsheet to allow collaboration with other translators).

In the google doc translation spreadsheet, the list is arranged alphabetically with numbers and special characters listed at the end. I'd suggest looking at our OpenEMR demo (link below) to find the words of "highest utility" to translate first. The Google Doc definitions get processed and placed into the OpenEMR demo (link below) daily to allow you to check your work. You can also download this updated set of translations into your local OpenEMR via the instructions link below. Feel free to post any questions, concerns, or ideas in the OpenEMR sourceforge forums.

Here is the OpenEMR demo link:
OpenEMR: http://demo.open-emr.org:2089/openemr user:admin pass:pass

Click HERE to learn how to install the most recent translations into your local OpenEMR.

Here is the translation database statistics (updated daily), which reports how many definitions have been completed for each language.

While editing in the Google Docs spreadsheet, please also ensure you follow the rules below.
THE LANGUAGE SPREADSHEET RULES:

  1. Do NOT modify the english constants or id numbers. (if you modify these by mistake and can't undo, then feel free to email me; I can quickly fix this)
  2. Do NOT modify already created translations until discussing with the other translators (unless an obvious typo etc.)(if you modify by mistake and can't undo, then feel free to email me; I can quickly fix this)
  3. Do NOT enter the 'new line' or 'tab' character into spreadsheet.
  4. Do NOT upload a new version of the spreadsheet.
  5. Do NOT hide columns.
  6. Do NOT sort columns.
  7. Do NOT place comments.
  8. Do NOT use the filter (or autofilter)


Some of the English constants are confusing or include comments (ie. {{<comment>}}). Please click below to see explanations of these english constants:
Constants Descriptions

Below are language specific guides (it would be great if others would contribute to these). To get wiki editing privileges register here.

Albanian Guide
Amharic Guide
Arabic Guide
Armenian Guide
Bahasa Indonesia Guide
Chinese Guide
Czech Guide
Danish Guide
Dutch Guide
English Guide
French Guide
German Guide
Greek Guide
Hebrew Guide
Hindi Guide
Hungarian Guide
Italian Guide
Norwegian Guide
Polish Guide
Portuguese Guide
Romanian Guide
Russian Guide
Slovak Guide
Spanish Guide
Swedish Guide
Turkish Guide
Ukrainian Guide
Vietnamese Guide


Below is instructions for using the Administration->Language tool within OpenEMR:

Language Translation Configuration


Below wiki page is for developers:

OpenEMR Internationalization Developers Guide