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Translations should always remain faithful to the original English work, retaining their scholarly tone and information. If for localization purposes an editor thinks there should be some slight alterations made, they must first be discussed with others on the talk page. | Translations should always remain faithful to the original English work, retaining their scholarly tone and information. If for localization purposes an editor thinks there should be some slight alterations made, they must first be discussed with others on the talk page. | ||
After | After choosing an article for translation: | ||
# | # <span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Userlogin|type=login}} Create an account]</span>. If you already have an account, you can <span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Userlogin|type=login}} login]</span>. When you are logged in, you will see your username at the top left of every page with various user specific links like My talk, Preferences and so on. | ||
# Go to [[Help:Contents]]. Translate the title of your chosen article and type that into the "Create Page" box. If any of these characters exist in the title, avoid using them: brackets, commas, colons, semi-colons etc. These can be added into the title later by using <nowiki>{{</nowiki>page_title|Desired page title}}. | # Go to [[Help:Contents]]. Translate the title of your chosen article and type that into the "Create Page" box. If any of these characters exist in the title, avoid using them: brackets, commas, colons, semi-colons etc. These can be added into the title later by using <nowiki>{{</nowiki>page_title|Desired page title}}. | ||
#After clicking "Create page" you will see a blank page. | #After clicking "Create page" you will see a blank page. | ||
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# Copy and paste the entire thing into the new page you created. In Windows, Select all text and then CTRL-C; CTRL-V to paste. | # Copy and paste the entire thing into the new page you created. In Windows, Select all text and then CTRL-C; CTRL-V to paste. | ||
# You can now start your translation. Delete the English text as you go. You can also keep another window open which has the original article in a regular view (non-editable). | # You can now start your translation. Delete the English text as you go. You can also keep another window open which has the original article in a regular view (non-editable). | ||
# | # Remember to save your progress regularly to avoid any unforeseeable errors or in case you are interrupted (see some [[Help:Contents#Saving_your_Work|tips for saving work]]). | ||
# | # After you are done, you can preview or save the page. | ||
An additional step that might help some translators is to turn on WikEd, which is a full-featured MediaWiki-integrated text editor. WikEd adds enhanced text processing functions, such as highlighting the WikiIslam syntax, so editors are able to focus more easily on the text itself. To turn this feature on, got to "Preferences", click on the "Gadgets" tab, then check mark "WikEd". | An additional step that might help some translators is to turn on WikEd, which is a full-featured MediaWiki-integrated text editor. WikEd adds enhanced text processing functions, such as highlighting the WikiIslam syntax, so editors are able to focus more easily on the text itself. To turn this feature on, got to "Preferences", click on the "Gadgets" tab, then check mark "WikEd". | ||
If these steps are difficult to follow, a message can be left on the [[WikiIslam:Forum/Translation Project|forum]] page with the name of the English article and its new translated title. An administrator will then create a page using the new title and fill it with the existing English text so that it is ready to be translated | If these steps are difficult to follow, a message can be left on the [[WikiIslam:Forum/Translation Project|forum]] page with the name of the English article and its new translated title. An administrator will then create a page using the new title and fill it with the existing English text so that it is ready to be translated. | ||
==Updates== | ==Updates== | ||