From a8070a03798953e6ccc0b90257a2e8c811e47e9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Max Gramser Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 22:26:23 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Say in the translation guide how to find a word, and that Home Assistant's own words are fixed in Home Assistant Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 --- docs/TRANSLATING.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/TRANSLATING.md b/docs/TRANSLATING.md index c11c1d0..732963e 100644 --- a/docs/TRANSLATING.md +++ b/docs/TRANSLATING.md @@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ there is a `sv.json`, but already the Swedish 24-hour clock and `1 234,5`. 3. Look at it for real, if you can. In ESP Screens open **Settings → Language & region** and choose your language. The editor itself follows the language of your Home Assistant profile. The screens show the new texts after their firmware update. -4. Change what needs changing. When the whole file is checked, set `"checked": true` in `_meta`. +4. Change what needs changing. To find a word you saw, search for it in the file: the key it sits under says where it + shows (`screen`, `addon`, `editor`), and the same key in `en.json` holds the English. A word under `screen.ha` is + Home Assistant's own: change it in [Home Assistant's translations](https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/translations/) + instead, or the next `tools/i18n.py ha-words` puts Home Assistant's word back. When the whole file is checked, set + `"checked": true` in `_meta`. 5. Send it in (see [Sending your work](#sending-your-work)). Say in the pull request which parts you checked. A partial check helps too. Say which sections you went through, and leave `checked` at `false`.