From 04042906631f219eac85215def9cffcc15a17fe1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: scrubbbbs <89664476+scrubbbbs@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:34:01 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Revise translation process and update documentation

Updated translation instructions to use Crowdin and provided links to the Translation Manual.
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 content/docs/contributing/translation.md | 52 ++----------------------
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diff --git a/content/docs/contributing/translation.md b/content/docs/contributing/translation.md
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@@ -14,51 +14,7 @@ toc = true
 top = false
 +++
 
-nomacs uses crowdin.net as tool for translations.
-
-After choosing a language press “Translate” to get to the translation interface
-(if your language is not available, please send us a message).
-It is obligatory to register at crowdin.net.
-Your translation will be submitted immediately and will become available to all users
-at the next day using the menu ?->”Update translations”.
-First translate “nmc::DkGlobalSettingsWidget” -> “English” to the name of your language
-e.g. for german “English” is translated to “Deutsch”.
-This string will be displayed in the preferences when choosing the languages.
-
-Sometime the suggestions of crowdin are fine, but often you have to change them.
-You can filter for untranslated strings, or machine translated string.
-Different characters are used within the strings:
-
-- “&”: The ampersand is used as mnemonic in the menu.
-       This means it is the shortcut when pressing the alt-modified.
-       For example: The “File” menu is translated as “&File”,
-       this means the “F” is underlined in the menu and ALT+F can be used as shortcut to access this menu.
-- “%1”: This string is always replaced with strings which are needed for a meaningful message.
-        In most of the cases these strings are either image names or directories
-        e.g. “Could not save: %1″, here %1 will be replaced with the image name.
-        Note: due to some reasons we also have to use %1 for the “°” sign like for rotating the image: “9&0%1 Clockwise”
-
-If the string or its context is unclear,
-you can use the comment field in the web interface for questions and we will try to answer them as fast as possible.
-
-## How to apply  a new Translation on your machine
-
-1. download the language file from crowdin
-1. install Qt Creator (pick the open source installer)
-1. open a command line and cd to the directory with the downloaded translations (*.ts)
-1. Then type (assuming you downloaded the Catalan translation):
-
-    - Windows (change the Qt folder accordingly)
-
-        ```powershell
-        C:\Qt\Qt5.13.0-x64\bin\lrelease.exe nomacs_ca_ES.ts
-        ```
-
-    - Linux
-
-        ```shell
-        lrelease nomacs_ca_ES.ts
-        ```
-
-Now you should have a file named `nomacs_ca_ES.qm` in the same directory.
-Copy this file to the translations folder of nomacs (on windows: `C:/Program Files/nomacs/bin/translations`).
+nomacs uses [Crowdin](https://crowdin.com/project/nomacs-neo) as tool for translations. This is the preferred method, but
+if you want to use a different tool or learn more about Crowdin check the 
+[Translation Manual](https://github.com/nomacs/nomacs/blob/master/ImageLounge/manuals/Translation.md)
+on github.