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[Ahmad Khayyat <akhayyat@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 2:48 AM, fadi al-katout <cutout33@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


> am really interested in using the Arabic pack for open ERP but after
> installing open ERP and activating Arabic language I see most of the labels
> are not translated (this is for the latest version). can anyone guide me
> please on how to install the Arabic translation for the web interface?
>

The translation is not complete, but it's more complete than what you see
when you enable the Arabic language.

To see all translations, manual steps are needed. This is a bug.
Here are the steps needed for the time being:

   1. Install the Arabic translation:
      1. Settings > Translations > Load an Official Translation
      2. Select Arabic
      3. Click Load
   2. Export the Arabic translation:
      1. Settings > Translations > Import/Export > Export Translation
      2. Language: Arabic, File Format: PO File
      3. Click Export (This step may take a while to complete)
      4. Click Save as
      5. Click Close
   3. Import the exported translation as a new language:
      1. Settings > Translations > Import/Export > Import Translation
      2. Language Name: My Arabic (or any name of your choosing - I haven't
      tried using the same old name. That should work if the
"Overwrite Existing
      Terms" is selected, but not tested)
      3. Code: use a complete language and country code, e.g. ar_SA, ar_EG,
      ... etc.
      4. File: select the file you just exported and saved
      5. Click Import
   4. Switch to the new language. You may need to log out and back in.

I think the reason the official translation does not work well is that the
code is set to ar_AR, which is not a recognized code.