Kobo - User interface translation

sergeyvl12 · 08-22-2013, 08:04 AM

Hi!

I'm going to translate Kobo UI to Russian, but I can't find where the translation files are located?

tshering · 08-22-2013, 04:06 PM

I am only guessing: they strings (english and other languages) could be zlib compressed in libnickel. They would start with 78 9C. A tool that extracts those strings would be very welcomed also by those who want to make their own patch files for the kobo patcher. (since 2.8.1 the css directives are also zlib compressed).

sergeyvl12 · 08-22-2013, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tshering

I am only guessing: they strings (english and other languages) could be zlib compressed in libnickel. They would start with 78 9C. A tool that extracts those strings would be very welcomed also by those who want to make their own patch files for the kobo patcher. (since 2.8.1 the css directives are also zlib compressed).

Thanks! This is a good start point.

tshering · 09-06-2013, 04:51 PM

Did you made some progress? In case you did not yet look yourself, I can give you some information. The lzib blocks containing the UI language strings are in nickel. They start (in FW 2.8.1) at

42B5D
5E07C
783EA
93986
B6350
D181B
ED305
10836D
123A98

For instance, D181B contains the FR language strings , ED305 IT, 42B5D DE, 5E07C NL.

Anak · 09-07-2013, 09:57 AM

Kobo should not store the GUI language strings in libnickel but in seperate language files. Easier to maintain, fix and/or update.
And if Kobo also published a language file containing the original English text strings I'm sure that the community would pick it up very fast and translate the GUI in virtual every other existing Latin alphabeth based language. For free. And when Kobo decides to officially support a language all they have to do is to check it and ad the appropriate warranty/copyright/etc. notices.Which is certainly much cheaper than a "full" translation.
An another benefit would be that errors/typos in existing translations would be fixed much quicker too. If fixed at all.

sergeyvl12 · 09-07-2013, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tshering

Did you made some progress? In case you did not yet look yourself, I can give you some information. The lzib blocks containing the UI language strings are in nickel. They start (in FW 2.8.1) at

42B5D
5E07C
783EA
93986
B6350
D181B
ED305
10836D
123A98

For instance, D181B contains the FR language strings , ED305 IT, 42B5D DE, 5E07C NL.

Thanks, tshering! I wanted to estimate the effort of translation. But now I see that I have no time for that...

sergeyvl12 · 09-07-2013, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anak

Kobo should not store the GUI language strings in libnickel but in seperate language files. Easier to maintain, fix and/or update.
And if Kobo also published a language file containing the original English text strings I'm sure that the community would pick it up very fast and translate the GUI in virtual every other existing Latin alphabeth based language. For free. And when Kobo decides to officially support a language all they have to do is to check it and ad the appropriate warranty/copyright/etc. notices.Which is certainly much cheaper than a "full" translation.
An another benefit would be that errors/typos in existing translations would be fixed much quicker too. If fixed at all.

+1000

kido.resuri · 12-24-2016, 04:57 PM

Hello!

I just bought a Kobo Aura H2O for present and I'm a bit sad that there is no gui translation for my language (Hungarian).
I would like to make a translation for it if that is possible.

Does anyone played with the original GUI language strings?

As far as I digged the forums, it should be in the libnickel file. Unfortunately I'm not that good in Linux, I'm using Windows mainly. Is there any (probably easy) way to extract the contents of the libnickel.so.1.0.0, edit them, and repack?

I'm thinking of the way patches are done for it, but I have to extract first to write the translation patch.

So if anyone has any help for this, I would be glad for it!

surquizu · 12-24-2016, 05:40 PM

Is posible. Read this:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=261771

Enviat des del meu MI 4S usant Tapatalk

kido.resuri · 12-24-2016, 08:19 PM

Thank you, that is so good news, I will look into that thread! Just read the pre-thread of this and I'm so excited about it

Thanks both of your great work on this!

08-22-2013, 08:04 AM	#1
sergeyvl12 ebook fan Posts: 735 Karma: 2528718 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: PocketBook 301+, Kindle 3 Wi-Fi, Onyx Boox A62, Kindle Touch	Kobo - User interface translation Hi! I'm going to translate Kobo UI to Russian, but I can't find where the translation files are located?

09-07-2013, 09:57 AM	#5
Anak Guru Posts: 603 Karma: 641742 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: DE Device: Kobo Glo	Kobo should not store the GUI language strings in libnickel but in seperate language files. Easier to maintain, fix and/or update. And if Kobo also published a language file containing the original English text strings I'm sure that the community would pick it up very fast and translate the GUI in virtual every other existing Latin alphabeth based language. For free. And when Kobo decides to officially support a language all they have to do is to check it and ad the appropriate warranty/copyright/etc. notices.Which is certainly much cheaper than a "full" translation. An another benefit would be that errors/typos in existing translations would be fixed much quicker too. If fixed at all. Last edited by Anak; 09-07-2013 at 10:00 AM.

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08-22-2013, 04:06 PM	#2
tshering Wizard Posts: 3,489 Karma: 2914715 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: kobo touch	I am only guessing: they strings (english and other languages) could be zlib compressed in libnickel. They would start with 78 9C. A tool that extracts those strings would be very welcomed also by those who want to make their own patch files for the kobo patcher. (since 2.8.1 the css directives are also zlib compressed).

09-06-2013, 04:51 PM	#4
tshering Wizard Posts: 3,489 Karma: 2914715 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: kobo touch	Did you made some progress? In case you did not yet look yourself, I can give you some information. The lzib blocks containing the UI language strings are in nickel. They start (in FW 2.8.1) at 42B5D 5E07C 783EA 93986 B6350 D181B ED305 10836D 123A98 For instance, D181B contains the FR language strings , ED305 IT, 42B5D DE, 5E07C NL.

12-24-2016, 04:57 PM	#8
kido.resuri Groupie Posts: 172 Karma: 4282 Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Hungary Device: Kobo Aura H2O	Hello! I just bought a Kobo Aura H2O for present and I'm a bit sad that there is no gui translation for my language (Hungarian). I would like to make a translation for it if that is possible. Does anyone played with the original GUI language strings? As far as I digged the forums, it should be in the libnickel file. Unfortunately I'm not that good in Linux, I'm using Windows mainly. Is there any (probably easy) way to extract the contents of the libnickel.so.1.0.0, edit them, and repack? I'm thinking of the way patches are done for it, but I have to extract first to write the translation patch. So if anyone has any help for this, I would be glad for it!

12-24-2016, 05:40 PM	#9
surquizu Evangelist Posts: 411 Karma: 902071 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Zaragoza (Spain) Device: prs-505, kobo auraHD, kobo auraH2O, kobo Glo HD, kobo aura ONE	Is posible. Read this: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=261771 Enviat des del meu MI 4S usant Tapatalk

12-24-2016, 08:19 PM	#10
kido.resuri Groupie Posts: 172 Karma: 4282 Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Hungary Device: Kobo Aura H2O	Thank you, that is so good news, I will look into that thread! Just read the pre-thread of this and I'm so excited about it Thanks both of your great work on this!

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