#LINUX MINT DESKLETS HOW TO#

Go to the directory containing the applet folder - in this case ~/.local/share/cinnamon/applets and open a terminal. Once you've saved the file, you'll need to install it. mo file in the same directory but this should be deleted. po file you are editing, in this case it's You can now add your translations in poedit and save the file. pot file that is in the same directory as the.

To do this, select Translation > Update from POT File. po file in poedit, you first need to make sure that it is up to date and contains all the latest strings that need translating as it may not have been updated for a while. Poedit should be available in the software manager. po files are just text files which can be edited by hand in a text editor but most people use a program called poedit which is designed especially for editing these files. First find where the applet is stored - in this case you'll find it at In this directory is another directory called 'po' where all the translations are found. Let's say for instance that you want to add some translations for the Weather applet.

To add translations for third party applets, desklets and extensions, you first need to make the changes to your local copy of the xlet, test your changes and then make a github 'pull request' so that your changes can benefit other users of the xlet.

While the translations for the default xlets are done on Launchpad, the translations for third party xlets (the ones you have to download) are done in a different way.

#LINUX MINT DESKLETS HOW TO#

How to add translations to cinnamon's 3rd party applets, desklets and extensions