1. Drupal 7+ i18n module
Jose A. Reyero
http://reyero.net
Brussels Dev Days - February, 2011

3. Drupal 5
Translations E-mails
Content Taxonomy Profiles
Configurable
Menu items Blocks
Strings
Localization Variables
Language Language
Management Negotiation Path aliases
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

4. Drupal 6
Translations E-mails
Content Taxonomy Profiles
Configurable
Menu items Blocks
Strings
Localization Variables
Language Language
Management Negotiation Path aliases
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

5. Drupal 7
Translations E-mails Entities
Content Taxonomy Profiles
Configurable
Menu items Blocks
Strings
Localization Variables Fields
Language Language
Management Negotiation Path aliases
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

6. Drupal 7
Translations E-mails
Fields Entities
Configurable
Menu items Blocks
Strings
Localization Variables
Language Language
Management Negotiation Path aliases
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

7. i18n for Drupal 7
● Use new core features
– Entities, Fields
– New DB API (Query alter)
– Page rendering
● Work with other modules: Translation
● Simplify. Reuse.
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

8. i18n for Drupal 7
This is an API module,
not a Multilingual Solution.
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

9. API module / Solution
● Building blocks ● Site specific.
● Modular features ● Worflow
● No assumptions! ● Who translates
what, how?
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

10. Rosetta Stone, 193 B.C
3 languages, 100% translated
http://reyero.net
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011

11. Modules and APIs
Adrian Rossouw: “Drupal Teddy Bear”, http://developmentseed.org

12. to build Solutions.
Adrian Rossouw: “Drupal Teddy Bear”, http://developmentseed.org

13. Solutions
● Translation Management
● Custom, built with i18n + …
● Multilingual install profile?
http://drupal.org/project/drupali18n
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

14. The translation puzzle
Or how to build a multilingual solution

15. Toolset
Variable translation
String translation
i18n Translation set
Content Selection
translation
Field translation
other Workflow
UI
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

16. Multilingual
menus?
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

17. Menu items
● Added language field
● Visibility depends on language
● User defined items are translated
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

18. Multilingual Blocks
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

19. Blocks
● Set language to blocks
● Per language visibility
● Translatable blocks
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

20. Multilingual Taxonomy?
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

21. Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

22. Taxonomy
● Per vocabulary options:
– Multilingual
– Translatable
● Terms can be:
– Localizable (strings)
– Multilingual (translation set)
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

23. User defined Strings
Multilingual Scrabble http://flickr.com/photos/urbanmkr/354776635/
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

24. Translate interface
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

25. String translation
● Using same UI as Locale
● Textgroups (import, export)
● Localization server ?
i18n_string($name, $string, $options)
– $name = 'menu:item:1:title'
– $name = 'taxonomy:term:1:name'
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

26. String translation (Security)
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

27. Synchronization
● Configurable per content type
● Using Fields
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

28. Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

29. Language selection
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

30. Variable translation
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

31. Variable module
http://drupal.org/project/variable
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

32. User profiles
Hey, profiles are Fields now!
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

33. Views?
http://drupal.org/project/i18n_views
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

35. #1
i18n is an API module,
not a Multilingual Solution.
http://drupal.org/project/i18n
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

36. #2
Module developers:
Please declare your variables!
http://drupal.org/project/variable
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

37. Thank you
Gracias ขอบคุณ Danke Obrigado Gràcies
Eskerrik asko Juspajaraña благодаря
Hvala आभारी हुँ Dankon Tänan teid
Takk Gratia tibi ago Graciñas Jag tackar
Thank you Danku Merci дякую Arigato
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net

38. Jose A. Reyero
http://reyero.net
@josereyero
Jose A Reyero - Drupal Dev Days – Brussels – February 2011 http://reyero.net