Qt Linguist .ts#

Translation format used in Qt based applications.

Qt Linguist files are used as both bilingual and monolingual translations.

Example file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE TS>
<TS version="2.0" language="cs">
<defaultcodec>UTF-8</defaultcodec>
<context>
    <name></name>
    <message weblate-flags="c-format, max-length:100">
        <source>Hello, world!
</source>
        <translation>Ahoj svete!
</translation>
    </message>
    <message numerus="yes">
        <source>Orangutan has %d banana(s).
</source>
        <translation type="unfinished">
            <numerusform />
            <numerusform />
            <numerusform />
        </translation>
    </message>
</context>
<context>
    <name>Second</name>
    <message>
        <source>Try Weblate at &lt;https://demo.weblate.org/&gt;!</source>
        <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
    </message>
    <message>
        <source>Thank you for using Weblate.</source>
        <translation type="unfinished">Thanks</translation>
    </message>
    <message>
        <source>Obsolete</source>
        <translation type="obsolete">Thanks</translation>
    </message>
</context>
</TS>

Weblate configuration#

Typical Weblate Component configuration when using as bilingual

File mask

i18n/app.*.ts

Monolingual base language file

Empty

Template for new translations

i18n/app.de.ts

File format

Qt Linguist Translation File

Typical Weblate Component configuration when using as monolingual

File mask

i18n/app.*.ts

Monolingual base language file

i18n/app.en.ts

Template for new translations

i18n/app.en.ts

File format

Qt Linguist Translation File