Issue: How to do translation?

Usually you create a separate book in Chinese.

1. Make sure both English and Chinese languages exist in the VaultWiki Admin Panel > Languages > Language Manager. For the icon field, enter "cn.png" for Chinese.
2. Visit your book in English and you should see the flags of US and China at the top. Click the Chinese flag to begin your translation.

I tried to click on the question mark for translation. When I tried to create the translation page I get this error

There were some problems with your submission:
vw_path_in_use_error

I also get this error vw_invalid_area

The "path in use error" usually means that the title you chose for the new page is too similar to an existing page. If the titles are too similar, they would have the same URL, which would make it impossible for your users to access at least one of them. Change the title slightly to avoid this issue.

If you get the "invalid area" error, that means that either you didn't select a location to save the translation, or that there is something wrong with the area you picked. Are you able to visit the area normally?

The "path in use error" usually means that the title you chose for the new page is too similar to an existing page. If the titles are too similar, they would have the same URL, which would make it impossible for your users to access at least one of them. Change the title slightly or use a different Prefix on one of them to avoid this issue.

If you get the "invalid area" error, that means that either you didn't select a location to save the translation, or that there is something wrong with the area you picked. Are you able to visit the area normally?

I am not quite clear what the benefit is of having the translated version on a separate page/book from the original language version. This adds more complexity and makes it harder for students to study and compare the translated and the original language. Can I have the translations done on the same pages/books/categories as the original language? Why do people separate them in Wikis?

Dustin

I translated a book and it said it saved, but when I go back and check I don't see my translation

Does the language you translated it for have an icon that appears?
The icon should light up when the translation is ready. If you click it, it will show the translated version. If you click the icon for the original language, you can switch back.

If the icon doesn't light up, go to the Options tab and select Translate This Page. Make sure the other version is selected. If you clicked a flag or used this form to create the translation, it should be selected automatically. If this didn't happen, there might be a bug.

Does the language you translated it for have an icon that appears?
The icon should light up when the translation is ready. If you click it, it will show the translated version. If you click the icon for the original language, you can switch back.

If the icon doesn't light up, go to the Options tab and select Translate This Page. Make sure the other version is selected. If you clicked a flag or used this form to create the translation, it should be selected automatically. If this didn't happen, there might be a bug.

Yes, there is an icon for the Chinese language. The original is English and the smaller icon is for Chinese. When I click it it goes to the new page but my translation does not show up.　And this problem also exists on the original book. When I try to edit it it says my changes were made but when I go back the changes are not there.

Dustin

When you say "it goes to the new page but my translation does not show up"

Do you mean that the Chinese icon loads a page that has the correct name, but the content of the page is empty or has the default/placeholder message? Or does it contain the original (untranslated) text?

When you say "it goes to the new page but my translation does not show up"

Do you mean that the Chinese icon loads a page that has the correct name, but the content of the page is empty or has the default/placeholder message? Or does it contain the original (untranslated) text?

The Chinese icon loads a page that has the correct name but the content of the page has the default placeholder message.

Dustin

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Is there a way to have the translated page show as a sub-page of the English page? Or is there a way to show the relationship between the original language and the translated version? Currently, when I translate something there is nothing that shows that it is a translation of an English version of the same thing. There should be some way to link the two when you do a translation. Right now all of the pages show up in the list, both translated and original language with no grouping by language or by original and translated versions.