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Translation API

These are the default translation string keys in strings.json, as well as how they’re used.

about_s

About

Used in top navigation.

all_pages_s

All Pages in Chapter {chapter}

Used on archives to mark the chapter-view page for a chapter.

alt_chapter_s

<a href="{ch_outfn}">{category} {chapter_s}</a>, Page #{page} &ldquo;{title}&rdquo;

Used on the meta line if the chapter doesn’t have a title.

alt_nochapter_s

{category} Page #{page} &ldquo;{title}&rdquo;

Used on the meta line if the comic doesn’t have chapters.

archive_l_s

#{page} &ldquo;{title}&rdquo;

String used for linking on the archive page.

archive_s

Archives

Used in top navigation.

caption_s

Commentary

Heading used on comic and chapter-view pages.

category_chapter_s

{category} {chapter_s}

The category and chapter_s combined. Used for the archive table of contents and headings on chapter-view pages.

cc

<span xmlns:dct="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" href="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage" property="dct:title" rel="dct:type">{category}</span> by <a xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" href="{base_url}" property="cc:attributionName" rel="cc:attributionURL">{author}</a> is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="{license_uri}">{clicense} License</a>.

HTML block for Creative Commons licensing.

Only used on libre comics.

ccpdw

<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"></a>To the extent possible under law, <a rel="dct:publisher" href="{site_url}"><span property="dct:title">{author}</span></a> has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to <span property="dct:title">{site_title}</span>. This work is published from: <span property="vcard:Country" datatype="dct:ISO3166" content="{author_country}" about="{site_url}">{author_country}</span>.

Statement used to waive copyright.

Only used on public domain comics.

chapbook_meta_link_s

Page #{page} Metadata ({file_ext})

Used in WAI-ARIA labels on chapter view pages, so that metadata links are unambiguous. Visible only to screen readers.

chapbook_page_alt_s

Comic Page #{page}

Used as alt text for page images on chapter view pages.

chapbook_source_s

Page #{page} Source

Used in WAI-ARIA labels for statlines, to make the context of “source” more obvious. Visible only to screen readers.

chapbook_transcript_link_s

Page #{page} Transcript ({file_ext})

Used in WAI-ARIA labels on chapter view pages, so that transcript links are unambiguous. Visible only to screen readers.

chapter_s

Chapter {chapter}: {chapter_title}

Used on archive pages and for constructing other chapter strings.

char_s

Characters

Used in top navigation.

complete_s

Complete

Status displayed on the index and archive.

date_format

["-", "-", ""]

List of strings used in conjunction with strf_format, corresponding to y, m, d, respectively. Each element is interleaved with the date format, so you can put things after the month, day, and year numbers.

decimal_separator

.

The mark used as a decimal separator in fractional pages.

extra_s

Extras

Used in top navigation.

first_s

First (#{page})

Alt text for page navigation. Formatted with a page number.

firstch_s

First Chapter ({page})

Chapter navigation button alt text. Formatted with a chapter number.

firsts_s

First

Showed below navigation arrow.

firstsch_s

First

Showed below navigation arrow on chapter-view pages.

Separate from the regular page version because “page” and “chapter” have different grammatical genders in some languages.

generator_s

Built with <a href="https://www.twinkle-night.net/Code/springheel.html">Springheel</a> {version}.

Springheel advertisement showed on all pages.

goarchive_s

Go to archive

Used on the index page.

gofirst_s

Go to first page

Used on the index page.

golatest_s

Go to latest page

Used on the index page.

h1_s

{category} #{page} &ldquo;{title}&rdquo;

Title used for heading elements and meta tags.

hiatus_s

On hiatus

Status displayed on the index and archive.

home_s

Home

Used in top navigation.

image_s

Image :

Used on extra pages.

The English default is actually “Image: ” with the space after the colon, but restructuredText does not like that.

inprogress_s

In-progress

Status displayed on the index and archive.

jsonfeed_descr

This feed allows you to read the posts from this site in any feed reader that supports the JSON Feed format. To add this feed to your reader, copy the following URL—{jsonfeedurl}—and add it your reader.

Description used in JSON Feeds.

jsonfeed_name

JSON Feed

JSON Feed icon alt text.

language_names

A sub-dictionary mapping various ISO 639-1 language codes to their names in their respective language (e.g. de: Deutsch). Used for multi-language site links.

last_s

Last (#{page})

Alt text for page navigation. Formatted with a page number.

lastch_s

Last Chapter ({page})

Chapter navigation button alt text. Formatted with a chapter number.

lasts_s

Last

Showed below navigation arrow.

lastsch_s

Last

Showed below navigation arrow on chapter-view pages.

Separate from the regular page version because “page” and “chapter” have different grammatical genders in some languages.

meta_link_s

Metadata ({file_ext})

Used on meta line. Formatted with the type for metadata.

meta_s

Metadata

Heading on comic and chapter-view pages if there is no commentary.

next_s

Next (#{page})

Alt text for page navigation. Formatted with a page number.

nextch_s

Next Chapter ({page})

Chapter navigation button alt text. Formatted with a chapter number.

nexts_s

Next

Showed below navigation arrow.

nextsch_s

Next

Showed below navigation arrow on chapter-view pages.

Separate from the regular page version because “page” and “chapter” have different grammatical genders in some languages.

no_comment

The author has not provided commentary for this comic.

Used internally if there is no commentary.

no_transcript

The author has not provided a transcript for this comic.

Used internally if there is no transcript.

notitle_chapter_s

Chapter {chapter}

Equivalent of chapter_s without a title, for comics that only have chapter numbers.

page_alt_s

Comic Page

Used as comic page alt text.

page_s

Page

Base word for a comic page. Not currently used, but retained for future purposes.

permalink_s

Permalink

Used on the meta line.

prev_s

Previous (#{page})

Alt text for page navigation. Formatted with a page number.

prevch_s

Previous Chapter ({page})

Chapter navigation button alt text. Formatted with a chapter number.

prevs_s

Previous

Showed below navigation arrow.

prevsch_s

Previous

Showed below navigation arrow on chapter-view pages.

Separate from the regular page version because “page” and “chapter” have different grammatical genders in some languages.

range_separator

Separator used for year ranges in copyright statements + multi-page numbers.

rss_s

RSS Feed

Used for RSS icon alt text.

skip_s

Skip to main content

Skip link text. Used on all pages.

source_s

Source

Used on the meta line to indicate the original URL of a comic.

statline_s

Posted by {author}, {date}

Used on the meta line.

statline_separator

`` &mdash; ``

Separator element used on the meta line.

store_s

Store

Used in top navigation.

strf_format

%Y{y}%m{m}%d{d}

Formatting string passed to strftime. Used on comic and chapter-view pages and in archives.

stylesheet_name_s

Standard

The name of the stylesheet.

Not visible to most users, honestly.

tag_s

Tag

Used in page title for tag indices.

tags_s

Tags

Used on the meta line and the archive heading.

toc_s

Table of Contents

Used on archives.

transcript_link_s

Transcript ({file_ext})

Used on the meta line. Formatted with the file type of transcripts.

transcript_s

Transcript

Heading used on comic and chapter-view pages.

Language Coverage

Language

Strings (#)

Missing Translatable Strings

en

69

ja

67

ccpdw

de

66

ccpdw

es

62

all_pages_s; ccpdw; jsonfeed_descr; toc_s

fr

60

about_s; all_pages_s; ccpdw; chapbook_page_alt_s; jsonfeed_descr; page_alt_s; toc_s

Other languages’ translations are not yet complete enough to appear in this table.