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Archived wikitext recovered with documented compatibility adjustments from the WikiTeam export dated 20150707; original revision 26512 and attribution retained

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There are two namespaces that need translations: <span class="plainlinks">the [https://www.insultplayers.ru/killingfloor/w/index.php?title=Special%3AAllPages&from=&to=&namespace=0 main] (article) namespace and the [https://www.insultplayers.ru/killingfloor/w/index.php?title=Special%3AAllPages&from=&to=&namespace=10 template] namespace.</span>

== Mainspace ==

In general, you should copy the contents of the English version of the article and paste them into a new article.

Some articles contain template calls, which look like the construction <tt><nowiki>{{MyName}}</nowiki></tt> or <tt><nowiki>{{MyName|...}}</nowiki></tt>, and should contain the text '''|lang=xy''', where ''xy'' is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes ISO 639-1 code] for your language. For example, <tt><nowiki>{{Specimen health chart|1500|375}}</nowiki></tt> should become <tt><nowiki>{{Specimen health chart|1500|375|lang=xy}}</nowiki></tt>. If the template still contains English after translating the existing parameters and adding <tt>lang</tt>, then the template itself must be translated; see [[#Template namespace]].

Suppose the name of the English article is ''[[EnglishName]]'', and the translation of the name is ''[[ForeignName]]''. If an article already exists at [[ForeignName]], then paste the contents into [[EnglishName/xy]]. If not, then paste the contents into [[ForeignName]] and create the page [[EnglishName/xy]] with the content
: <tt>#REDIRECT [[ForeignName]]</tt>

If a {{tl|Language bar}} exists at the bottom of your page, then change it to <tt><nowiki>{{Language bar|EnglishName|xy}}</nowiki></tt>. If it doesn't, then add one.

== Template namespace ==

Templates are called with the construction <tt><nowiki>{{TemplateName}}</nowiki></tt> (no parameters) or <tt><nowiki>{{TemplateName|...}}</nowiki></tt> (one or more parameters). You can view the template itself at [[Template:TemplateName|Template:''TemplateName'']].

In general, templates should not be copypasted (for maintenance's sake, because they generally consist mostly of markup).

To add translations, two other two templates are used: {{tl|LS}} and {{tl|LL}}.

=== Adding translations ===

==== Predefined translations ====

{{tl|LSG}} and {{tl|LLG}} use a dictionary of frequently used terms; currently, they are perks, specimens, equipment, and maps. Terms and phrases that are only translated once throughout the entire wiki should not be added to LSG/LLG.

Consider the following template and code:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Farm{{•}} Offices
|}

<pre>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Farm{{•}} Offices
|}
</pre>

To use the predefined translations of "Farm" and "Offices", use the following example:

<pre>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| {{LSG|{{{lang}}}|Farm}}{{•}} {{LSG|{{{lang}}}|Offices}}
|}
</pre>

When <tt><nowiki>{{TEMPLATE NAME|lang=fr}}</nowiki></tt> is used, the output is:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| {{LSG|{{{lang|fr}}}|Farm}}{{•}} {{LSG|{{{lang|fr}}}|Offices}}
|}

If LLG is used instead of LSG, then the text would be the same but would be linked:

<pre>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| {{LLG|{{{lang}}}|Farm}}{{•}} {{LLG|{{{lang}}}|Offices}}
|}
</pre>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| {{LLG|{{{lang|fr}}}|Farm}}{{•}} {{LLG|{{{lang|fr}}}|Offices}}
|}

==== Where LS is already used ====

Consider the following template and code:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| {{LS|{{{lang}}}
|en=Name}}:
| {{{name}}}
|}

<pre>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| {{LS|{{{lang}}}
|en=Name}}:
| {{{name}}}
|}
</pre>

To translate "Name" to another language, use the following example:

<pre>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| {{LS|{{{lang}}}
|en=Name
|fr=Nom}}:
| {{{name}}}
|}
</pre>

In the above code, '''|fr=Nom''' was added between '''|en=Name''' and '''}}'''. When <tt><nowiki>{{TEMPLATE NAME|lang=fr|name=Killing Floor}}</nowiki></tt> is used, the output is:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| {{LS|{{{lang|fr}}}
|en=Name
|fr=Nom}}:
| {{{name|Killing Floor}}}
|}

==== Where LL is already used ====

Consider the following template and code:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| {{LL|{{{lang|}}}|
en=Farm}}{{•}} {{LL|{{{lang|}}}|
en=Offices}}
|}

<pre>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| {{LL|{{{lang|}}}|
en=Farm}}{{•}} {{LL|{{{lang|}}}|
en=Offices}}
|}
</pre>

To translate "Farm" and "Offices" to another language, use the following example:

<pre>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| {{LL|{{{lang|}}}|
en=Farm|
fr=Ferme}}{{•}} {{LL|{{{lang|}}}|
en=Offices|
fr=Bureaux}}
|}
</pre>

When <tt><nowiki>{{TEMPLATE NAME|lang=fr}}</nowiki></tt> is used, the output is:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| {{LL|{{{lang|fr}}}|
en=Farm|
fr=Ferme}}{{•}} {{LL|{{{lang|fr}}}|
en=Offices|
fr=Bureaux}}
|}

In the above code, pipes were added immediately after '''en=Farm''' and '''en=Offices'''; this is important for {{tl|LL}} because any line breaks between an equal sign and the subsequent pipe will break the links, as shown below:

<pre>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| {{LL|{{{lang|}}}
|en=Farm
|fr=Ferme}}{{•}} {{LL|{{{lang|}}}
|en=Offices
|fr=Bureaux}}
|}
</pre>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| {{LL|{{{lang|fr}}}
|en=Farm
|fr=Ferme}}{{•}} {{LL|{{{lang|fr}}}
|en=Offices
|fr=Bureaux}}
|}

==== Where LS is needed ====

Consider the following template and code:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Name:
| {{{name}}}
|}

<pre>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Name:
| {{{name}}}
|}
</pre>

To add foreign language support for "Name", use the following example:

<pre>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| {{LS|{{{lang}}}
|en=Name}}:
| {{{name}}}
|}
</pre>

In the above code, '''Name''' was replaced with '''<nowiki>{{LS|{{{lang}}}|en=Name}}</nowiki>''', and then optional spaces were added before a pipe to tidy up the code. See [[#Where LS is already used]] to finish adding a translation.

<div class="kf-restoration-note">Archived wikitext recovered with documented compatibility adjustments from the WikiTeam export in the [https://archive.org/details/wiki-kf_wikicom archived KF-Wiki collection] (export 2015-07-07, original revision 26512). Credit: the original KF-Wiki contributors; the linked export preserves the original authorship and revision history. Restoration compatibility adjustment: Historical project namespace mapped to the current Project namespace, and explicit links to the old wiki routed locally. This is dated archival contributor documentation.</div>

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