qm file

Hello, how can I please edit the qm file containing the language I would like to translate (qt_en.qm). Thank you

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To edit a .qm file, which is a compiled translation file used in Qt applications, you typically need to follow these steps:

Decompile the .qm file: .qm files are binary files compiled from .ts (Qt Linguist Translation Source) files. To edit them, you need to decompile them back to their source format, which is usually XML-based. You can use a tool called lconvert that comes with Qt to decompile .qm files.

You can decompile a .qm file like this:

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lconvert -i qt_en.qm -o qt_en.ts
This command will generate a .ts file (qt_en.ts) from the compiled .qm file.

Edit the .ts file: Once you have the .ts file, you can open it in a text editor or a specialized translation tool such as Qt Linguist. Qt Linguist provides a user-friendly interface for editing translations.

Make your changes: In the .ts file, you'll find the original source text along with its translations. You can modify the translations to suit your needs.

Compile the .ts file back to .qm: Once you've made your changes, you need to compile the .ts file back to a .qm file so it can be used by your Qt application.

You can compile a .ts file like this:

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lrelease qt_en.ts
This command will generate a new .qm file (qt_en.qm) from the modified .ts file.

Replace the original .qm file: Finally, replace the original qt_en.qm file with the newly compiled one. Make sure to keep a backup of the original file in case you need to revert your changes.

By following these steps, you should be able to edit the translations in your .qm file effectively.

Ok thank you I will study