Auf und ab.

Magento has no default-installation translation module. Instead translations are done on a per-module override or a one file overrides all basis.

To set up a override-all, go to the design section in the configuration in the backend and set the theme for the translations. Then in app/design/frontend/default/YourTheme/locale/en_US there is a csv file called translate.csv, and if not just creat it. To translate any string write on a new line

“Sentence to translate”,”Sentenced translated”

So if you want do it for some other language just create the appropiate folder like fr_FR for french and so on and add the translate.csv file.

For a module based translation have a look in app/local/en_US and you will get the picture. I am guessing you would just copy the specific module csv file to your theme’s locale clear it, except for the strings you want to translate. Look here for a more thorough description.

This might also be useful.

I was looking for some way of adding a selectbox in the navigation so that one could pick a category and then get directed to the page with all products in that category. After much looking I found this page, that did sort of what I wanted. Customizing I got the following code for the top block in Magento.

<div class="header-nav-container">
  <div class="header-nav">
    <select class="browser_box" name="browser" onchange="location = this.options[this.selectedIndex].value;">
      <option>Please select a category...</option>
<?php
  $obj = new Mage_Catalog_Block_Navigation();
  $store_cats = $obj->getStoreCategories();
  $current_cat = $obj->getCurrentCategory();
  $current_cat = (is_object($current_cat) ? $current_cat->getName() : '');
 
  foreach ($store_cats as $cat) {
	  echo '<option value="'.$this->getCategoryUrl($cat).'">'.$cat->getName()."</option>";
  }
?>
    </select>
  </div>
</div>

Spotify Playlist for September 2010 0.9.5

The great Lemix.

Playlist:

Lem – April.02 Lemix
Tex La Homa – The Greatest Key
Avey Tare – Opis Helpus
Julia Holter – Moto Perpetuo
Roots Manuva – Revolution 5
Julia Holter – Why Sad Song?
Various Artists – De Vez En Cuando
Air – Soldissimo – EDC Remix
Manekinekod – Unable To Display
Malaria! – Lay Lady Lay
I’m Not A Gun – These Thoughts Break
Per ‘Texas’ Johansson – Nästa Morgon

Spotify Playlist for August 2010 0.8

The Key

Playlist:

Speech Debelle – The Key
Invisible – London Girl
Micachu – Curly Teeth
Metronomy – Heartbreaker
Camille – 1,2,3
Tunng – Hustle
Marc Evans – Given Me Joy [Lovebirds Suite Vocal]
Scott Matthews – Elusive
Broken Bells – Vaporize
Two Door Cinema Club – Undercover Martyn

Spotify Playlist for Juli 2010 0.7

A homage to Marriage Records in Portland sort of.

Playlist:

Max Richter – The Road Is A Grey Tape
Be Gulls – Hello?
White Fang – Portland Sucks
The Kallikak Family – Dulce De Leche
Kanda – They’ll Need Cocaine
Karl Blau – Put Me Back
S. American Agriculture – Close Your Eyes…
Lucky Dragons – Fake Is Forever
White Fang – Eat My Shred
Kanda – Where Do They?
Takagi Masakatsu – Golden Town With Sunglasses
Dear Nora – Hot Boyz
Be Gulls – Good Again
Karl Blau – Kill The Messenger
Devendra Banhart – Happy Birthday!
Drakkar Sauna – Don’t Hex A Polygon
Janelle Monae – Mr. President – EP Version
Cappadonna – N.y.c. Stand Up