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[Ralph Ballier <address@concealed>]

Now I will read the chapter "Templates" in the documentation. Perhaps 
this will help me.

Am 07.02.2025 12:57, schrieb Ralph Ballier:
> Hi Jörg,
>
> thank you for your suggestions.
>
> Unfortunately, my configuration looks different, and I can't find the 
> files.
>
> Take a look at what happens when I start searches from /. (The `grep -v 
> ballier` is meant to exclude sources in my home directory.)
>
> root@sympa:/# find / -name "*templat*"|grep sympa|grep -v ballier
> /usr/local/share/doc/sympa/samples/intranet/create_list_templates
> /usr/local/share/sympa/default/web_tt2/edit_template.tt2
> /usr/local/share/sympa/default/web_tt2/view_template.tt2
> /usr/local/share/sympa/default/web_tt2/copy_template.tt2
> /usr/local/share/sympa/default/web_tt2/ls_templates.tt2
> /usr/local/share/sympa/default/web_tt2/manage_template.tt2
> /usr/local/share/sympa/default/create_list_templates
> root@sympa:/#
>
> root@sympa:/# find / -name "*mail*"|grep sympa|grep -v ballier
> /usr/local/var/spool/sympa/viewmail
> /usr/local/share/sympa/default/web_tt2/help_mail_commands.tt2
> /usr/local/share/sympa/default/web_tt2/change_email_request.tt2
> /usr/local/share/sympa/default/web_tt2/change_email.tt2
> /usr/local/share/sympa/default/web_tt2/compose_mail.tt2
> /usr/local/share/sympa/default/mail_tt2
> /usr/local/share/sympa/default/scenari/archive_mail_access.private
> /usr/local/share/sympa/default/scenari/spam_status.j-chkmail
> /usr/local/share/sympa/default/scenari/archive_mail_access.public
> /usr/local/share/sympa/default/scenari/archive_mail_access.owner
> /usr/local/share/sympa/default/scenari/archive_mail_access.closed
> root@sympa:/#
>
> Best REgards,
> Ralph
>
>
>
> Am 07.02.2025 11:10, schrieb Jörg Heise:
> > Hi Ralph,
> >
> > You can fully customize the welcome mail and other mails for each list 
> > by copying the template file from site or robot level to list level 
> > and change it there. This is fully independent from the sympa language 
> > pack.
> >
> > Go to https://your_sympa_domain/sympa/ls_templates and load the 
> > mailtemplates. Search the welcome.tt2 in the mailtemplates and copy it 
> > to your listtemplate. Then you would get:
> >
> > /var/lib/sympa/list_data/your_sympa_domain/your_list_xy/mail_tt2/welcome.tt2.
> >
> >
> > You can edit the text in the GUI under Administration->Listenvorlagen. 
> > This can be any text/any language, as it is not localized by sympa.
> >
> > Same is true for the request_auth.tt2 when using double-opt-in and the 
> > bye.tt2 for confirming unsubscription.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jörg
> >
> > Am 06.02.2025 um 21:59 schrieb Ralph Ballier:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have understood that much by now. However, I believe that these 
> > > translations only affect the fixed strings of Sympa. In that case, 
> > > it’s just a matter of translating one string after another.
> > >
> > > But my problem is a different one. I want to completely redesign the 
> > > welcome message (and other messages) for list members. These are 
> > > strings that don’t yet exist in Sympa.
> > >
> > > I can also ask the question differently: Currently, new list members 
> > > receive a welcome email in German. How can I change this text?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Ralph
> > >
> > >
> > > Am 06.02.2025 19:16, schrieb John Levine:
> > > > It appears that Ralph Ballier <address@concealed> said:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > I have successfully installed Sympa.
> > > > >
> > > > > A colleague is now working intensively with the program. He noticed 
> > > > > that
> > > > > the interface is entirely in German, and the welcome message is 
> > > > > also
> > > > > sent in German. However, when he looks at the templates, they are 
> > > > > all in
> > > > > English. How is that possible?
> > > >
> > > > There are files of translated strings that have the English string 
> > > > and the
> > > > corresponding string in the other language.  In the distribution, 
> > > > the
> > > > German translations are:
> > > >
> > > > po/sympa/de.po
> > > > po/web_help/de.po
> > > >
> > > > They are compiled into Gnu message catalogs when you build the 
> > > > software, and the
> > > > software looks up the translated strings at runtime.
> > > >
> > > > Also see this site where the translations are managed:
> > > >
> > > > https://translate.sympa.community/pages/help/
> > > >
> > > > R's,
> > > > John