We've just released the first (working) version of the Translation Management module.
The purpose of this module is to create a systematic process for translating large Drupal sites.
Highlights
- Dedicated Translator Role - translators have language pairs and can translate only in them.
- One Translation Dashboard page - shows everything that needs translation including nodes, blocks, CCK, strings and what-have-you.
- Translation Jobs Queue for translators - each translator sees the jobs waiting for him/her.
- Unified Translation Editor - no matter what you're translating, you're always doing it from the same page.
Who is Translating?
Right now, translators can be Drupal users. You can give Translator privileges to existing users or create new users for translators.
In the very near future, we're also working on an API for interfacing to translation services. This API would be open and any translation service is invited to create a connector for itself.
The Module Itself
The module is now released and working. You can get it from:
http://drupal.org/project/translation_management
There's no official guide yet, but this blog post should be a good place to start:
http://drupal-translation.com/content/translation-management-alive
This kind of thing is an enabling feature for using Drupal on enterprise Drupal sites. Managing translation work can be a huge task and we hope that this helps.
Feedback? Ideas? Comments?