Amanda Shafack
shafack.likhene@gmail.com 2021
Daniel Mustieles
daniel.mustieles@gmail.com 2011 - 2020
Miguel Rodríguez
bokerones.fritos@gmail.com 2018
Jorge González
jorgegonz@svn.gnome.org 2008

# Reserve PO file

You can reserve a po file for translation, during the process of downloading it from Damned Lies. To be able to reserve a po file, you need to be authenticated.

# To authenticate yourself:

Login to your account on Damned Lies

From your profile, click on the Create auth token button.

Copy the auth token that has been generated; you can find it just below your profile details.

Launch the Translation Editor and go to Preferences >> Profiles.

Select your profile and click on the Edit Profile button.

Paste the auth token you copied in the "DL auth token" field and click on the OK button.

You have successfully authenticated yourself. You can now perform the reserve operation.

# To reserve a po file:

Click on the Load from DL button (if you are on the main window) or Open from Damned Lies icon (if a po file is open) in the header bar. You can also use the Ctrl D keyboard shortcut.

Select your desired po file; specifying the particular team, module, branch and domain.

The state of the po file is displayed.

Select the Reserve for translation checkbox to reserve your chosen po file.

A message dialog will display the status of the operation.

If the message dialog displays a success message, you have successfully reserved the po file for translation.

However, if the Reserve for translation checkbox is deactivated, it means the po file cannot be reserved. This is because it is not in the appropriate state. See the vertimus workflow for more details.