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Add a section about renaming id of String resource

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Benoit Marty 2022-09-22 17:10:46 +02:00
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@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ You should consider adding Unit tests with your PR, and also integration tests (
Translations are handled using an external tool: [Weblate](https://translate.element.io/projects/element-android/)
As a general rule, please never edit or add or remove translations to the project in a Pull Request. It can lead to merge conflict if the translations are also modified in Weblate side.
**As a general rule, please never edit or add or remove translations to the project in a Pull Request**. It can lead to merge conflict if the translations are also modified in Weblate side. Pull Request containing change(s) on the translation files cannot be merged.
#### Adding new string
@ -150,6 +150,17 @@ And add `tools:ignore="UnusedResources"` to the string, to let lint ignore that
The string will be removed during the next sync with Weblate.
#### Renaming string ids
This is possible to rename ids of the String resources, but since translation files cannot be edited, add TODO in the main strings.xml file above the strings you want to rename.
```xml
<!-- TODO Rename to [put_new_id_here] -->
<string name="current_id">Hello Matrix world!</string>
```
The string id(s) will be renamed during the next Weblate sync.
### Accessibility
Please consider accessibility as an important point. As a minimum requirement, in layout XML files please use attributes such as `android:contentDescription` and `android:importantForAccessibility`, and test with a screen reader if it's working well. You can add new string resources, dedicated to accessibility, in this case, please prefix theirs id with `a11y_`.