translation not done

[Jean-Luc WEYL]

In 5.0.14, a field defined in a .xml with attribute string="xxx" will never be translated using a .po file.

Exemple
in base/res/partner/parter_view.xml, you have the following line:
<field domain="[('domain', '=', 'contact')]" name="title" string="Type"/>

If you try to translate "Type" into something else using a .po file, it will not work.

Solution:
in base/ir/ir_translation.py, routine _get_source, remove or comment the 2 lines:
#if source and not trad:
# return source

[Anup(SerpentCS) (anup-serpent)]

Hello Jean,

   For getting translation in xml strings you need to have translation with type view. So you need to have an entry in the ir_translation with type=view. For that keep the entry in the .po file of your installed language as shown below and update the server. You'll get the required translation in your view.

For e.g.
In your case the entry would be :
 in fr.po

#. module: base
#: view:res.partner:0
msgid "Type"
msgstr "Typo"

Thanks.