added translate_external for message that need translation from outside of the installer.

Pack/MKWFaraphel/messages.json

@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 {
+  "specific_settings_description": {
+    "text": {
+      "fr": "* Ceci activera le mode \"triche\"",
+      "en": "* This will enable the \"cheat\" mode"
+    }
+  },
   "installation_completed": {
     "text": {
       "fr": "Merci d'avoir téléchargé {{ mod_config.name }} !\nSi vous avez un problème en démarrant le jeu avec Dolphin, essayer dans Configurer > Avancé > Modifier la taille de la mémoire émulée et mettre MEM2 à 128MB\n\nAmusez-vous !",

assets/language/en.json

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
     "USE": "Use",
     "THREADS": "threads",
     "MESSAGE_FROM_MOD_AUTHOR": "Message from the author",
-    "NO_MESSAGE_FROM_AUTHOR": "< The author didn't left any message >",
     "GLOBAL_MOD_SETTINGS": "Global mod settings",
     "SPECIFIC_MOD_SETTINGS": "Specific mod settings",
     "CONFIGURE_MYSTUFF_PATCH": "Configure the MyStuff patchs",

assets/language/fr.json

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     "USE": "Utiliser",
     "THREADS": "threads",
     "MESSAGE_FROM_MOD_AUTHOR": "Message de l'auteur",
-    "NO_MESSAGE_FROM_AUTHOR": "< L'auteur n'a pas laissé de message >",
     "GLOBAL_MOD_SETTINGS": "Paramètre global de mod",
     "SPECIFIC_MOD_SETTINGS": "Paramètre spécifique de mod",
     "CONFIGURE_MYSTUFF_PATCH": "Configurer les patchs MyStuff",

source/gui/install.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from source.mkw.Game import Game
 from source.mkw.ModConfig import ModConfig
 from source.option import Option
 from source.progress import Progress
-from source.translation import translate as _
+from source.translation import translate as _, translate_external
 from source import plugins
 from source import *
 import os
@@ -432,15 +432,17 @@ class ButtonInstall(ttk.Button):
                 )
             )
 
-            message_texts = mod_config.messages.get("installation_completed", {}).get("text", {})
+            message: str = translate_external(
-            message = message_texts.get(self.root.options["language"])
+                mod_config,
-            if message is None: message = message_texts.get("*")
+                self.root.options["language"],
-            if message is None: message = _('NO_MESSAGE_FROM_AUTHOR')
+                mod_config.messages.get("installation_completed", {}).get("text", {})
-            message = mod_config.multiple_safe_eval(message)()
+            )
 
             messagebox.showinfo(
                 _("INSTALLATION_COMPLETED"),
-                f"{_('INSTALLATION_FINISHED_WITH_SUCCESS')}\n{_('MESSAGE_FROM_MOD_AUTHOR')} :\n\n{message}"
+                f"{_('INSTALLATION_FINISHED_WITH_SUCCESS')}" + (
+                    f"\n{_('MESSAGE_FROM_MOD_AUTHOR')} :\n\n{message}" if message != "" else ""
+                )
             )
 
         finally:

source/gui/mod_settings.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import tkinter
 from tkinter import ttk
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from source.translation import translate as _
+from source.translation import translate as _, translate_external
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from source.mkw.ModConfig import ModConfig
@@ -63,9 +63,11 @@ class FrameSettings(ttk.Frame):
             return lambda event: enabled_variable.set(True)
 
         for index, (settings_name, settings_data) in enumerate(settings.items()):
-            text = settings_data.text.get(self.root.options["language"])
+            text = translate_external(
-            if text is None: text = settings_data.text.get("*")
+                self.master.master.mod_config,
-            if text is None: text = settings_name
+                self.root.options["language"],
+                settings_data.text,
+            )
 
             enabled_variable = tkinter.BooleanVar(value=False)
             checkbox = ttk.Checkbutton(self, text=text, variable=enabled_variable)

source/translation.py

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from source.mkw.ModConfig import ModConfig
 
 
 self = __import__(__name__)
@@ -28,5 +32,18 @@ def translate(*text) -> str:
     ])
 
 
+def translate_external(mod_config: "ModConfig", language: str, message_texts: dict[str, str], default: str = "") -> str:
+    """
+    Translate any message that is not from the game.
+    :param mod_config: the ModConfig object
+    :param language: the language to translate to
+    :param message_texts: a dictionary with the translation
+    :param default: the default message if no translation are found
+    :return: the translated message
+    """
+    message = message_texts.get(language)
+    if message is None: message = message_texts.get("*")
+    if message is None: message = default
+    return mod_config.multiple_safe_eval(message)()