Module translation is not translating

Question

I got a little problem with Magento translation in my module, because it does not work. It should be easy as all tutorials saying. There is a .csv-file in every app/locale/[xx_XX]/ - folder and also an entry in config.xml. I have a helper in my module, which is also registered in config.xml and I can use it. After all, I cleared all cachefiles and tried again.

What did I wrong or what I forgot?

The call in code:

$str = Mage::helper('mymodule')->__('mystring');

And in config.xml (tried this block in frontend, adminhtml and global namespaces):

<translate>
    <modules>
        <Namespace_Module>
            <files>
                <default>Namespace_Module.csv</default>
            </files>
        </Namespace_Module>
    </modules>
</translate>

Answer 1

I remember having translation problems when my shop ran in development mode. There was a rationale behind it, allowing you to better debug translations or something.

I believe the specific case was that in development mode, the first translation encountered was picked. In non-development, only the specific module is searched.

So say, you have module A and B, and they both have term "Translate this", in my development environment, I got the translation from module A, while in production, i got it from module B.

Not sure what kind of terms you have, but it could relate to your problem.