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Add documentation for adding a component on Weblate

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2. Add the language code to `language_values` in `app/core/src/main/res/values/arrays_general_settings_values.xml`
so that the index in the list matches that of the newly added entry in `language_entries`.
## Adding a component on Weblate
When adding a new code module that is including translatable strings, a new components needs to be added to Weblate.
1. Go the the Weblate page to [add a component](https://hosted.weblate.org/create/component/?project=3696).
2. Switch to the "From existing component" tab.
3. Enter a name for the component.
4. For "Component", select "K-9 Mail/Thunderbird/ui-legacy".
5. Press the "Continue" button.
6. Under "Choose translation files to import", select "Specify configuration manually".
7. Press the "Continue" button.
8. For "File format", select "Android String Resource".
9. Under "File mask", enter the path to the string resource files with a wildcard,
e.g. `feature/account/common/src/main/res/values-*/strings.xml`.
10. Under "Monolingual base language file", enter the path to the string source file,
e.g. `feature/account/common/src/main/res/values/strings.xml`.
11. Uncheck "Edit base file".
12. For "Translation license", select "Apache License 2.0".
13. Press the "Save" button.
## Things to note
For some languages Android uses different language codes than typical translation tools, e.g. Hebrew's code is _he_ on