python - django-rosetta translated phrases not appearing on pages -

i've got bunch of strings marked translation in python code.

for example:

remarks_sample = forms.charfield( label = _('remarks'), widget = forms.textarea(attrs = {         'placeholder': _("remarks"),     }) ) 

i've ran django-admin.py makemessages , translated phrases in rosetta admin. i'm trying figure out why translated phrases arn't showing on pages.

were files written django-rosetta? if rosetta can't write content .po files (e.g. because not writable web server process) it'll keep them in memory (you can download translations, , replace files.)

also, can run django-admin.py compilemessages explicitly compile updated .po files .mo files, read django, before restarting webserver.

also, _ aliased ugettext or ugettext_lazy? should latter.