Hi!
I wonder why code for interface language from user preferences was not re-used? Why only limited number of languages available? At least #LANGUAGE: magic word could be used for accessing language names.
Sorry for stupid questions, Eugene.
On 22/06/06, Eugene Zelenko eugene.zelenko@gmail.com wrote:
I wonder why code for interface language from user preferences was not re-used?
Simple. The drop-down box in user preferences is for selecting a new language as part of multiple possible preferences changes, yes? The point of the links is to allow the user to choose, then and there, that they would like to see the user login/registration form, in a particular language. It's instantaneous. A drop-down would require an extra submit button (more work, which I might well do later), or some JavaScript (which won't help everyone, and again, requires more work).
Why only limited number of languages available?
To allow the site admins to customise the links which show based on the likeliest links their target demographic is going to need. Putting 200 odd links in that form looks fucking disgusting, to be blunt about it.
At least [the] #LANGUAGE magic word could be used for accessing language names.
It could, but I'd recommend against it for performance reasons. I might add the links to some sort of cache.
Rob Church
Rob Church wrote:
To allow the site admins to customise the links which show based on the likeliest links their target demographic is going to need. Putting 200 odd links in that form looks fucking disgusting, to be blunt about it.
Hoi, A form with 200 odd links may not be optimal in your view and you may even think it disgusting, but what would be the criteria for inclusion? How would you select out of the possible 10.000 languages when you have an application where all these languages are there to be used like in http://wiktionaryz.org ? Thanks, GerardM
On 23/06/06, Gerard Meijssen gerard.meijssen@gmail.com wrote:
How would you select out of the possible 10.000 languages when you have an application where all these languages are there to be used like in http://wiktionaryz.org ?
As I said, the site administrator(s) would select the language based on the most popular languages their visitors use. The solution is *not* optimal for sites which are massively multilingual, i.e. Commons might cope, WiktionaryZ might not. Hence the "I may improve this" bit.
Rob Church
Rob Church wrote:
On 23/06/06, Gerard Meijssen gerard.meijssen@gmail.com wrote:
How would you select out of the possible 10.000 languages when you have an application where all these languages are there to be used like in http://wiktionaryz.org ?
As I said, the site administrator(s) would select the language based on the most popular languages their visitors use. The solution is *not* optimal for sites which are massively multilingual, i.e. Commons might cope, WiktionaryZ might not. Hence the "I may improve this" bit.
Rob Church
Hoi, The English Wikipedia allows for people to use their user interface. I wonder how many people on the en.wikipedia have a user interface that is not English.. also having an understandable User Interface helps when you try to understand an unfamiliar language.. The question therefore is obvious, what criteria to choose to discriminate against a language ? Particularly as the "less popular" languages may have people that have a poor understanding of English making a familiar user interface more important. Thanks, GerardM
On 23/06/06, Gerard Meijssen gerard.meijssen@gmail.com wrote:
The English Wikipedia allows for people to use their user interface. I wonder how many people on the en.wikipedia have a user interface that is not English.. also having an understandable User Interface helps when you try to understand an unfamiliar language.. The question therefore is obvious, what criteria to choose to discriminate against a language ? Particularly as the "less popular" languages may have people that have a poor understanding of English making a familiar user interface more important.
This isn't about discriminating against languages, this is about me having added something that can be customised to meet the needs of the end users.
I don't understand the big furöre, and I don't have time to.
Rob Church
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