Following up on yesterday’s announcement encouraging people to try out internationalized
maps on testwiki [1], I added more information today [2] about how the feature works.
In particular, in yesterday’s post we introduced the new map parameter and value,
lang=“local”, which causes a map to display in the language of the territory
mapped—essentially turning off internationalization and reverting to the current (soon to
be former) map behavior, which displays maps only in the language(s) of the territory
mapped. The new post dives into the OpenStreetMap data quirks that make a such a feature
necessary and explains when you might want to use it.
So if you’re interested in wiki maps, have a look. You can see the internationalization
features in action on a sample page I put on testwiki [3]. And please remember to leave
your feedback on the Map Improvements 2018 talk page [4]. We’re listening!
[1]
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Map_improvements_2018#April_25,_2018,_You_ca…
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Map_improvements_2018#April_25,_2018,_You_can_now_try_out_internationalization_(on_testwiki)>
[2]
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Map_improvements_2018#April_26,_2018:_OSM_na…
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Map_improvements_2018#April_26,_2018:_OSM_name_data_quirks_and_the_uses_of_lang=%E2%80%9Clocal%E2%80%9D>
[3]
https://test2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_internationalization_examples
<https://test2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_internationalization_examples>
[4]
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Map_improvements_2018
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Map_improvements_2018>
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Joe Matazzoni
Product Manager, Collaboration
Wikimedia Foundation, San Francisco
"Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all
knowledge."