[OSM-dev] Wiki Language Bar Template - Feedback Required

[Jochen Topf]

On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 01:59:52AM +0000, Grant Slater wrote:
> Currently there is a trial language bar template on 
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OpenLayers
> 
> The template auto-magically works out existing translations of the page 
> and also lists the missing translations. The idea is to hide the 
> 'Missing Translation' entries behind a little show/hide button (default 
> hidden) in the top right of bar, controlled by onload javascript [1] and 
> css [2]
> 
> BUT! I would like to gauge what people think of the language bar 
> template and the js + css  before pushing it out more widely. Ideally it 
> would replace the existing plethora of page specific language bars on 
> the wiki.
> 
> Only the 'Missing Translations' section requires the JS+CSS hacks. 
> Personally I don't like the 'Missing Translations' section but am 
> interested to hear from others.

1. Capitalization of language codes. In the "Other languages bar" its
   all caps, in the "Missing languages" its first letter upper case,
   second letter lower case.

2. "Missing languages" doesn't know about the special case of the
   English language which doesn't have en: in front.

3. How about using just one box "Other languages" and a button that
   toggles all vs. only existing pages. But not in a different box, but
   in the same box.

4. How about putting the language links in the box on the left side like
   on Wikipedia? Would keep the "meta" links more out of the way.

Jochen
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