...with apologies for cross-posting.

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deb tankersley

Program Manager, Engineering

Wikimedia Foundation

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From: Joe Matazzoni <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 11:12 PM
Subject: [Maps-l] Maps in the language of your choice— try it out now on
testwiki
To: [email protected]


You can now display maps in languages of your choice on testwiki. I made
two pages to demonstrate the new features, on testwiki [1] and testwiki2 [2]
(embedded maps on test2 are dynamic; those on test are static until you
click to pop up an enlargement).

By default, internationalized maps display in the language of the wiki
(which is English for the testwikis). So to experiment with these features,
you’ll want to use the two new mapframe parameters we’ve added. Just insert
them into your map frame tags.


   - lang=”xx”  Shows map labels in the language you specify with the short
   language codes used for each wiki.
   - lang=“local” Shows map labels in the languages of the territory mapped
   (essentially opting out of internationalization).


Right now, internationalization works only with mapframe, not maplink
(which should be working some time next week). You can read more about this
new feature and how to use it on the Map Improvements 2018 project page,
under Updates [3]. Our plan is to wait a week or two and assess user
comments about the feature. At that point, we’ll decide whether to move
forward with a general release or keep making fixes.

So please try the new features out  and leave feedback on the Map
Improvements 2018 talk page [4] . We’re listening!

Yours,
Joe

[1] https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_internationalization_examples
[2] https://test2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_internationalization_examples
[3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Map_improvements_2018#Project_Updates
[4] 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." *





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