Hi, it technically looks to work great. Well done! What I perceive as unpleasant is that the language fallback works even in places which are native to the desired language. Example I discovered: Mariánské Lázně in the Czech Republic don't have "name:cs" tag for czech version of its name, the czech version is directly and solely in the "name" tag. But as it has "name:sr-Latn" for serbian version of its name, and serbian is from some reason in a fallback chain of czech, the name in serbian appears on a map [proof <https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:YjM/sandbox>]. This particular example is easy to solve (i.e. add the "name:cs" in OSM), but I have no idea if this may apply to other languages and their fallbacks. I even doubt there is some simple way of fixing it on your side, I just think it's an issue to notice.
Thanks and regards Jan On 25 April 2018 at 23:12, Joe Matazzoni <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > _____________________ > > *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." * > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Maps-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/maps-l > >
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