Monte/Dan: Yes, this has been proposed for the Android app in https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=71136 and https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34100.
On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Dan Garry <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Amir, > > Thanks for the email! It's nice to know we have someone so dedicated to > internationalisation involved in the app's development. :-) > > On 18 November 2014 04:03, Amir E. Aharoni <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Is there any plan to make the app less monolingual? See >> https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34100 >> > > Considering we support switching to every language Wikipedia out there, I > think it is a bit hyperbolic to imply the app is overly monolingual. :-) > > Back when the feedback mailing list was active this was one of the most >> requrested features, and I personally strongly support it. >> > > We absolutely could handle language support better. However, that work > needs to be balanced relative to our other priorities. > > Right now, what we're working on benefits every single person that uses > the app. We're making search better so people can find what they need. > We're improving the presentation of the content in articles so that it's > more consistent and more beautiful. And we're working on giving people > suggestions of what they can read next. Given that this work improves the > app for everyone, it has to take priority right now. > > >> At the very least, searching must work in the language of the currently >> displayed article, because seeing content in one language and searching in >> another is badly confusing. >> > > The current way we do things is confusing, but I actually think what > you're suggesting here is *more* confusing in the context of an app. > > On desktop or mobile web, the way you read an article in another language > is to go to another website. The interface changes language (in most > cases), the logo at the top right is in a different language, the URL is > different, and so on. So, conceptually, it makes sense that search will > function in a different language; you're on a different website! > > In the app, however, you're not actually going anywhere; conceptually, > you're not loading a different app, it's the exact same app fetching > content in a different language. I'm not convinced that choosing to read a > specific article in another language, a feature which works on a > page-by-page basis, should change an app-level setting and start searching > in a different language. > > Better yet, there should be a way to define several "favorite languages" >> in which the user is interested, and to show search results from all of >> them. >> > > If you've not already, please file a bug for this. It's something we can > explore further down the line. However, for the reasons laid out above, our > focus is on improving the overall reading experience for everyone. > > Thanks, > Dan > > -- > Dan Garry > Associate Product Manager, Mobile Apps > Wikimedia Foundation > > _______________________________________________ > Mobile-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l > >
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