Hi Wayne and all, > From what I see the Language template requires the installation of the > relevant language localisation? > Or is it possible to set up sub pages, for example in the English > WikiEducator for a language install which doesn't exist yet?
So far, it has worked for the few langauges I have tried (Chinese, French, Japanese, Spanish) without any special language localisation installation in WE by me (only on my own Ubuntu-based system). > 1) Developing a tutorial on how to use this feature WikiEducators are welcome to enhance this stub: http://wikieducator.org/Wikieducator_tutorial/Translations > 2) To institute a work group using our new draft policy for Workgroups to > start working on a language policy for WE. > See:http://wikieducator.org/Workgroup:WikiEducator_Workgroups/Guidelines This WG could enhance this page: http://wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:Language_policy Have fun :-) K ---- On Aug 28, 8:36 am, Wayne Mackintosh <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Kim, > > Thanks for your time and effort in setting up the language template -- All > Java coders have the foundations to hack in other environments :-) > > From what I see the Language template requires the installation of the > relevant language localisation? > > Or is it possible to set up sub pages, for example in the English > WikiEducator for a language install which doesn't exist yet? > > mmm -- this is a great opportunity for two projects: > > 1) Developing a tutorial on how to use this feature > > 2) To institute a work group using our new draft policy for Workgroups to > start working on a language policy for WE. > See:http://wikieducator.org/Workgroup:WikiEducator_Workgroups/Guidelines > > We have a growing and active community of Wikieducators who are working on > translations. There are also existing translations, for example for some of > our training materials in Portuguese and French. > > We really need to think about multilingualism in WE. At which point do we > install a localisation? Ideally when there is a critical mass of users -- > but what is critical mass, etc. etc. > > Great initiative -- thanks for being bold! > > Cheers > Wayne > > 2009/8/28 Kim Tucker <[email protected]> > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > Speaking of translations, I just set up a template which may be of > > interest: > > > Example page: > >http://www.wikieducator.org/User:KTucker/My_Sandbox/Multilingual > > > The template:http://wikieducator.org/Template:Languages > > > K > > > ---- > > > On Aug 23, 10:31 am, Phil Bartle <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Jesse, this is very helpful. It reminds me how rewarding it is to work > > in > > > this community. I shall now take up the challenge of learning to use > > > templates and work with my volunteer. > > > Cheers > > > Phil > > > > All you need to do is take the content ofhttp:// > >www.wikieducator.org/Template:ContentInfoBoxandhave your > > > volunteer translate it, then paste the translation into the page created > > > by the red link found in your article. Does that explanation make > > > sense? Don't worry about separating the actual template code from the > > > instructions, just have the entire contents of the template edit box > > > translated; you will need the instructions as well. > > > Jesse > > > WikiEducatorhttp://www.wikieducator.org/User:Philbartle > > -- > Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D. > Director, > International Centre for Open Education, > Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. > Board of Directors, OER Foundation. > Founder and Community Council Member, Wikieducator,www.wikieducator.org > Mobile +64 21 2436 380 > Skype: WGMNZ1 > Twitter: OERFoundation, Mackiwg --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
