X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/0f5128319283f9e48e433dab5306775ae1f2031d..aebd98f62e3fd3132dc854ba1389121d7ca61e2c:/doc/todo/language_definition_for_the_meta_plugin.mdwn diff --git a/doc/todo/language_definition_for_the_meta_plugin.mdwn b/doc/todo/language_definition_for_the_meta_plugin.mdwn index 3ed206b87..2d1a56696 100644 --- a/doc/todo/language_definition_for_the_meta_plugin.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/language_definition_for_the_meta_plugin.mdwn @@ -1,6 +1,5 @@ Here is a patch for the [[plugins/meta]] plugin. It adds the possibility to define the language -used for a page, with - [[meta lang="ja"]] +used for a page, with \[[meta lang="ja"]] It doesn't insert the langage information in the xhtml meta elements, but defines a LANG variable to use in the templates, for example with @@ -24,10 +23,27 @@ This may be useful for sites with a few pages in different languages, but no ful >>> Yes, that seems reasonable. I guess there's no problem with defaulting >>> to en if it can be overridden in the setup. --[[Joey]] ->>>> Yes, english default makes sense. But maybe this option should also be used to define the ->>>> language used for the messages, ie override the locale? ->>>> Or just --html-lang=XX, only used by the templates? ->>>> — NicolasLimare +>>>> Yes, english default makes sense. I guess we should use the `$config{lang}`, +>>>> defined from the setup file or command-line options to define the default language +>>>> (`$config{lang}` defaults to `en` which is fine) if the html pages, and override +>>>> it from the `meta` directive. +>>>> — [[NicolasLimare]] + +>>>>> ikiwiki already has a $config{locale}, which is a full locale (ie, +>>>>> "en_US.UTF-8". This just needs to be parsed for the lang. --[[Joey]] + +>>>>>> My mistake, I meant $config{locale} --[[NicolasLimare]] + +> So the patch below could be changed to parse `$config{locale}` for the +> language, and pass it if no specific lang was set for the page. The only +> problem with that would be that this is all done inside the meta plugin, +> so if that plugin were disabled, the lang would be empty. To avoid that, +> I guess that the template needs to look like: + + lang="" xml:lang=""> + +> Now it just needs to be finished up.. --[[Joey]] 
 --- meta.orig.pm  2007-07-27 00:19:51.000000000 +0200
@@ -62,5 +78,7 @@ This may be useful for sites with a few pages in different languages, but no ful
  } # }}}
+> Please resolve lang somewhere reusable rather than within meta plugin: It is certainly usable outside +> the scope of the meta plugin as well. --[[JonasSmedegaard]] -[[tag wishlist patch plugin/meta translation]] +[[tag wishlist patch plugins/meta translation]]