[TYPO3-dev] Proposal: Advanced Language Settings

[Malte Jansen]

Hi Daniel,

if a page is translated define a special error-page with links to other 
languages avaible....

Cheers,

Malte


Daniel Pötzinger schrieb:
> This is getting a proposal to deal with multilanguage webpages. I would 
> like to have some meanings and further ideas.
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> Introduction:
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> On large Multilanguage webpages there are special requirements regarding 
> to language and language fallback. On a concrete example its better to 
> understand the different requirements:
> The default language is English. The website should also have an 
> australian. german, mexico and spanish website:
> 
> .    General Localisation and Fallback feautures. (one-tree)
> .    If there is no translation for Australia the webpage should 
> fallback to English (default language)
> .    If there is no translation for germany -- the page and also non 
> translated CE should not be shown.
> .    If there is no translation for Spanish -- the translation for 
> mexico should be shown. Means a fallback to language mexico.
> .    The translator should be able to explicitly hide or show a certain 
> CE or page.
> .    The translator should be possible to explicitly create a page which 
> is only visible in his language
> 
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> Limitations of TYPO3 standard
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> .    Translator cannot create new CE or pages
> .    Fallback and visibility behaviour can only be set global and 
> therefore not for certain CE or pages
> .    Only editor for default can control page visibility and structure.
> .    Different global language settings on a per language basis in 
> nearly impossible.
> 
> 3. Solution
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> With an extension it should be possible to set several language settings:
> 
> Per language (in website languages record):
> .    Define the fallbackorder: Means to define which is the alternative 
> language that should be shown in the case an element is not available in 
> this language.
> .    Fallbackorder can be more than one language. It can also include 
> the default language or not.
> .    Define the default setting for new elements (pages and CE)
> 
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> Per element (page/tt_content):
> .    Define the languagevisibility.
> .    For each language you have the options:
>     o    Show if in fallback  (Means the record is visible if a         
> translation in the defined fallbackorder exists)
>     o    Show if translated (Means the record is only shown if it is 
> really translated in the certain language)
>     o    Yes (Always show -- the element. If not translated then the 
> default is shown)
>     o    No (Hide and do not show)
> .    (The default option is set in language record -- see above)
> 
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> 3.1 Permissions of a Translator
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> A Translator has the permissions to:
> .    Set the visibility options for the languages he is responsible for.
> .    So he can hide default elements
> .    Create new elements:
> o    This elements have the visibility set to "NO" for all languages 
> where the editor has no access.
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> Please feel free to add any ideas/comments.
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