[TYPO3-english] Extension ratings: problems with default language

[Dmitry Dulepov]

Hi!

Manuel Rego Casasnovas wrote:
> in my website the default language is not English and when I use the
> extension "ratings" [1], it does not appear properly translated in the
> default language, it appears in English (I can't reproduce this with any
> other extension).

Do you have correct settings for "config.language"?

> I've been reviewing the source code of "ratings", and I've seen the next
> lines [2]:
> // Init language
> if ($GLOBALS['LANG'] instanceof language) {
>    $language = &$GLOBALS['LANG'];
> }
> else {
>    $language = t3lib_div::makeInstance('language');
>    $language->init($GLOBALS['TSFE']->lang);
> }
> 
> I don't understand why the extension does not use directly
> "$GLOBALS['TSFE']->sL" instead of $language->sL.

There is no such thing as $GLOBALS['TSFE']->sL. If you mean $GLOBALS['LANG']->sL, than the answer is easy: there is no such thing in TYPO3 Frontend, it exists only in the Backend.

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