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5/17/2007 5:12 PM
 

I think language selector is something a little strange for a end-user.

Generally, in a website, if I see a language selector that display "English, Chinese, Japanese" for users. I will suppose that I can see a English website if I choose English and I will see the Chinese website if I choose Chinese and see Japanese pages if I chose Japanese.

In DNN, it will change nothing in most time if I change the selection because language for DNN is used to change the buildin text. This is only affect and can be discovered by admin or host users or someone who has edit permission. General users would not find any different except a big question mark because the menu can only support one language and the page only support one language also.

I think DNN should let the page can be make some relation to the language selector. Some pages should display only when user select English, other can display when user choose Chiese and user can see the Japanses page only if they choose Japanese.

Did I misunderstand the function of the language selector?

 
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5/17/2007 6:22 PM
 

Language selector allows you to change the culture of the current request and response. This will automatically change the way dates, numbers and other system things are displayed.

DNN includes some options to localize your DNN. At this time only static content can be localized out of the box (Labels, titles, etc). Dynamic content is the real dynamic content you see in modules like BLOG, Newsletters, etc

Talking about modules, they must decide how to display different content when a different locale is selected, so that is the reason that there are modules with localization support and modules without localization support (This depends on programmers)

I made a solution that could change some properties that are no localized by default like page titles, module titles, etc. You can localize every page property, every module property and every portal settings property.

It also has the ability to hide pages based on current locale, redirecting to another page based on current locale. It can hide modules based on current locale.

It also can change text from your site bases on current locale and a REGEXP. So you can change everything with just imagination

The module is called DSLocalizator and you can find it here:

http://dnn.tiendaboliviana.com

And it is free


Locopon
Free modules: E-commerce, Complete localization (Portal, page, module settings, skins, etc.), Secure Login, and more
http://dnn.tiendaboliviana.com
 
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5/17/2007 6:40 PM
 

The language selector changes the UI culture: The framework displays date, time and currency values in the appropriate formats and - if the language pack is installed, the translated value for the static framework elements will be displayed appropriately, and, if multilingual modules are installed, they will display the appropriate content.


Cheers from Germany,
Sebastian Leupold

dnnWerk - The DotNetNuke Experts   German Spoken DotNetNuke User Group

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5/18/2007 8:05 AM
 

Locopon,Thank's for your module. I am tring it now.

I know the behavior of the language selector. I post this thread just because I think it behavior doesn't match the end-user's common sense. Maybe Core team should pay some attention on the end-user's feeling. In most time I can accept the design and how the function works on DNN because I am a programmer too. But learning from the end-user can let's our's product become better and better. I just redirect my friend feeling to this board(Generally, they don't have the computer science background.).

 
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