For questions regarding applications that are presented in or offer options for multiple languages.
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Mirror top navigation order between left to right-languages and right to left-languages?
It's common to see international companies and organizations having a global web site with several country web sites. The country web sites is often translated to the countries' own language, which ...
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Why is the alternate-language link for this page in two languages (original and destination)?
I recently received an email newsletter with the following header:
To view this message as a web page, click here.
To view this message in French, click here.
Pour voir ce message en français, ...
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How should I implement Language selection in a CMS?
One of my client must be able to post News to both french and english language on his website. I would like to know how I should design the CMS to be the most convenient for the admin as possible.
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What is the best practice for a web app with “Change language” on front and back
We have a webapp with a front/presentation/landing page. On this page it is possible to change language and, for already registered users, to login to the secure area.
Now we have a "Change language" ...
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Language switch redirect to homepage or content page
I'm using a CMS that supports multiple languages and the build-in SEO tools are decent.
The problem is that it doesn't support switching between languages while remaining on the same page, because ...
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Is it necessary to reorganize your entire layout to suit multilingual left-to-right languages?
I'm working on a flash project right now that is necessary to support 16 languages, from english to hebrew, and etc... My dilemma right now is whether or not it is necessary to flip my whole design to ...
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Mixing languages on a blog : cute or worst idea ever?
I want to create a blog where posts can be in various languages. In the current version, I have 209 posts total, with 29 in English and 1 in Italian (the rest is in French).
I've read that Google ...
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Placement of a Change language button
Where would you place a Change language button/Country selector (or dropdown) on a web page? In a footer menu or in a utility menu in the top right corner of a web page or somewhere else on the page? ...
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How to create a common shared vocabulary to talk about design?
A client I am currently working at has a problem with inconsistent designs.
I have identified the causes and one thing I notice is the lack of a proper language shared by all stakeholders to ...
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What are factors in the Visual Design of a Language? [closed]
Just to be clear, I'm talking about something like typography, though in most cases typography relates to the redesigning of a set of symbols, not the designing of a set of symbols.
I'm guessing that ...
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How to represent site language and article language without confusing the user?
I want to make a website that offers content in different languages (fairly common). On top of this most articles (books) are written in one or at most two languages. The user that is browsing the ...
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What UI/UX patterns do not “translate” well when localized to other languages?
I wanted to see what tips other designers with more experience designing for web applications and sites that must handle multiple language might have.
I know the basics, like expect the length of ...
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User suggestions in electronic dictionary
Let's imagine we have an electronic dictionary - it doesn't matter if it's a webpage, a desktop application or a mobile app. The question might also apply to an encyclopaedia.
Every entry has the ...
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Which symbol to use for switching to the english version of a site? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to graphically represent a language
We are currently in the process of introducing an English version of a website which used to be just German.
Current version of ...
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How to design a multi-language website ?
I have a blog where I write in French, and sometimes in English. Right now, the distinction is made with a "tag" called "In English", so that users can get the feed for, say, only the English posts.
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input type file workaround for usability reason
The HTML input of type file consists of a text filed and a button that says "Browse". Because our users are not English speakers, we would like to change the wording on the button to be in Hebrew.
But ...
