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<pre>{{language bar}}</pre> | <pre>{{language bar}}</pre> | ||
=== | === Assumptions === | ||
This | This template assumes that the top-level page will the in English and any non-English versions will be in subpages. It also assumes that the subpages will be named with the [[wikipedia:en:ISO 639|ISO 639]] code for that language. | ||
{| class="prettytable" style="margin: 0 auto 0 auto;" | |||
|+ For example | |||
! Page name | |||
! Description | |||
!- | |||
| Foo | |||
| English-language rootpage | |||
|- | |||
| Foo/cy | |||
| Welsh-language subpage | |||
|- | |||
| Foo/gd | |||
| Scots Gaelic-language subpage | |||
|} | |||
The links created by the template depend on whether it is used on a rootpage or a subpage. The template will automatically detect the existance of appropriate subpages and provide any links as appropriate. | |||
=== Subpages as the top-level page === | |||
In some circumstances, the page with multilingual support will be a subpage. | |||
{| class="prettytable" style="margin: 0 auto 0 auto;" | |||
|+ For example | |||
! Page name | |||
! Description | |||
!- | |||
| Foo/Bar | |||
| English-language subpage<br /><small>(to be treated as if it were a rootpage)</small> | |||
|- | |||
| Foo/Bar/cy | |||
| Welsh-language subpage | |||
|- | |||
| Foo/Bar/gd | |||
| Scots Gaelic-language subpage | |||
|} | |||
This would normally create a problem as the template would recognise the "top-level" English page as one of the non-English subpages. In order to force the template to treat a subpage as if it were the rootpage, the template should be entered as follows, '''but only one the top-level page'''. The template should be entered as normal on all subpages. | |||
<pre>{{language bar|root=1}}</pre> | <pre>{{language bar|root=1}}</pre> | ||
=== Languages supported === | |||
This template only recognises and supports the following languages. The template will need to be edited in order to support additional languages. | |||
{| class="prettytable" style="margin:0 auto 0 auto;" | |||
! ISO 639 code | |||
! Language | |||
|- | |||
| ang || Old English | |||
|- | |||
| ar || Arabic | |||
|- | |||
| bn || Bengali | |||
|- | |||
| cy || Welsh | |||
|- | |||
| en || English | |||
|- | |||
| enm || Middle English | |||
|- | |||
| ga || Gaelic | |||
|- | |||
| gd || Scots Gaelic | |||
|- | |||
| gu || Gujarati | |||
|- | |||
| gv || Manx | |||
|- | |||
| kw || Kernowek | |||
|- | |||
| pa || Eastern Punjabi | |||
|- | |||
| pl || Polish | |||
|- | |||
| pnb || Western Punjabi | |||
|- | |||
| sco || Scots | |||
|- | |||
| ur || Urdu | |||
|} | |||
<includeonly><!-- CATEGORIES ETC --> | <includeonly><!-- CATEGORIES ETC --> | ||
[[Category:Language templates]] | [[Category:Language templates|Bar, Language]] | ||
</includeonly> | </includeonly> | ||
Revision as of 12:22, 5 June 2013
Usage
This template create a bar to automatically link between different versions of the same page in different languages.
{{language bar}}
Assumptions
This template assumes that the top-level page will the in English and any non-English versions will be in subpages. It also assumes that the subpages will be named with the ISO 639 code for that language.
| Page name | Description | - | Foo | English-language rootpage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foo/cy | Welsh-language subpage | |||
| Foo/gd | Scots Gaelic-language subpage |
The links created by the template depend on whether it is used on a rootpage or a subpage. The template will automatically detect the existance of appropriate subpages and provide any links as appropriate.
Subpages as the top-level page
In some circumstances, the page with multilingual support will be a subpage.
| Page name | Description | - | Foo/Bar | English-language subpage (to be treated as if it were a rootpage) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foo/Bar/cy | Welsh-language subpage | |||
| Foo/Bar/gd | Scots Gaelic-language subpage |
This would normally create a problem as the template would recognise the "top-level" English page as one of the non-English subpages. In order to force the template to treat a subpage as if it were the rootpage, the template should be entered as follows, but only one the top-level page. The template should be entered as normal on all subpages.
{{language bar|root=1}}
Languages supported
This template only recognises and supports the following languages. The template will need to be edited in order to support additional languages.
| ISO 639 code | Language |
|---|---|
| ang | Old English |
| ar | Arabic |
| bn | Bengali |
| cy | Welsh |
| en | English |
| enm | Middle English |
| ga | Gaelic |
| gd | Scots Gaelic |
| gu | Gujarati |
| gv | Manx |
| kw | Kernowek |
| pa | Eastern Punjabi |
| pl | Polish |
| pnb | Western Punjabi |
| sco | Scots |
| ur | Urdu |