[Wikipedia-l] Re: Multilanguage portal

I think the best idea is just to have the name of the language. Mark On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 20:37:34 +0100, Magnus Manske <magnus.manske(a)web.de> wrote: >I have (again) hacked together a minimal demo of a multilanguage portal. >This is not for its good looks but for the function it provides. > >To be amazed by it, dial > http://magnusmanske.de/wikipedia/portal.php > >The page is generated from two local files containing the text and the >article numbers, respectively. Calling the script with > http://magnusmanske.de/wikipedia/portal.php?update >will update the local files from online files, which are hardcoded into >the script. The article number file, which would normally be generated >automatically once a day, is at > http://magnusmanske.de/wikipedia/num.txt >and the text, to be editable for all, is at > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/PortalText > >Based on these files, and on your browser settings, it will highlight >what *might* be your favourite language(s). If you set multiple >languages in your browser, it will highlight them all. If your browser >sets different weights for these languages, they will appear in >different shades of grey. > >Yes, there is no other layout whatsoever. Don't complain. Web designers >to the rescue! > >Magnus > >P.S.: Script is in CVS HEAD; "portal.php" in maintenance >_______________________________________________ >Wikipedia-l mailing list >Wikipedia-l(a)Wikimedia.org >http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-l >