You can now display maps in languages of your choice on testwiki. I made two pages to
demonstrate the new features, on testwiki [1] and testwiki2 [2] (embedded maps on test2
are dynamic; those on test are static until you click to pop up an enlargement).
By default, internationalized maps display in the language of the wiki (which is English
for the testwikis). So to experiment with these features, you’ll want to use the two new
mapframe parameters we’ve added. Just insert them into your mapframe code.
lang=”xx” Shows map labels in the language you specify with the short language codes used
for each wiki.
lang=“local” Shows map labels in the languages of the territory mapped (essentially opting
out of internationalization).
Right now, internationalization works only with mapframe, not maplink (which should be
working some time next week). You can read more about this new feature and how to use it
on the Map Improvements 2018 project page, under Updates [3]. Our plan is to wait a week
or two and assess user comments about the feature. At that point, we’ll decide whether to
move forward with a general release or keep making fixes.
So please try the new features out and leave feedback on the Map Improvements 2018 talk
page [4] . We’re listening!
Yours,
Joe
[1]
https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_internationalization_examples
<https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_internationalization_examples>
[2]
https://test2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_internationalization_examples
<https://test2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_internationalization_examples>
[3]
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Map_improvements_2018#Project_Updates
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Map_improvements_2018#Project_Updates>
[4]
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Map_improvements_2018
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Map_improvements_2018>
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Joe Matazzoni
Product Manager, Collaboration
Wikimedia Foundation, San Francisco
"Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all
knowledge."