Manual talk:Advice needed on LanguageXX.php files

I've just had LanguageCy.php implemented, and it works pretty well but I've a couple of problems I'd appreciate help with.

1) The namespaces have been changed OK, and

/* private */ $wgNamespaceNamesCy = array(
        -2 => "Media",
        -1 => "Arbennig",
        0  => "",
        1  => "Sgwrs",
        2  => "Defnyddiwr",
        3  => "Sgwrs_Defnyddiwr",
        4  => $wgMetaNamespace,
        5  => "Sgwrs_" . $wgMetaNamespace,
        6  => "Delwedd",
        7  => "Sgwrs_Delwedd",
        8  => "MediaWiki",
        9  => "Sgwrs_MediaWiki"
  );

works except I would have expected there to be an entry somewhere allowing me to set $wgMetaNamespace to "Wicipedia" ... but there isn't. This is probably something dead easy to fix, so please forgive my ignorance! We also seem to have broken the ability to use {{msg:...}} too -- I've no idea what's happened here (see cy:Caerdydd, for example).

2) The Magic Words array has been edited, thus

 /* private */ $wgMagicWordsCy = array(
 #   ID                                 CASE  SYNONYMS
    MAG_REDIRECT             => array( 0,    "#redirect", "#ail-cyfeirio"          ),
    MAG_NOTOC                => array( 0,    "__NOTOC__", "__DIMTAFLENCYNNWYS__"   ),
    MAG_NOEDITSECTION        => array( 0,    "__NOEDITSECTION__", "__DIMADRANGOLYGU__"     ),
    MAG_START                => array( 0,    "__START__", "__DECHRAU__"            ),
    MAG_CURRENTMONTH         => array( 1,    "{{CURRENTMONTH}}", "{{MISCYFOES}}"          ),
    MAG_CURRENTMONTHNAME     => array( 1,    "{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}", "{{ENWMISCYFOES}}"       ),
    MAG_CURRENTDAY           => array( 1,    "{{CURRENTDAY}}", "{{DYDDIADCYFOES}}"      ),   
    MAG_CURRENTDAYNAME       => array( 1,    "{{CURRENTDAYNAME}}", "{{ENWDYDDCYFOES}}"      ),
    MAG_CURRENTYEAR          => array( 1,    "{{CURRENTYEAR}}", "{{FLWYDDYNCYFOES}}"     ),
    MAG_CURRENTTIME          => array( 1,    "{{CURRENTTIME}}", "{{AMSERCYFOES}}"        ),
    MAG_NUMBEROFARTICLES     => array( 1,    "{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}", "{{NIFEROERTHYGLAU}}"    ),
    MAG_CURRENTMONTHNAMEGEN  => array( 1,    "{{CURRENTMONTHNAMEGEN}}", "{{GENENWMISCYFOES}}"    ),
    MAG_MSG                  => array( 0,    "{{MSG:$1}}"             ),
    MAG_SUBST                => array( 0,    "{{SUBST:$1}}"           ),
    MAG_MSGNW                => array( 0,    "{{MSGNW:$1}}"           ),
    MAG_END                  => array( 0,    "__END__", "DIWEDD_"                ),
    MAG_IMG_THUMBNAIL        => array( 1,    "ewin bawd", "bawd"      ),
    MAG_IMG_RIGHT            => array( 1,    "de"                     ),
    MAG_IMG_LEFT             => array( 1,    "chwith"                 ),
    MAG_IMG_NONE             => array( 1,    "dim"                    ),
    MAG_IMG_WIDTH            => array( 1,    "$1px"                   ),
    MAG_IMG_CENTER           => array( 1,    "canol", "canol"         )
 );

and it works well enough in Welsh. However I was under the (now obviously mistaken) impression that this would create synonyms, allowing the use of the English equivalents to continue -- this is important as we already have REDIRECTs which are now broken. Is it possible to have both languages working, and if so, how?

Thanks for any advice. -- Arwel 16:17, 29 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Two problems: firstly MAG_MSG is set to be case-sensitive, that's why it's not working for you. Secondly if you want synonyms you have to list them. I've fixed both problems above. -- Tim Starling 02:58, 2 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Thanks! Arwel 12:12, 2 Mar 2004 (UTC)