Universal Language Selector/FAQ/de

Was ist der Universal Language Selector?
Der Universal Language Selector ist eine Erweiterung von MediaWiki, die es Nutzern erlaubt, Spracheinstellungen und Konfigurationen nach ihren Vorlieben zu verändern. Er verwendet die jQuery Bibliotheken des Projektes Milkshake.

Welche Spracheinstellungen kann ich mithilfe von ULS anpassen?
Der Universal Language Selector bietet die folgenden Funktionen in Wikimedia:


 * 1) Nutzeroberflächen-Sprachauswahl für angemeldete Benutzer.
 * 2) verschiedene Schrifttypen
 * 3) verschiedene Eingabemethoden

Wie ermittelt der Universal Language Selector, welche Sprachen ich verstehe?
ULS befragt einen Dienstleister, der dein Herkunftland anhand deiner IP-Adresse bestimmt. Diese Information ist nicht immer korrekt. Ausgehend von deiner Länderkennzahl werden dir die dort am häufigsten gesprochenen Sprachen vorgeschlagen.

Die "gebräuchlichen Sprachen" innerhalb eines Landes sind ebenfalls schwer zu ergründen. Aus diesem Grund stammen diese Informationen aus den Milkshake-Bibliotheken, die wir mit anderen interessierten Software Projekten über Wikimedia hinaus aufrechterhalten wollen. Hauptsächlich kommen die Daten jedoch von Unicode (mehr dazu hier) und können in deren Territory-Language Information|Informationstabelle eingesehen werden. Wenn du Verbesserungsvorschläge hast, was die dir vom ULS vorgeschlagene Sprachauswahl betrifft, sieh erst nach, ob die Infotabelle auf dem besten Stand ist. Falls es dort ebenfalls Verbesserungsbedarf gibt, klicke in der Zeile deines Landes/deiner Sprache auf "add new" und schlage Änderungen vor. Die Unicode-Mitarbeiter sind hilfsbereit und es ist keine Registrierung erforderlich.

Bedenke die CLDR Definitionen und denke daran, verlässliche Quellen für die vorgeschlagenen Daten anzuführen, wie zum Beispiel ein Amt für Statistik oder eine wissenschaftliche Studie (für Daten zur Lese-/Schreibfähigkeit) oder nationale/lokale Gesetze (um nachzuweisen, dass eine Sprache auch als Amtssprache geläufig ist).

Wo ist der Universal Language Selector verfügbar?
Momentan ist geplant, den Universal Language Selector so bald wie möglich auf allen Wikimedia Wikis zugänglich zu machen. Details können hier eingesehen werden.

Wie kann ich den Universal Language Selector verwenden?
In Projekten mit mehreren Sprachausgaben (Wikipedia, Wikibooks, Wikiversity, Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikivoyage, Wikinews, Wikisource) ist der Universal Language Selector als Zahnradsymbol im Menübereich für Sprachenlinks zu finden. In Wikimedia Projekten ohne Mehrsprachigkeit (z. B. Wikimedia Commons, Meta-Wiki, Wikispecies und dieses Wiki mediawiki.org), befindet sich der ULS als Symbol in der persönlichen Werkzeugleiste oben auf jeder Seite.

Klicke auf das Symbol, führe Veränderungen durch und bestätige sie um sie dauerhaft beizubehalten.

Ein kleines Tastatur-Symbol wird überall dort erscheinen, wo Texteingaben möglich sind. Wähle es aus um die Einstellungen zu verändern.

Lies dir "Location for the Selector"durch um mehr über die Ortsauswahl zu erfahren.

Wie kann ich die Anzeigesprache verändern?
The language used to display the MediaWiki interface messages can be changed using the Language Settings panel of ULS.

This feature is only available for logged-in users.

After logging in, you can open the Language Settings panel [on the sidebar or at the top] and navigate to the Language tab of the Display settings.

For quick selection, ULS will display a list of possible languages based on your location. You can click to select the language of your choice.

If the language you are looking for is not on the panel, you can click on the '...' button to open the longer list of languages to search and select.

Do I need to be logged in to be able to change the Display language
Yes. The display language can only be changed by logged-in users.

If I change the Display language, will this change the language of the content on the page I am viewing
No. ULS does not change the language of the content on the page. It can be used to only change the interface language of MediaWiki.

I see boxes in the text when I select my language
We call these boxes 'tofu' and this occurs when there are no fonts for the language that has been selected.

You can install a local font on your system to correct this situation.

But to prevent a similar problem in future we would like to ensure that our web-fonts library has fonts for your language.

Please let us know, preferably through https://phabricator.wikimedia.org

Can I change the font for the language
Font for a language can be changed by the user from the 'Font' tab within the Display settings.

Anonymous users can change the font only for the language that is in use.

Logged-in users can change the font for all languages.

How do you decide a default font for a language or script?
A default font will be set if a language or script has a problematic support history on a wide range of desktop computers and other devices. Even though most modern operating systems provide options to support a language or script well, this may require a user to take action first, such as installing software or changing the operating system settings. Our experience shows that a lot of users don't do this and give up, and we want to provide a quick and automatic way to make the text readable.

Universal Language Selector only provides freely licensed fonts. We choose default fonts based on popularity of the fonts (eg: default font for a script in Linux distributions, widely used in portals in the language, etc.) and based on input from potential users. If the default font has a bug that prevents users from using it,  we will try to use an alternate font if available. For this a valid bug report is needed in Phabricator with high impact.

What if the default font chosen is not the best one for the language? Can this be changed?
Actions on Universal Language Selector now has event logging, see the queries and data. This will allow developers to analyze user behavior and changes in settings. Based on user behavior and other metrics, certain future changes may surface.

This means that the input tool and font support in WMFs tools need to be integrated with the eventlogging system. Any change in default input method or fonts must be supported by the usage statistics: out of FontA, FontB, for a language LANG, if FontA is usage is greater than FontB, FontB should be the default font for LANG. If system font is mostly preferred for that LANG, then by default we need to disable the webfont. The same logic applies for input methods.

Can I disable the default font that ULS has chosen for my language?
The default font setting can be disabled in the settings.

If the language is well supported by Grade A browsers and operating systems, default option for fonts, input methods may be the ones provided by the system. Well supported means, the browsers and operating systems provide a bug free font and input method for that language by default (bundled with OS, not requiring special steps to install).

There does not seem to be a font for my language. How can I request for a new font to be included in ULS
You can file a bug on Phabricator requesting for a font to be added for your language.

It is expected that you will also provide suggestions about the fonts and point us to where we can find them.

It is advisable to also seek consensus from other members of your language community about inclusion of the new font.

What information will be necessary for a new font to be included into ULS

 * 1) The name of the font
 * 2) URL to the source of the font
 * 3) License for the font that allows it to be freely used, distributed and modified.

This information can be mentioned in Phabricator when requesting for a font to be included.

I would like to write in a different language. How can I change the settings to do so

 * 1) Sidebar: You can go to the 'Input Settings' section in the Language Settings panel and select a language displayed on the buttons or from the 'Language Selection' popup.
 * 2) Keyboard menu: The languages are displayed as a list and a selection can be made from here.

I have chosen a language, but I still cannot write in that language. What could be wrong
When you select a language, you will be presented with a list of input methods for that language. If no input methods exist within ULS for that language the native keyboard on your local computer will be used for input. If input methods are not available through either of the two options, then you will not be able to write in the selected language.

I would like to change the keyboard for the language that I have chosen. How can I do that
The input method/keyboard options within ULS for a language are displayed as a list in both the Language Settings panel as well as in the keyboard menu from a text input box.

A default keyboard is selected for each language. To use a different keyboard, you can make a selection from this list.

I have a keyboard on my computer and I do not want to use the keyboard in ULS. Can I disable the ULS keyboard completely
The ULS input methods can be disabled in 2 ways:


 * 1) From the sidebar: by clicking on the "" button within the input settings option in the Language Settings panel
 * 2) From the Keyboard menu: by clicking on "" from the keyboard menu that is displayed when the user clicks on the keyboard icon from an input field (like the search field)

Can I disable the ULS keyboard for only 1 language, without disabling the ULS keyboard completely
Yes. To do so, please select 'Use Native Keyboard' from the drop-down menu that is displayed in the list of keyboards available for that language.

How do you decide what is the order of input methods?
We assess this for each language separately. Preferably it is the most practical and useful for that language, according to a consultation with potential users, to be the first one. If the default input method has a bug that prevents users from using it, it will be disabled as preferred or default input method. For this a valid bug report is needed in Phabricator with high impact. Until the bug is resolved, the next available input method will be presented on top of the list.

What if the default input method is not the best one for the language? Can this be changed?
Any change in default input method or fonts must be supported by the usage statistics. See similar question up page.

Can I set all the Language Settings from within my user preference page
Yes. To configure the language settings, navigate to your user preference page and click on the "" option in the "" section under the "" tab.

Why can anonymous users not use Universal Language Selector to change their interface language
This option is disabled on Wikimedia wikis, because the Wikimedia cache infrastructure currently does not support this. We are looking into making this possible in the future. There is no timeline for this.

How can I disable Universal Language Selector
Only part of the functionality can be disabled.

Input methods can be completely disabled by clicking the keyboard icon and clicking "".

Web fonts can only be disabled per language in the settings.

Can I translate the interface of Universal Language Selector in my language
Yes! You can do this at translatewiki.net. Complete translation of the following two message groups once you are a registered translator:
 * MediaWiki extension
 * jQuery Plugin Does not exist any more.

Where can I report a problem
Please report problems and suggestions in Phabricator. Please ensure to report as much detail as you can.

What fonts are included?
An up-to-date list is in the of Wikimedia’s Git repository (each folder has metadata in the file font.ini). Here is the list, as of 2013-11-22 (v1.4.0-Snapshot):

Are there metrics and statistics on the usage and impact?
Yes. We identified some metrics for the Universal Language Selector and we are now collecting aggregated data with EventLogging for a number of actions performed with ULS: see the queries for ULS usage statistics and some data linked from that page.