Adding language variables for custom styles

[MichaelC]

If a style wants to have something in the text for e.g. Quick Menu for a shortcut menu in overall_header.html. It seems fine, but because no hardcoded language is allowed, the style author can't add in the text Quick Menu and has to just have an button image instead which is then almost never going to get translated?

Suggested Solution:
There could be a small RFC sub-forum to be made for 3.2 (Or maybe even 3.1) for language variables (Similar to the hooks forum) to be requested to be added to the core for use in custom styles?

[callumacrae]

I think that a better solution would be for styles to have a language file included in them

[MichaelC]

That would be a better solution for style authors in one way (not having to wait for a release) but it would again, not be translated and it would also be a bit bizarre.

[keith10456]

I think that a better solution would be for styles to have a language file included in them

Sounds like a good idea. Doing it this way would make the style easier to translate.

[imkingdavid]

So what kind of structure do you propose?

styles/prosilver/lang/en.php
or
language/en/style_prosilver.php

[callumacrae]

So what kind of structure do you propose?

styles/prosilver/lang/en.php
or
language/en/style_prosilver.php

I would suggest the first one, as the second would involve an additional file being copied.

[imkingdavid]

I agree.. the style-specific language files would not be shipped under the language pack so it would make sense to keep the style files all together.

By the way, I posted an RFC for 3.2. This topic itself might be best under 3.2 Discussion?

[bantu]

I think that a better solution would be for styles to have a language file included in them

I think this makes sense. It's a lot better than getting every language string into core where it has to be translated by translators although it might not be used.

Ideally there would be a style package and several language packages so the community can create more translations on their own. I however kind of doubt the Customisation Database supports dependencies right now.