Multilingual Drupal DrupalCon/OSCMS Sunnyvale, California 2007

I. Introduction - Status of Multilingual Drupal 5 Core - i18n.module overview - practical examples of challenges and i18n - Future of multilingual Drupal Core and Contrib

II. Multilingual Drupal 5 Core Status - Language detection, negotiation, and paths - Simple string/data translation - Structured data translation - Localizable variables

I18n.module Overview An overview of main features of the i18n.module

IV. Practical examples from ICA - International Council on Archives (7 languages, CCK, Views, etc.) - Content handling - Relate a French news item to an English event - Document repository – use documents in languages not enabled on the site.

- International Council on Archives (7 languages, CCK, Views, etc.) - Content handling - Relate a French news item to an English event - Document repository – use documents in languages not enabled on the site.

IV. Practical examples from ICA

IV. Practical examples from ICA

IV. Practical examples from ICA

IV. Practical examples from ICA

IV. Practical examples from ICA

IV. Practical examples from ICA

Implemented fully - Language management - Language negotiation Partially implemented -Multilintual variables *interface pending - Multilingual path aliases Outlined - Content (nodes) To-Do - Taxonomy, menus. V. Budapest results and Drupal 6+

Implemented fully

- Language management

- Language negotiation

Partially implemented

-Multilintual variables *interface pending

- Multilingual path aliases

Outlined

- Content (nodes)

To-Do

- Taxonomy, menus.

V. Improved language management and detection BEFORE (Drupal 5) -

V. Improved language management and detection AFTER (w/ patch to HEAD) -

V. a. language form per language (w/ patch to HEAD) -

V. b. language for path aliases BEFORE (Drupal 5)

V. b. language for path aliases AFTER (patch to HEAD)

V. Progress – multilingual Drupal and i18n contrib Language Management Language Negotiation Localization Configurable Strings Content (Nodes) Taxonomy Variables Path aliases Menú items Blocks Translations Workflow Views Implemented by Contrib Modules Implemented by Drupal Core

User defined stings Current experimental module: i18n strings Picks up strings on the fly and stores them Provides basic translation interface API tt($stringid, $default, $language) Usage tt('content_type_name:story', 'Story') tt('profile_field_name:1', 'Address') III. I18n Contributed Module Developments

Current experimental module: i18n strings

Picks up strings on the fly and stores them

Provides basic translation interface

API

tt($stringid, $default, $language)

Usage

tt('content_type_name:story', 'Story')

tt('profile_field_name:1', 'Address')

User defined strings – Interface 1 III. I18n Contributed Module Developments

User defined strings – Interface 2 III. I18n Contributed Module Developments

VI. Moving Forward Goals for support Easier usage Increase experiences Upgrading for the future I18n book Lots to do, things are moving, patches are in the queue

Goals for support

Easier usage

Increase experiences

Upgrading for the future

I18n book

Lots to do, things are moving, patches are in the queue