Let users select a language and Image question .Please help

[larissa]

Hi all,  
I have 2 great problems to solve :

1 I am aware of the possibility to let user chose a language (as at v@no site ) but i wonder whether is possible to change not only the text stored in   whatever-language\main.php but also Categories name  and descriptions and son on... See a good  example at http://www.artisanexpo.it.
This would be of great help for me as now I am forced to use  differents databases for different languages.

2 Problem with images : I would like the possibility to have the same image  in different categories. For instance the same foto stored in category called "Ceramic" ( where you can see all the ceramic images of all the  artists ) and the same image under a Category called "Artist by name" where you see images of a certain  artist. Now I have to put the same images in both categories.  It is not only a waste of time but also  a problem as the two images of the same object  may appear
in searches and new image.

Thanks a lot for any help
BTW Great great comunity.
Ciao Larissa

[stefano]

I run 4homepages in four languages and also i want the same image in two different categories.
I have to manage 4 database and insert the same image 8 time.
I hope someone will help us.
Stefano

[V@no]

1but also Categories name  and descriptions and son on...

2I would like the possibility to have the same image  in different categories.

1. I think I can figure some sort off multilang-BBCode for it. For example, [en]english text[/en][fr]french text[/fr] and so on. How about that idea?

2. Hope someone can figure this out, but right now I have only two ideas:
- create new function for ACP "copy images" this will phisicaly copy images to different categories (dublicate)
- add alias. This will just add a "mirrow" category ID into images database (this might be even simplier to do)

[larissa]

Dear v@no,
I hope you are going to help me in both problems.
My PHP knowledge is not that much ( only 1 year).
I do not understand  your suggestions  .....    

what do you mean with :

1. I think I can figure some sort off multilang-BBCode for it. For example, [en]english text[/en][fr]french text[/fr] and so on. How about that idea?

and

2. Hope someone can figure this out, but right now I have only two ideas:
- create new function for ACP "copy images" this will phisicaly copy images to different categories (dublicate)
- add alias. This will just add a "mirrow" category ID into images database (this might be even simplier to do)

can you please give more details ??


Thanks in advance Larissa

[V@no]

My PHP knowledge is not that much ( only 1 year).

about same here...discovered PHP in June last year, but "looked" into code only in October...

what do you mean with :

1. I think I can figure some sort off multilang-BBCode for it. For example, [en]english text[/en][fr]french text[/fr] and so on. How about that idea?

ok, here is a deal. with that BBCode, u'll be able write in your image/category description with more then one language and separate them with bbcode [en]...[/en] or [de]...[/de] then, when it prints out it will show text only betwen [lang] and [/lang] where lang is matching currently selected language. For instance if u have in your description:

[en]here goes my english text[/en]
[fr]here goes my text in french[/fr][de]and text in german[/de]

and your currently selected language is french, then only text between [fr] and [/fr] will be printed, the rest will be just ignored (skiped).

2. Hope someone can figure this out, but right now I have only two ideas:
- create new function for ACP "copy images" this will phisicaly copy images to different categories (dublicate)
- add alias. This will just add a "mirrow" category ID into images database (this might be even simplier to do)

for this one, I can not give u more details, because with more details I could just give the whole mod...but dont have time right now...sorry.

[larissa]

thanks v@no
I will try the bbcode
but I am in the desperate need for the image matter...
do you know anyone  that could help me
I am ready to donate ( pay ) for help
Thanks Lari
BTW are u russian ?? I am

[larissa]

Do yuo think bbcode  will work for category name as well???
Ciao lari

[stefano]

Hi v@eno i try the suggestions you gave to Larissa about the BBcode
but I all the get is the Bbcode tag in the category description...
I guess there must be a way to enable such tag in categories description
in admin field

Please help
Stefano
P.S. As larissa I am willing to pay to avoid the images duplication in different categories and  the possibility to have the category name and description in different language

[ameenov]

UP

I want this:

1 I am aware of the possibility to let user chose a language (as at v@no site ) but i wonder whether is possible to change not only the text stored in   whatever-language\main.php but also Categories name  and descriptions and son on... See a good  example at http://www.artisanexpo.it.
This would be of great help for me as now I am forced to use  differents databases for different languages.

Any more details? OR ready MOD?

[V@no]

[MOD] Multi-Language support for any text