Bug #74380
closed
TypoScript interpret XLF wrong for Default-Language (german) and english
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Description
System:
- TYPO3 7.6.4
- default language German
- misleading language in language-Switcher
Bug
The engish (not default/main language of the website) translations are taken from the en.locallang.xlf-file within the <source>-Tags
The german translation (main-language in the website) are taken from de.locallang.xlf within the tags <target>.
Expected
The engish translations are taken from the en.locallan.xlf-file within the <target>-Tags
The german translation are taken from locallang.xlf within the <source>.
The german translation should be ignored in de.locallang.xlf.
or Expected
The engish translations are taken from the en.locallan.xlf-file within the <target>-tag
The german translation are taken from de.locallang.xlf within the <target>-tag.
The translation-file locallang.xlf should be evrytime ignored, if a localised XLF-file exists.
Code-Definitions
langugae typoscript-configuration
#defaultblock for language-aspects
config {
# = = Default
sys_language_uid = 0
locale_all = de_DE
language = de
htmlTag_langKey = de
}
lib.language.meta = TEXT
lib.language.meta.value = <meta name="content-language" content="deutsch,de" />
# marker of the active language (key in the lib.languages )
lib.language.active < lib.languages.german
[globalString = GP:L={$skeleton.config.language.de}]
config {
sys_language_uid = {$skeleton.config.language.de}
locale_all = de_DE
language = de
htmlTag_langKey = de
}
lib.language.meta.value = <meta name="content-language" content="de" />
lib.language.active < lib.languages.german
[global]
[globalString = GP:L={$skeleton.config.language.en}]
config {
sys_language_uid = {$skeleton.config.language.en}
sys_language_mode = fallback; {$skeleton.config.language.en},0
locale_all = en_GB
language = en
htmlTag_langKey = en
}
lib.language.meta = TEXT
lib.language.meta.value = <meta name="content-language" content="en" />
lib.language.active < lib.languages.english
[global]
...
Language-file Structure: locallang.xlf
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<xliff version="1.0">
<file source-language="de" target-language="de" datatype="plaintext" original="messages" date="2016-01-25T08:12:53Z" product-name="skeleton">
<header/>
<body>
<trans-unit id="tx_skeleton.menu.title">
<target>[DE]Menü</target>
<source>[sourDE]Menü</source>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="menu.language.de">
<target>[DE]Deutsch</target>
<source>[sourDE]Deutsch</source>
</trans-unit>
…
language-file structure: de.locallang.xlf
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<xliff version="1.0">
<file source-language="de" target-language="de" datatype="plaintext" original="messages" date="2016-01-25T08:12:53Z" product-name="skeleton">
<header/>
<body>
<trans-unit id="tx_skeleton.menu.title">
<target>[DEDE]Menü</target>
<source>Menü</source>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="menu.language.de">
<target>[DEDE]Deutsch</target>
<source>Deutsch</source>
</trans-unit>
...
Language-file Structure: en.locallang.xlf
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<xliff version="1.0">
<file source-language="de" target-language="en" datatype="plaintext" original="messages" date="2016-01-25T08:12:53Z" product-name="skeleton">
<header/>
<body>
<trans-unit id="tx_skeleton.menu.title">
<target>[EN]Menü</target>
<source>[sourEN]Menü</source>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="menu.language.de">
<target>[EN]Deutsch</target>
<source>[sourEN]Deutsch</source>
</trans-unit>
...
TypoScript the language-switcher
## Localization menu:
lib.menu.language.dropDown = HMENU
lib.menu.language.dropDown {
special = language
special.value = 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7
1 = GMENU
1 {
NO {
XY = [5.w]+4, [5.h]+4
backColor = silver
5 = IMAGE
5.file = EXT:skeleton/Resources/Public/Images/Flags/de.gif || EXT:skeleton/Resources/Public/Images/Flags/gb.gif || EXT:skeleton/Resources/Public/Images/Flags/fr.gif || EXT:skeleton/Resources/Public/Images/Flags/ru.gif|| EXT:skeleton/Resources/Public/Images/Flags/es.gif|| EXT:skeleton/Resources/Public/Images/Flags/it.gif|| EXT:skeleton/Resources/Public/Images/Flags/pl.gif|| EXT:skeleton/Resources/Public/Images/Flags/ro.gif
5.offset = 2,2
allWrap = <li>| {LLL:EXT:skeleton/Resources/Private/Language/locallang.xlf:menu.language.de}</li> || <li>| {LLL:EXT:skeleton/Resources/Private/Language/locallang.xlf:menu.language.en}</li> || <li>| {LLL:EXT:skeleton/Resources/Private/Language/locallang.xlf:menu.language.fr}</li> || <li>| {LLL:EXT:skeleton/Resources/Private/Language/locallang.xlf:menu.language.ru}</li> || <li>| {LLL:EXT:skeleton/Resources/Private/Language/locallang.xlf:menu.language.es}</li> || <li>| {LLL:EXT:skeleton/Resources/Private/Language/locallang.xlf:menu.language.it}</li> || <li>| {LLL:EXT:skeleton/Resources/Private/Language/locallang.xlf:menu.language.pl}</li> || <li>| {LLL:EXT:skeleton/Resources/Private/Language/locallang.xlf:menu.language.ro}</li>
allWrap.insertData = 1
}
ACT < .NO
ACT = 1
ACT.noLink = 1
ACT.backColor = black
}
}
lib.menu.language.main = COA
lib.menu.language.main {
10 < lib.menu.language.dropDown
wrap = <ul class="language">|</ul>
}
Files
![2016-03-06 19_54_05-[EN]Root.png](/attachments/download/30697/2016-03-06%2019_54_05-%5BEN%5DRoot.png){kind=link}
Updated by Georg Ringer about 8 years ago
- Subject changed from TypoScript interpret XLF wrong fpor Default-Language (german) and englisch to TypoScript interpret XLF wrong for Default-Language (german) and english
Updated by Riccardo De Contardi almost 8 years ago
- Target version deleted (
7.6.3)
Updated by Klaus Hörmann-Engl over 7 years ago
I would also be interested in having German as default language, not only english. For various reasons.
Updated by Denis Mir over 7 years ago
It would be awesome if it would be possible to have a custom default language and not being forced to english.
Updated by Jana Kienast over 7 years ago
We had the same issue with a customer's project, where German is the default language and English is the translation.
We fixed this by adjusting the LocalConfiguration.php, we've added the following code into the SYS section:
'localization' => [
'locales' => [
'user' => [
'default' => 'German',
'en' => 'English'
]
]
]
Our locallang.xlf uses source-language="de", without providing a target-language. The translation files, in this case en.locallang.xlf, contain source-language="de" and target-language="en".
Updated by Riccardo De Contardi almost 7 years ago
- Status changed from New to Closed
I close this issue: according to the the official documentation:
https://docs.typo3.org/typo3cms/CoreApiReference/Internationalization/Introduction/Index.html
The "default" locallang.xlf file must always be in english; en.locallang.xlf is not allowed.
Even if one changes the behavior to make German the default language
and thus support en.locallang.xlf, translations of the core and 3rd party extensions won't magically be converted,
so this does not seem a good path to follow.
If you think that this is the wrong decision please reopen this issue or open a new issue with a reference to this one. Thank you