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Feature #87062

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Remove "language flags" from backend

Added by Markus Poerschke about 6 years ago. Updated 5 months ago.

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Should have
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Category:
Backend User Interface
Start date:
2018-12-03
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Description

Currently a language is represented as a flag in the TYPO3 backend. This is an anti pattern. Flags represent countries or nations, but they do not represent languages.

Please take a look at this link: http://www.flagsarenotlanguages.com/blog/why-flags-do-not-represent-language/

  • Flags are symbols that represent countries or nations.
  • Languages represent a shared method of communication between people.
  • Flags are unique to a country or nation: but languages are often spoken across national borders. By using a flag for a language, you may confuse or even offend users.

For example in Switzerland multiple languages are spoken: Frensh, Italian, German and Romansh. If you create a multi language project for a customer from Switzerland it is problematic to choose the right flags (this might getting more complicated in areas where people are more offended, if the wrong flag is used)

Therefore I recommend to replace the flags with the locale code or simply the name.


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withflags2.png (149 KB) withflags2.png Riccardo De Contardi, 2020-03-08 01:10
withoutflags2.png (148 KB) withoutflags2.png Riccardo De Contardi, 2020-03-08 01:10
Bildschirmfoto 2024-06-07 um 18.06.05.png (41.5 KB) Bildschirmfoto 2024-06-07 um 18.06.05.png Georg Ringer, 2024-06-07 16:06

Related issues 1 (0 open1 closed)

Related to TYPO3 Core - Feature #96719: Introduce language icons for simplified language and sign languageRejected2022-02-01

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