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Moodle will allow different resources to appear to users based upon their language.  There  is a filter called Multi language content (see [[Filters_%28administrator%29]]) and it should be turned on. This page goes into details of several ways of displaying resources to users based on language.
{{Filters}}
The Multi-language content filter enables resources to be created in multiple languages. When turned on, it looks for <nowiki><span lang="xx" class="multilang"></nowiki> tags which indicate that a text contains multiple languages. Then it selects and outputs the best language for the current user. The language of the resource will change when the user changes their selected Moodle language.


== Overview multi language ==
== How to use in a course ==


The Multi-language content filter enables resources to be created in multiple languages. When turned on, it looks for <span lang="xx" class="multilang"> tags which indicate that a text contains multiple languages. Then it selects and outputs the best language for the current user. The language of the resource will change when the user changes their selected Moodle language.
To use this feature first create your contents in multiple languages (in the same resource). Then enclose each language block (aka multilang block) in the following tags:


{{Moodle 1.8}}
      <nowiki><span lang="XX" class="multilang">your_content_here</span>
The multilang syntax was changed in 1.8, <lang> is not supported any more. It is now required to add class="multilang" into each <span> tag in multilang block. The new syntax is backwards compatible with old plugins.
      <span lang="YY" class="multilang">your_content_in_other_language_here</span></nowiki>


== How to use ==
It is essential to be in '''the code editing mode''' (press <nowiki>[<>]</nowiki> in the HTML editor), when you enter these tags for them to work. Only spaces, tabs and enters can be used between the individual languages in the multilang block.
To use this feature first create your contents in multiple languages (in the same resource). Then enclose each language block in the following tags:


      <nowiki><span lang="XX">your_content_here</span>
Note: If your site uses a child language pack (see [[Language packs]] for the list), then the first span tag must be the parent language. Otherwise, when a user using the child language views the text, it will not be in the correct language for them (as reported in MDL-55197). For example, if your site uses en_us then the en span tag (as parent language) must be first i.e.
      <span lang="YY">your_content_in_other_language_here</span>
</nowiki>


It is essential to be in the "code" editing (press <nowiki>[<>]</nowiki> in the HTML editor), when you enter these tags for them to work.
<nowiki><span lang="en" class="multilang">your_content_in English</span>
      <span lang="de" class="multilang">your_content_in_German_here</span></nowiki>


Even the HTML tagging
==How to use for assignment submission agreements==
      <nowiki><lang lang="XX">your_content_here</lang>
#Since Moodle 2.7.4 it's possible to have assignment submission statements in different languages.
      <lang lang="YY">your_content_in_other_language_here</lang>
#With the filter enabled, go to Site administration>Plugins>Activity modules>Assignment>Assignment settings.
</nowiki>
#In the submission statement, add (for example)
works, but may be unsupported from 1.7.  
      <nowiki><lang="XX">your_content_here</lang>
    <lang="YY">your_content_in_other_language_here</lang>
</nowiki>
does NOT work.


==Course summary and title tags==
      <nowiki><span lang="en" class="multilang">This assignment is my own work, except where I have acknowledged the use of the works of other people.</span>
To be able to change even resource titles and summaries, you must chose "all strings" in the adminstration choices.
<span lang="fr" class="multilang">Ce devoir est le fruit de mon travail personnel, sauf aux endroits où l'utilisation d'oeuvre d'autres auteurs est clairement indiquée.</span> </nowiki>
<nowiki> <span lang="en">Matematically</span> <span lang="sv">Matematiskt (svenska)</span></nowiki>
would function as English or Swedish title.


It doesn't seem to work for course titles (neither long nor short version).
== How it works internally ==


In the course summary:
# Filter first looks for ''multilang blocks'' in the text
# For each multilang block:
#* If there are texts in the currently active language, print them
#* Else, if there exists texts in the current parent language, print them
#* Else, print the first language found in the text
# Text outside of multilang blocks will be shown always


<nowiki><span lang="en">Growth is often a major concern in planning society.
== Common problems ==
How can one avoid superficial conclusions? <br>
(Exists in Swedish too. Finns på svenska också)</span>
<span lang="sv">Tillväxt är ofta använt i samhällsdebatten.
Hur kan man undvika ytliga slutsatser?
(Finns på engelska också. Exists in English too.)
<br /></span> </nowiki>


Can show in the chosen language (and point out that the other language is there).
* The multilang filter is not enabled. It can be enabled by a site administrator in ''Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Filters > Manage filters''.
* Extra characters between language span tags - editor might add <nowiki><br /></nowiki> or other tags, please review the html in source view
* If the course setting is "force" some language, you won't be able to change the displayed language.
* Extra spaces in language span tag
* Can not easily access language choice dropdown! Unfortunately you must go to the site homepage or your own profile to change the displayed language. It is possible to manually quickly change displayed lang by editing the URL in the browsers address bar. See Tips and tricks below!
* The multilang filter does not work with the course short name! A course's short name is meant as a unique course identifier, so it does not use the multilang filter


== Block tags ==
==Tips and tricks==  
That the filter works on multilanguage blocks is important, see forum: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=51603 :
From which this is copied (and ought to be shortened):
<nowiki>
... how the multilang filter works:


  1) First of all it looks for multilang Blocks.  
===Changing language displayed without going to front page===
One Multilang block of text is defined as one group of <span lang="XX">
It is possible to change the displayed language by manually changing the link.  
tags together, without anything between them.
*Here is the default language page at id=2306. This link is in English, the default language:
:http://moodle.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=2306
*The link to change the page display to Spanish is
:http://moodle.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=2306&lang=es ,
*When the default language is an other language, to change the page to an English version, the link would be:
:http://moodle.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=2306&lang=en


2) After this detection of Blocks, for each of them, Moodle selects
Thus, with a bit of editing, you can manually change the displayed language by adding "&lang=xx" to the URL in the location bar of the browser. Where xx is the abbreviation for the language you want.
the best language for the user displaying the info, showing its info
and discarding the rest of lang tags in the block.


So, applying this behaviour to the example you wrote above, we have:
==The 'Restriction by language' additional plugin==
Language filters are great, but sometimes they can make your resources and activities very complex.


1) Moodle looks for Blocks and it finds TWO blocks:
The 'Restriction by language' availability condition is an additional plugin for Moodle 2.7, available in the [https://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=availability_language Moodle plugins database], that makes it easy to show an English resource only to English users and an activity in French only to French speaking students.


Block A: <span lang="de">von links</span>
[[File:Restriction by language.png]]
Block B:<span lang="en"><span="en"><font size="3"> </font></span>from the left</span>


2) For each block, Moodle display the better language. As Both blocks
==See also==
only contain ONE lang tag, it's returned, so results are:


For Block A: von links
*[[Language]]
For Block B: <span="en"><font size="3"> </font></span>from the left
*Custom menu items in [[Theme settings]]
*[https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=320980 this forum thread] about translating a MOOC


Then obviously, in one web page, those results are showed as:
[[Category:Language]]


von links
[[de:Mehrsprachiger Inhalt]]
from the left
[[es:Contenido multilingüe]]
 
[[fr:Contenu multilingue]]
The key concept here is the Block of lang. Once you get it, everything is easily to understand.
[[ja:多言語シンタックス]]
 
Also note that the HTMLEditor seems to introduce an excess of "noisy" tags
under some circumstances and, if it does so between lang tags, it will be,
in fact, breaking your blocks of langs! It's always recommended to check the
final HTML generated by the HTML Editor in order to verify that the lang tags
(and their grouping together is conforming blocks of langs) are properly
written.</nowiki>
 
== Translations with tags ==
If I were to want to translate a word or phrase to a chosen language in an English text:
 
<nowiki>If I want to include an explanation <span lang="en"> </span>
<span lang="sv">(sv: förklaring)</span> in a running text can I do it?
<br />
<br /><span lang="en">If I want to include an explanation in a running text
can I do it? </span>
<span lang="sv">If I want to include an explanation (sv: förklaring) in a
running text can I do it?</span></nowiki>
 
would both work, but not:
 
<nowiki>If I want to include an explanation <span lang="en"></span>
<span lang="sv">(sv: förklaring)</span> in a running text can I do it?
<br />If I want to include an explanation <span lang="sv">(sv: förklaring)</span>
in a running text can I do it?<br /></nowiki>
which would show the Swedish even if English was the chosen language. NOTE the "span lang=en" must contain something, at least a space.
 
== See Also ==
[[Filters_%28administrator%29]]
 
Forum discussion  http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=51603
 
 
[[Category:Administrator]]
[[Category:Filter]]
 
[[es:Filtros (Administrador)]]
[[fr:Filtres (administrateur)]]

Latest revision as of 12:59, 28 September 2016

The Multi-language content filter enables resources to be created in multiple languages. When turned on, it looks for <span lang="xx" class="multilang"> tags which indicate that a text contains multiple languages. Then it selects and outputs the best language for the current user. The language of the resource will change when the user changes their selected Moodle language.

How to use in a course

To use this feature first create your contents in multiple languages (in the same resource). Then enclose each language block (aka multilang block) in the following tags: 

      <span lang="XX" class="multilang">your_content_here</span>
      <span lang="YY" class="multilang">your_content_in_other_language_here</span>

It is essential to be in the code editing mode (press [<>] in the HTML editor), when you enter these tags for them to work. Only spaces, tabs and enters can be used between the individual languages in the multilang block.

Note: If your site uses a child language pack (see Language packs for the list), then the first span tag must be the parent language. Otherwise, when a user using the child language views the text, it will not be in the correct language for them (as reported in MDL-55197). For example, if your site uses en_us then the en span tag (as parent language) must be first i.e. 

<span lang="en" class="multilang">your_content_in English</span>
      <span lang="de" class="multilang">your_content_in_German_here</span>

How to use for assignment submission agreements

  1. Since Moodle 2.7.4 it's possible to have assignment submission statements in different languages.
  2. With the filter enabled, go to Site administration>Plugins>Activity modules>Assignment>Assignment settings.
  3. In the submission statement, add (for example)
      <span lang="en" class="multilang">This assignment is my own work, except where I have acknowledged the use of the works of other people.</span>
<span lang="fr" class="multilang">Ce devoir est le fruit de mon travail personnel, sauf aux endroits où l'utilisation d'oeuvre d'autres auteurs est clairement indiquée.</span>

How it works internally

  1. Filter first looks for multilang blocks in the text
  2. For each multilang block:
    • If there are texts in the currently active language, print them
    • Else, if there exists texts in the current parent language, print them
    • Else, print the first language found in the text
  3. Text outside of multilang blocks will be shown always

Common problems

  • The multilang filter is not enabled. It can be enabled by a site administrator in Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Filters > Manage filters.
  • Extra characters between language span tags - editor might add <br /> or other tags, please review the html in source view
  • If the course setting is "force" some language, you won't be able to change the displayed language.
  • Extra spaces in language span tag
  • Can not easily access language choice dropdown! Unfortunately you must go to the site homepage or your own profile to change the displayed language. It is possible to manually quickly change displayed lang by editing the URL in the browsers address bar. See Tips and tricks below!
  • The multilang filter does not work with the course short name! A course's short name is meant as a unique course identifier, so it does not use the multilang filter

Tips and tricks

Changing language displayed without going to front page

It is possible to change the displayed language by manually changing the link.

  • Here is the default language page at id=2306. This link is in English, the default language:
http://moodle.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=2306
  • The link to change the page display to Spanish is
http://moodle.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=2306&lang=es ,
  • When the default language is an other language, to change the page to an English version, the link would be:
http://moodle.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=2306&lang=en

Thus, with a bit of editing, you can manually change the displayed language by adding "&lang=xx" to the URL in the location bar of the browser. Where xx is the abbreviation for the language you want.

The 'Restriction by language' additional plugin

Language filters are great, but sometimes they can make your resources and activities very complex.

The 'Restriction by language' availability condition is an additional plugin for Moodle 2.7, available in the Moodle plugins database, that makes it easy to show an English resource only to English users and an activity in French only to French speaking students.

Restriction by language.png

See also

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