Prefixes for Topics in ACP, why?

[teraßyte]

I have always wondered why Poll/Pinned/Moved prefixes are a setting in ACP :huh:


This is bad for multi-language forum that cannot use a different word for each language, you might want to move those 3 lang strings in the lang files instead :whistle:



EDIT:
This is probably more a suggestion than a bug so I posted there, let me know if you want me to open a bug report on that :P

[bfarber]

It's not a bug, no. And it's probably like that more for legacy reasons than anything.

[chasz]

but u can control the language right there in the ACP? rather than messing with the language files !!

secondly, you can use HTML with it....or has it been removed as well ?? LOL

[Michael.J]

[quote name='chasz' date='20 May 2009 - 12:24 PM' timestamp='1242782678' post='1803674']
but u can control the language right there in the ACP? rather than messing with the language files !!

secondly, you can use HTML with it....or has it been removed as well ?? LOL


But when you have an English and a French board for example, it would use which ever words you enter in the admin cp regardless of which language the member has selected on the board.

[Ryan H.]

I expect you could modify it to run through the language system, with a replacement variable or something of the sort; I don't know what would be involved though.

[chasz]

[quote name='Michael John' date='20 May 2009 - 02:34 AM' timestamp='1242783243' post='1803676']
But when you have an English and a French board for example, it would use which ever words you enter in the admin cp regardless of which language the member has selected on the board.


yeah but u can replace it with an image !! and then use a language string in the templates

[Michael.J]

[quote name='chasz' date='20 May 2009 - 01:22 PM' timestamp='1242786176' post='1803693']

yeah but u can replace it with an image !! and then use a language string in the templates


True but across multiple skins, css and text would be the best option. I think terabyte was talking about out of the box ideally this should be in the lang files. Terabyte probably won't need these instructions :P , but here is a quick work around until IPB adds this as standard.

Open admin/applications/forums/modules_public/forums/forums.php

Find (every instance - 3):


Save admin/applications/forums/modules_public/forums/forums.php

Open Admin CP > Look & Feel Tab > Manage Languages > go through each langauge > Translate... > Add String. And add the following lang strings and there respective langauge equivalents for pre_pinned, pre_moved and pre_polls.

Example Add Entry
Application: Forums
Pack Name: public_forums
Key: pre_pinned
Default Text: Pinned

$this->lang->words['pre_

  Replace With (every instance - 3):

  

$this->lang->words['pre_

[teraßyte]

I was saying exactly that :P

Not a big problem for me as I don't run multi-language forums but I can see it be a problem for others.

[chasz]

[quote name='Michael John' date='20 May 2009 - 03:49 AM' timestamp='1242787770' post='1803701']
True but across multiple skins, css and text would be the best option. I think terabyte was talking about out of the box ideally this should be in the lang files. Terabyte probably won't need these instructions :P , but here is a quick work around until IPB adds this as standard.

Open admin/applications/forums/modules_public/forums/forums.php

Find (every instance - 3):


Save admin/applications/forums/modules_public/forums/forums.php



replace what with what??

I hope they still keep the ACP form field...i might like to add a default icon for posts in different forums

$this->lang->words['pre_

  Replace With (every instance - 3):

  

$this->lang->words['pre_

[Michael.J]

[quote name='Michael John' date='20 May 2009 - 01:49 PM' timestamp='1242787770' post='1803701']

True but across multiple skins, css and text would be the best option. I think terabyte was talking about out of the box ideally this should be in the lang files. Terabyte probably won't need these instructions :P , but here is a quick work around until IPB adds this as standard.

Open admin/applications/forums/modules_public/forums/forums.php

Find (every instance - 3):


Save admin/applications/forums/modules_public/forums/forums.php

Open Admin CP > Look & Feel Tab > Manage Languages > go through each langauge > Translate... > Add String. And add the following lang strings and there respective langauge equivalents for pre_pinned, pre_moved and pre_polls.

Example Add Entry
Application: Forums
Pack Name: public_forums
Key: pre_pinned
Default Text: Pinned


Couldn't edit my first post, but fixed the edit.

$this->settings['pre_

    Replace With (every instance - 3):

    

$this->lang->words['pre_

[IPBSupport.de]

+1!

Its so easy to change, and... the international customers (first, those who use more than one language) will love IPS for so "little" (but good) changes...

[teraßyte]

You can setup an image even in the language string editing the language string in ACP.

Now with IPB3 language strings are meant to be edited in ACP without downloading the files in the cache with an FTP program :)

yeah but u can replace it with an image !! and then use a language string in the templates

[.Ian]

Having the need to alter this in a third party application, it would be nice if these could be language bits rather than within the settings.