Switching the forum language by using flags [3.5]

[Bellinis]

On my board we use two official languages. Registered users can change their preferred language through the CP and guests can use the language drop-down menu on the bottom of the page.

Since the drop-down menu isn't very guest-friendly, I would like to add two (or more) language flags somewhere on my page (probably in the menu). Does such hack already excist ? (@ vbulletin.com they told me a hack probably already excists here, but I couldn't find it :disappointed: )
Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks a lot!

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Can't remember seeing one.

[Bellinis]

It's been some time ago since I did my posting above....

I think it can't be too difficult to replace the drop-down-language-selection-box with a few country flags somewhere on the forum, only I can not do it

Anyone willing to help me out on this one ?

Thanks!

[derfelix]

well I was looking for the same solution...
What i did
i placed a flag on the page and

linked it with the following code:

PHP Code:

<a href="javascript:switch_lang(1);"><img src="images/flag_english.gif" border=0 /></a> 


in switch_lang(1) the 1 is your language id corresponding to the language..
you have to change it for the language corresponding to the flag !!!!!

then open forum/clientscript/vbulletin_global.js
in there find:

PHP Code:

function switch_id(selectobj, type) 


and ABOVE add:

PHP Code:

function switch_lang(language)
{
    var id = language;

    if (id == '')
    {
        return;
    }

    var url = new String(window.location);
    var fragment = new String('');

    // get rid of fragment
    url = url.split('#');

    // deal with the fragment first
    if (url[1])
    {
        fragment = '#' + url[1];
    }

    // deal with the main url
    url = url[0];

    // remove id=x& from main bit
    if (url.indexOf('langid=') != -1 && is_regexp)
    {
        re = new RegExp("langid=\\d+&?");
        url = url.replace(re, '');
    }

    // add the ? to the url if needed
    if (url.indexOf('?') == -1)
    {
        url += '?';
    }
    else
    {
        // make sure that we have a valid character to join our id bit
        lastchar = url.substr(url.length - 1);
        if (lastchar != '&' && lastchar != '?')
        {
            url += '&';
        }
    }

    window.location = url + 'langid=' + id + fragment;
} 


I hope that helps

Felix

[Ramsesx]

@ Felix, I only made a link to http://www.mysite.de/index.php?langid=3
What is the advantage to make it with javascript?

[derfelix]

the advantage is.. that you stay on the page were you were..

example:
you are on https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=930702

and you have the flags in the header on every page...

you will after clickin the flag be on:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...30702&langid=4

with the hard linked method you will be back on the index.php
thats the difference... but in principle both methods work

Felix

[Bellinis]

Thank you so much derfelix!
I didn't expect a reply anymore, 6 months after I asked my question... hehe

Those subscriptions do work fine

[Ghostt]

can this code also be added as plugin?
seems not to work...