In my profile settings, I can choose my languages. A couple gripes with the web interface of this setting:

  • I have to hold down the Ctrl key to select multiple languages. While this was clear to me since I use this keyboard shortcut a lot in other contexts, this would definitely be confusing or unclear for most users.
  • This setting should be split into two. As of now, it determines what content you see, with all other content completely hidden…AND it determines what languages will appear in the language selector when making a post or comment. There should be separate settings for which languages are displayed and which appear in the language selector for a new post (because I don’t want any content to be hidden, but I want to be able to easily select English for any new comment). Or at least a setting for a default language for new comments.
  • Moonrise2473@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    10 months ago

    From mobile it’s an incredible hassle to choose “English” hidden in a list with 5000 obscure languages. There should be an option to reduce the list to the 2-3 languages I can speak

    • vengefulgrapes@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      That’s what the language selector in Setting does. The problem is that it also limits the content you can view to only posts set as being in those languages.

      • Jomn@jlai.luEnglish
        3·
        10 months ago

        Honest question but do you really want to see content that is in languages that you don’t understand ?

        I still agree that the UI needs to be clearer though.

        • vengefulgrapes@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
          4·
          10 months ago

          I would like to at least be able to. I could always translate it if I wanted to know what it said. And if I saw that there were comments I couldn’t see, I know the curiosity would kill me. I just don’t like blocking myself off from seeing content that I know is there.

    • CallumWells@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      You can. I’ve reduced my language list down from the default of “every single one”. You should probably still keep “undetermined” selected as a “language”, otherwise a lot of stuff people haven’t actually tagged with a language won’t show up.