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Make ULS interface language selection more prominent (atleast for Konkani Wikipedia gomwiki)
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The goal is to make the availability of the gom-latn interface language more prominent for users.

Previous task https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T105124 to set ULS position in the personal toolbar was declined, but it would suffice if the selector could be more prominent even if it remains in the interlanguage position.

The problem is that the link to the language selector in interlanguage position is just a small and easy-to-miss gear wheel icon. Many people think that this icon has something to do with the interlanguage links. Contrast this with the link in the personal toolbar position where there is a language change icon and the name current language, or consider how AnonymousI18n.js shows up with the name of the current language and the select button.

Hence, please consider changing making the link to ULS in the interlanguage position more prominent by displaying the name of the current language and/or displaying text like 'select interface language' and/or using a suitable icon.

Event Timeline

Should have input from design for what kind of options to consider.

I've been thinking a lot lately about rethinking the purpose of this element and changing its design. I also acknowledge that it may be more important for some languages than for others (although I also doubt that for this case it's useful to have the interface in Latin while the content is in Devanagari, but it's possible that I misunderstand something).

So there will be followup for this, but I'm not sure when.

(I also removed "Site-requests" tag, because it's for configuration changes, and there's no configuration change that can be applied here.)

(although I also doubt that for this case it's useful to have the interface in Latin while the content is in Devanagari, but it's possible that I misunderstand something)

The content of the Konkani Wikipedia is in Latin and Devanagari, and around half the users use the interface in Latin. But the current icon is not intuitive for first-time users or beginners.