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Add 'language' icon to language selector button shown on main page
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Description

The language selector button at end of page is pretty much not identifiable in a different language.

Example https://ml.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%A7%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A8_%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BE%E0%B5%BE&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile

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As wiki reader who is curious about other languages that might result in abandoning the page.

Proposal

Add 'language' icon to language selector button, similar to other language switching elements on page

Event Timeline

This is only on the main page. The language button is at the top of all other pages. Is this really a problem? It seems like an edge case... switching languages on main page is not really the same as on an article. The content is completely different.

ovasileva triaged this task as Medium priority.Nov 2 2020, 5:56 PM

This is only on the main page. The language button is at the top of all other pages. Is this really a problem? It seems like an edge case... switching languages on main page is not really the same as on an article. The content is completely different.

Not high priority imo, but I think we should do it at some point - it would be good for consistency, and help with confusion.

Jdlrobson renamed this task from Add 'language' icon to language selector button to Add 'language' icon to language selector button shown on main page.Nov 2 2020, 8:52 PM
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Another simple sensible task closed without much justification. Re-opening, should be done and is trivial to do.