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MediaWiki has no concept of "second interface language". Can you clarify what is that the community wants with this request?

In T351724#9352496, @Nikerabbit wrote:

MediaWiki has no concept of "second interface language". Can you clarify what is that the community wants with this request?

Hi @Nikerabbit, we mean by "the second interface language" the display language of non translated messages. For now on zgh.wikipedia.org all the non translated messages are displayed in Taqbaylit.

In T351724#9354101, @Lhoussine_AIT_TAYFST wrote:

In T351724#9352496, @Nikerabbit wrote:

MediaWiki has no concept of "second interface language". Can you clarify what is that the community wants with this request?

Hi @Nikerabbit, we mean by "the second interface language" the display language of non translated messages. For now on zgh.wikipedia.org all the non translated messages are displayed in Taqbaylit.

Do you want to remove fallback Taqbaylit language, https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki/blob/dcd8a21d561fb0d5272ed9ea4f33b62d5b84a64a/languages/messages/MessagesZgh.php#L10 , so that it displays english translation for non-translated system messages

Fallback language cannot be configured per wiki.

Change 977079 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jon Harald Søby; author: Jon Harald Søby):

[mediawiki/core@master] Remove `kab` as fallback language for `zgh`

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/977079

Will it be useful to have kab as a default assistant language in translatewiki? Translations into assistant languages are shown in the sidebar whnj they are available. Some other assistant languages I can think of are: Standard Arabic (ar), Moroccan Arabic (ary), French, Tashelhit. Do you want any of these?

Hi @Amire80, thank you about your prompt help.
According to the community concesnus, they all prefer the English language

In T351724#9355604, @Lhoussine_AIT_TAYFST wrote:

Hi @Amire80, thank you about your prompt help.
According to the community concesnus, they all prefer the English language

I understand, and I have already merged the patch that will make English your fallback language. It will be enabled on zgh.wikipedia soon.

I am asking about something else. I'm asking which languages should be shown by default in the sidebar on translatewiki.net when people are translating the user interface. If kab is removed as the fallback language, nothing will be shown there. If that's what you want, it's OK. But I suggest to show some languages there, in case translators know them better than English. (English will be shown there in any case.)

In T351724#9355618, @Amire80 wrote:

In T351724#9355604, @Lhoussine_AIT_TAYFST wrote:

Hi @Amire80, thank you about your prompt help.
According to the community concesnus, they all prefer the English language

I understand, and I have already merged the patch that will make English your fallback language. It will be enabled on zgh.wikipedia soon.

I am asking about something else. I'm asking which languages should be shown by default in the sidebar on translatewiki.net when people are translating the user interface. If kab is removed as the fallback language, nothing will be shown there. If that's what you want, it's OK. But I suggest to show some languages there, in case translators know them better than English. (English will be shown there in any case.)

Tachlhite and french will be the best choices

In T351724#9355705, @Lhoussine_AIT_TAYFST wrote:

In T351724#9355618, @Amire80 wrote:

In T351724#9355604, @Lhoussine_AIT_TAYFST wrote:

Hi @Amire80, thank you about your prompt help.
According to the community concesnus, they all prefer the English language

I understand, and I have already merged the patch that will make English your fallback language. It will be enabled on zgh.wikipedia soon.

I am asking about something else. I'm asking which languages should be shown by default in the sidebar on translatewiki.net when people are translating the user interface. If kab is removed as the fallback language, nothing will be shown there. If that's what you want, it's OK. But I suggest to show some languages there, in case translators know them better than English. (English will be shown there in any case.)

Tachlhite and french will be the best choices

OK. Just to verify: No need for Standard Arabic (ar) or Moroccan Arabic (ary)? They can all be used together.

In T351724#9355724, @Amire80 wrote:

In T351724#9355705, @Lhoussine_AIT_TAYFST wrote:

In T351724#9355618, @Amire80 wrote:

In T351724#9355604, @Lhoussine_AIT_TAYFST wrote:

Hi @Amire80, thank you about your prompt help.
According to the community concesnus, they all prefer the English language

I understand, and I have already merged the patch that will make English your fallback language. It will be enabled on zgh.wikipedia soon.

I am asking about something else. I'm asking which languages should be shown by default in the sidebar on translatewiki.net when people are translating the user interface. If kab is removed as the fallback language, nothing will be shown there. If that's what you want, it's OK. But I suggest to show some languages there, in case translators know them better than English. (English will be shown there in any case.)

Tachlhite and french will be the best choices

OK. Just to verify: No need for Standard Arabic (ar) or Moroccan Arabic (ary)? They can all be used together.

Just Standard Arabic (ar) may be also useful

Change 977079 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Remove `kab` as fallback language for `zgh`

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/977079

Change #1051680 had a related patch set uploaded (by Winston Sung; author: Winston Sung):

[mediawiki/core@master] Update jquery.i18n from 1.0.7 to 1.0.10

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1051680

Change #1051680 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Update jquery.i18n from 1.0.7 to 1.0.10

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1051680