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New language selector: invalid selection is not clearly indicated
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Mar 16 2026, 12:38 PM
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Description

If I type a language name, but don't explicitly select it from the list, there is no indication that the selection is invalid.

E.g.: valid:

image.png (956×144 px, 13 KB)

And invalid:

image.png (956×144 px, 12 KB)

Spot the difference (there is no).

Details

Related Changes in Gerrit:

Event Timeline

Change #1253571 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jon Harald Søby; author: Jon Harald Søby):

[mediawiki/core@master] Language selector: Check input on blur

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1253571

Nikerabbit triaged this task as Medium priority.
Nikerabbit moved this task from Backlog to In Progress on the LPL Essential (FY2025-26 Q3&4) board.
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Testing patch: 1253571: Language selector: Check input on blur | https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/core/+/1253571

Multiselect

image.png (1,112×450 px, 52 KB)

Single select

image.png (1,113×722 px, 48 KB)

Change #1253571 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Language selector: Check input on blur

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1253571