@FediTips@social.growyourown.services @AdrianRiskin@kolektiva.social @klu9@exquisite.social
...meantime, I try doing this manually, but forget from time to time.
Alas, if I remember correctly, it isn't possible to change the language setting without deleting and reposting, leaving all boosts and replies orphaned.
Last point: from time to time I enjoy having a post from a language I don't speak automatically translated and get into contact with new people.
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@HistoPol@mastodon.social @AdrianRiskin@kolektiva.social @klu9@exquisite.social
You can set the language to a default for your most common language, and then manually change if you use other languages as well.
You can change the language setting by editing if you forget on a particular post 👍
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
I know, thx, but that's not what I mean.
I've seen several websites that can auto-detect a language, e. g. GoogleTranslate.
Too many people in the Fediverse are quite unaware that they should a) set their standard language and b) change that setting, if they post in another.
With the improvement I suggested, that could be remedied.
@AdrianRiskin@kolektiva.social @klu9@exquisite.social
@HistoPol@mastodon.social
There is already a system on Mastodon that does auto-detect your language.
If you use the website interface and type in the wrong language, the language indicator lights up and clicking it suggests which setting you should be using.
The problem with autodetection is that it's unreliable for very short messages, which are very common on microblogging platforms like Mastodon. That's why Mastodon doesn't just have autodetection overruling the user's settings.
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
Oh, excellent. Good to know.
Alas, I mostly use Tusky and Fedilab (for longer threads).
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services @HistoPol@mastodon.social IMHO it should have autodetection ON by default, but it should also be smarter: very short messages should use the context of the conversation, otherwise use the language of the last post.
@starsider@valenciapa.ws @HistoPol@mastodon.social
If you reply to a post that uses another language, it does automatically use that post's language instead of your own default.
@starsider@valenciapa.ws @HistoPol@mastodon.social
If you reply to a post that uses another language, it does automatically use that post's language instead of your own default.
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services @HistoPol@mastodon.social Yes but that only works when the post has a language, which is frequently not the case for non-mastodon servers.
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services @HistoPol@mastodon.social Yes but that only works when the post has a language, which is frequently not the case for non-mastodon servers.
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