[Solved} Language settings
[Solved} Language settings
In my profile settings, I can choose my languages. A couple gripes with the web interface of this setting: * I have to hold down the Ctrl key to select multiple languages. While this was clear to me since I use this keyboard shortcut a lot in other contexts, this would definitely be confusing or unc...
Content is hidden due to not choosing the languages in the settings.
Making the language settings opted in by default should solve this initial struggle, opting out should be done manually. Putting check boxes next to the languages on there for selection should make things easier too.
This has been an issue long before the guy in the linked post reported it. I've had to face this same issue on other instances as well so it's obviously a Lemmy issue and not instance specific.
Please understand that these sorts of small but very visible troubles are what keep people away from this platform. You sign up and go to any community only to see no posts or only those not tagged with a language (You could even miss those if you don't choose "Undetermined"). Any new user would be confused "Are there no user at all?" "Is this community banned?" "Is this instance defederated?" Each of these doubts would just push any new users out.
Edit: This PSA was over 9 months ago now.
Edit 2: It seems to be instance specific, lemmy.world and lemm.ee both have this issue as far as I've seen.
Edit 3: Thank you everyone for your help.
Hello,
What is the current experience for a new account? I throught all languages were visible by default, and that users could opt out if they wanted?
When you signup, all languages are enabled by default. I believe it was like this since the feature was first implemented. I recently made a pull request so that languages are automatically configured from
accept-languageheader.Thank you for chiming in!
Woah thanks! This should make things much better.
Just signed up to this instance and it was the same issue at lemmy.world too which was probably 1/2 a year ago or more. After signing up you have to go to your settings and choose in the Languages section all the languages you wish to see or else they won't show up (like any posts & comments in english would be invisible to me as a new user if not selected in the settings)
What is the current experience for a new account?
If the language issue wasn't there it wouldn't honestly be much different from reddit. Even better in some cases, no ads and power harassment. The only thing missing is a dedicated wiki section.
Seems strange. I registered an alt not so long ago and I remember being able to view all the languages from the get go.
Maybe that's an instance-dependent thing.
If the language issue wasn’t there it wouldn’t honestly be much different from reddit.
It's interesting because a lot of non-English speaking communities complain about users downvoting their content because they don't understand it, so it seems like they have the exact opposite issues that you do.