[Koha-bugs] [Bug 14252] Moving the OPAC language switcher to masthead navbar

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http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=14252

--- Comment #24 from Mirko Tietgen <mirko at abunchofthings.net> ---
(In reply to Katrin Fischer from comment #20)
> I think I understand Josef's point and agree.
> 
> Currently the language names are clearly visible in their own language -

Unfortunately, everything is invisible right now, unless you know you have to
scroll down to find the language names. It confused me more than once. And on
mobile, I'd expect to find an option to switch languages in the header.

I agree with the points of Josef (visible language names) and Katrin (no
flags). 

We could hide the language names behind a universal "language switcher" symbol
in the header, but there is none. Things I have seen used were a globe symbol,
a flag symbol (unspecified), Fontawesome has this
http://fontawesome.io/icon/language/ and there are probably more. Showing the
language code of the language in use is also a way of doing things, but you
need people to be able to read the script in use and recognize it as something
representing a language.

I found this to be an interesting read on the topic.
http://flagsarenotlanguages.com/blog/2013/10/case-study-onefinestay-com-and-dropdown-language-selection/

Having thought about it a little more, I'd say moving the switcher is the wrong
way to go. A switcher in the header should be an addition, not a replacement
for the one in the footer. And the one in the footer should be visible without
any scrolling, as it used to be, at least on a desktop size screen.

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