Language chooser style

[saymoncoppi]

Hello Fabio! Could you gimme a tip about how to overwrite the language_chooser.html (venv\lib\python3.6\site-packages\admin_interface\templates\admin_interface\language_chooser.html) and keep it this way below?

I made these changes, but how to persist in a new enviroment? Manually again?

<select name="language" onchange="document.getElementById(String('language-chooser-hidden-form-' + this.value)).submit();" 
style="width:65px;margin-top:-9px;font-size:11px;font-weight:300;color:#cfcfcf;border:0px;outline:0px;">

Tks buddy!!!

[saymoncoppi]

Should I update the admin-interface.css and run python manage.py collectstatic again?

.admin-interface .language-chooser {
    display: inline-block;
    position: absolute;
    top: 15px;
    right: 15px;
    z-index: 10;
    width:65px;
    margin-top:-9px;
    font-size:11px;
    font-weight:300;
    color:#cfcfcf;
    border:0px;
    outline:0px;
}

[fabiocaccamo]

@saymoncoppi basically you need to customise the language-chooser css, I think the only thing you can do to persist changes is to override the template from you own application adding a templates/admin_interface/language_chooser.html file and injecting the css inside it, this file will override the admin_interface one.

Just for curiosity, why you need to change the language-chooser style? Maybe that an option to see it with a minimal style could be added.

[saymoncoppi]

Hello Fabio! Since I'm using a minimalist style on the admin_interface theme, removing borders and adjusting the font size/color it fits better to me. Also maybe it is better for more people that prefer a non-distraction element at the top :)

Your idea about templates is the right way to do it. LOL Sorry for my newbie question.

Ahhh! Another suggestion to new versions of admin interface on language_chooser:

• Inline option for languages
• no borders for dropdown
• country flags option (only flags or beside language)

Reference for flags:

• flag-icons
• agusmakmun
• automationpanda

One more time!

Tks for your great job!!!

[merwok]

Please don’t use country flags to represent languages: http://www.flagsarenotlanguages.com/blog/why-flags-do-not-represent-language/

[saymoncoppi]

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Please don’t use country flags to represent languages: http://www.flagsarenotlanguages.com/blog/why-flags-do-not-represent-language/

Great point! Tks for sharing... @fabiocaccamo discard the flags idea :)

[fabiocaccamo]

@saymoncoppi I would add an option named language_chooser_style / language_chooser_widget with 3 options:

• Default Select - the current one
• Minimal Select - the suggested one, requires just a dynamic css class
• Inline Menu - this is a completely different widget and it needs a bit of work because setting the language requires interaction with the hidden form, check: templates/admin_interface/language-chooser.html

[fabiocaccamo]

@saymoncoppi added support to custom language chooser style in 0.21.0 version.

If you need a style that is not supported you must override the template: templates/admin_interface/language-chooser.html.