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Bug 29671 - URLs should redirect to *user's* language when possible (i.e. for special pages)
URLs should redirect to *user's* language when possible (i.e. for special pages)
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Product: MediaWiki
Classification: Unclassified
Internationalization (Other open bugs)
unspecified
All All
: Low enhancement (vote)
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Assigned To: Nobody - You can work on this!
: i18n
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Reported: 2011-07-01 18:40 UTC by Mark A. Hershberger
Modified: 2011-11-19 23:00 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

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Description Mark A. Hershberger 2011-07-01 18:40:15 UTC 
When on an RTL wiki, and I specify uselang=en, the URL should be redirected to the uselang URL. Example:
  http://robinpepermans.be/mw-dev/index.php?title=%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B5%3A%D8%B3%D8%AC%D9%84&type=&user=&page=PrefixExport+extension&year=&month=-1&uselang=en
should be redirected to
  http://robinpepermans.be/mw-dev/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=&user=&page=PrefixExport+extension&year=&month=-1&uselang=en
Otherwise, modifying the URL is a pain.
Comment 1 Robin Pepermans (SPQRobin) 2011-07-01 18:51:14 UTC 
(The URLs may not work any more soon.)

In other words, special page titles should be in user language instead of content language.
The problem, however, is when you copy the URL that is not English nor in the content language, it will not work for other users.
Comment 2 Niklas Laxström 2011-07-01 18:53:40 UTC 
URLs are kind of sacred area, intended for both humans and computers. I'd avoid doing anything overly clever there.
Comment 3 Siebrand Mazeland 2011-08-31 14:00:39 UTC 
+1 on comment 2. I think this is a WONTFIX. URLs are content language defaults.
Comment 4 Krinkle 2011-08-31 16:25:39 UTC 
The value of title= should work regardless of what's in uselang. 

Consider the following with a dutch title:
* en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speciaal:RecenteWijzigingen?uselang=nl works (if this bug is done)
* en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speciaal:RecenteWijzigingen fails (if this bug is done)

Agree with wontfix.
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