Simplify language mapping

[aimeos]

Another minor improvement to simplify the language mapping. Accoring to http://huuah.com/multi-language-setup-in-typo3/, we can also use the ISO language codes as parameters instead of the language UID number. Thus, we don't need an additional mapping in RealURL.

[benjaminkott]

hey @aimeos, thx for your patch. we had already discussed language handling a lot and i am thinking about this for half a year now to find a very good, simple solution.

What we need is a fully customizable automatic language menu and config settings instead trading one for another. But I have sadly not seen a proper solution on the internet that seems to be really user and "newbie" friendly.

A solution would be for example:

• extend sys_language with language codes
• make language codes configurable via tsconfig
• somehow make the default language configurable, maybe via page record extend
• read the stuff and generate a language menu automaticly
• make the config automaticly depending on the settings above
• set a strict rule to that, no default language (to prevent husteling with the unknown)

The goal should be to have a multilanguage site up and running without any code changes needed at all. In my oppinion there should be no need to have these settings versioned exept the language codes since they are hardly dependant on records and their overlays.

Had no time yet to play around with that codewise, but its on my todolist.
Reported Bugs about this feature: #30 #71 #65

What do you think about this?

[aimeos]

Would be great if this would be possible. I've also struggled myself a lot with dynamic language handling in the past and didn't find a good solution either. My suggested patch therefore only tries to simplify things a little bit by removing the need for a duplicate sys_language_id / ISO code mapping until someone has found the perfect solution ;-)

[benjaminkott]

we already improved the configuration options, its still no the best we can reach but all language settings are not configurable via constants or adapting the language template