New SmugMug in different language?

Case1

Hi,
I`m currently on my 14 day trial of the new SmugMug and so far I`m really impressed and seriously considering going to Power account. However, there`s one thing that`s bothering me, and that`s localization. The majority of my (potential) visitors doesn`t speak English (or not very well). While I can certainly translate at least some parts of the gallery that are under my control (like hedings and stuff) to my native language (Czech) or make them bilingual, there`s still a fair amount of things I presumably have to leave in English (like tooltips, comment box and stuff like that).

I understand that on the old SmugMug, creating different language and/or bilingual sites was possible thanks to some JavaScript files, but that`s no longer an option on the new SmugMug (right?).

So, is there any solution to this? I don`t mind "going under the hood", so to speak, I have my fair amount of experience with web stuff, I also don`t mind having to make the translation myself (I can even share the result if there`s interest, I make my living as a pro translator so I can guarantee a certain level of quality), but...is there any way to make my potential SmugMug site use different language than English? Or is such option perhaps at least coming in the near future?

And, alternatively, is there perhaps any way to go back to the old SmugMug from new SmugMug trial account? Deleting the current site and starting from scratch is something I`ve got no problem with (there`s not much on it yet anyway). I like the new design a lot and wouldn`t want to leave it, but I`ve never really seen the old one, so I`m not really sure if going back for the added customization options would be worth losing the new design.

Thanks for any ideas and/or suggestions.

Smug Eric

There isn't a solution for this currently. It is a problem we are looking in to but I don't have much more information for you then that at this time.

thenickdude

There's not a whole lot of text on the new SmugMug interface (assuming that you're not using the shopping cart, which you would have been unable to translate on Old SmugMug anyway). You can replace at least some of the text in the interface by using CSS. For example, to translate the text on the button which starts the slideshow, you could do:

.sm-gallery-slideshow-button .sm-button .sm-button-label {
  visibility:hidden;
  letter-spacing:-999px;
}
.sm-gallery-slideshow-button .sm-button .sm-button-label:after {
  visibility:visible;
  letter-spacing:normal;
  content: "Czech word for slideshow";
}

Unfortunately, tool-tips (created by title="" attributes) can't be translated this way. But you can add text labels next to buttons instead:

http://www.sherlockphotography.org/Customisations/Large-photo-download-buttons

If you're interested in pursuing this approach, maybe I can help out with writing the CSS?

Case1

Smug Eric: Oh well. Thanks for the information, anyway.

Lamah: Oh, I didn't know you can use CSS to modify/add text content. And thanks for the offer, but I think I can manage - I've got some experience with site customizing and CSS, just never saw it used like this. The button labeling tip is great - I actually like the labeled buttons more than without the labels now.

Thanks a lot! That might just do it!

zubenelgenubi

Just wondering if there has been any progress on the issue of being able to add a Google Translate button to new Smugmug sites? Automatic translation is obviously a hugely valuable function, and inability to access it is a major disappointment. Any progress on this would be be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Mark

Smug Eric wrote: »

There isn't a solution for this currently. It is a problem we are looking in to but I don't have much more information for you then that at this time.

leftquark

If you use Google Chrome, pages are automatically suggested for translation!