From 1d61645a16f9f8358b707b471cfc09260e6cd560 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeroen De Meerleer Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 12:40:44 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Updated docs towards Tobias comments Also fixed some unclarity --- doc/FAQ.md | 22 +++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/FAQ.md b/doc/FAQ.md index 5be80d3d77..0be98e1dca 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ.md +++ b/doc/FAQ.md @@ -79,7 +79,27 @@ To avoid privacy leakage, we only display the photograph associated with your de ### How can I view Friendica in a certain language? -You can do this by adding the `lang` parameter to the url in your url bar. The data in the parameter is a [ISO 639-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes) code. eg. https://social.example.com/profile/example translated in German becomes https://social.example.com/profile/example?lang=de. If the question mark is already in the url you need to do it using a ampersand. eg. https://social.example.com/profile/example?tab=profile becomes https://social.example.com/profile/example&lang=de. +You can do this by adding the `lang` parameter to the url in your url bar. +The data in the parameter is a [ISO 639-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes) code. +A question mark is required for the separation between url and parameters. + +Example: + + https://social.example.com/profile/example + + in German: + + https://social.example.com/profile/example?lang=de. + +If the question mark is already in the url you need to do it using a ampersand. + +Example: + + https://social.example.com/profile/example?tab=profile + + in German: + + https://social.example.com/profile/example?tab=profile&lang=de. When a certain language is forced, the language remains until session is closed.