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- Interface language - Users can opt to any language from the language switcher dropdown listdrop-down. This will change the languages of interface components like - header, site navigation, actions buttons, forms, action feedback messages etc.
- Content pieces language - Users can see the content pieces ( like - cards of books, lessons & story etc) in any language irrespective of what they have opted from the language switcher drop-down. This content pieces Content pieces such as lessons, stories etc are independent of the interface languageselected and depends . They only depend on the content they contain.
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- Direction / Mirroring Interface or content elements
- If the interface is RTL, everything will become RTL.
- If the interface is LTR but any content piece is Urdu (Eg - Card) then the card will become RTL while the interface will stay in LTR.
- Fonts family
- Noto Sans for English & Hindi
- Noto Tamil for Tamil
Noto Nastaliq for Urdu
- Font sizes
Noto Tamil will be 2 points smaller than the English font size.
- Link underline
- Links in Urdu will have the line at the top
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Explanation with examples
English Interface
- Since the user has opted to English language, then the entire interface will be LTR and in English.
- If any of the content pieces are non-not English then that will be shown with that language-specific characteristics.
- English content pieces - content pieces will be shown in LTR direction.
- Tamil content pieces - content pieces will be shown in LTR direction with font size 2 points smaller than English font.
- Urdu content pieces - content pieces will be shown in RTL direction.
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- Since the user has opted to Urdu language, then the entire interface will be RTL and in Urdu.
- If any of the content pieces are non-not Urdu then that will be shown with that language-specific characteristicscharacteristic except directions.
- English content pieces - content pieces will be shown in RTL direction (UX - from readability perspective).
- Tamil content pieces - content pieces will be shown in RTL direction with font size 2 points smaller than English font.
- Urdu content pieces - content pieces will be shown in RTL direction.
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Assumptions
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Basic Assumptions
- Default language is English and hence default direction is LTR.
- Urdu is the only Indian language which is RTL in direction.Default language is English and hence default direction is LTR
- Space - Text may scale or contract in different languages.
Technical Expectations
Implementation Details
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