The selector is there, at least in Lemmy’s default web interface… but it’s a pain to use.
I think Lemmy should let you configure one language as default, and as many languages as you want for quick access. Then if you don’t mess with the “select language” menu, your posts/comment get your default language. And if you do need to mess with that menu, you’ll have an easier time finding the language you want, like this:
(Replace the languages in the “quick access” list with the ones you want.)
“Undetermined” should only appear if the user actively unselected the other languages.
Note by my example you should be allowed to tag a post/comment with 2+ languages. The OP is a prime example of that, sometimes content shows multiple languages at once and there’s nothing wrong with it.
Also note this should be separated from the configuration of which languages you’re willing to see, that already exists. Being able to read some stuff in a language is definitively not the same as being able to write with it.
![The selector is, like, right there. [Spanish] [German] [French] [Italian] [English]](https://startrek.website/pictrs/image/235eade7-7f50-4acc-8d1d-efce34919f89.webp){kind=link}
The selector is there, at least in Lemmy’s default web interface… but it’s a pain to use.
I think Lemmy should let you configure one language as default, and as many languages as you want for quick access. Then if you don’t mess with the “select language” menu, your posts/comment get your default language. And if you do need to mess with that menu, you’ll have an easier time finding the language you want, like this:
(Replace the languages in the “quick access” list with the ones you want.)
“Undetermined” should only appear if the user actively unselected the other languages.
Note by my example you should be allowed to tag a post/comment with 2+ languages. The OP is a prime example of that, sometimes content shows multiple languages at once and there’s nothing wrong with it.
Also note this should be separated from the configuration of which languages you’re willing to see, that already exists. Being able to read some stuff in a language is definitively not the same as being able to write with it.