The message "sf createcategory makesubcategory" ends with a colon and is followed by an input field for a category name. It should preferrably allow the input to be included as a parameter such as $1, so as to not force languages having specific word orders to twist their sentences in a way that allows the name to be at the end of, or behind, the sentence.
Depending on the page layout, which I don't know, this may of course be a bit tricky.
Version: unspecified
Severity: minor
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | |
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| Declined | None | T39246 RTL / BiDi issues in Semantic MediaWiki and related extensions (tracking) | ||
| Invalid | None | T40638 [DO NOT USE] Interface messages needing rewording or documentation and other issues with existing messages [superseded by #Voice_&_Tone] | ||
| Declined | MegaAlex | T20561 Include input field as parameter $1 in message "sf createcategory makesubcategory" | ||
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Adding many blockers of bug 38638 to the list of "easy" bugs, to mark them as candidates for [[mw:Google Code-in]] tasks (gci2013). If you think this bug is not suitable, remove the keyword.
Change 101034 had a related patch set uploaded by MegaAlex:
Add the subcategory select field as $1 to message sf_createcategory_makesubcategory
As with bug 18560, I don't think this is necessary nor standard, but RTL folks can correct me.
I've now documented it https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?oldid=5196990 and I doubt you wanted a dropdown (potentially very big) to be in the middle of the sentence; surely it can't be done just for one label out of three in the special page.
Change 101034 abandoned by MegaAlex:
Add the subcategory select field as $1 to message sf_createcategory_makesubcategory