different styles.css for each language

Nuke Soldier Joined: Nov 21, 2003 Posts: 13

Hi every one,
Is it possible to have different styles for each language?
If yes then how can I do that..
Please help

Captain Joined: Apr 30, 2004 Posts: 566

ok..... first of all.... What is your intended end result?

You can create multiple style.css files with each having a unique name. Then the user can choose the style from their browser.... like from Firefox for example.

Nuke Soldier Joined: Nov 21, 2003 Posts: 13

My site uses two different languages, one in kurdish(latin char) and the other one is in Farsi, which is like the arabic characters.

My style.css using the same font, Tahoma for both languages.
Tahoma is good for the Farsi but not for the kurdish part. I want to use Verdana for this part.
How can I use Verdana in the kurdish part of the site and Tahoma in the Farsi part. That is my problem.
I maybe need to use two different style.css but how should I make header.php to understand that there is another style.css when changing the language?

Captain Joined: Apr 30, 2004 Posts: 566

Hi,

I am not sure if this would work, but in my fuzzy head this morning I think it just may work....

Create another style.css and rename it to farsi.css for example, and put it in the theme's style folder.

In the header.php file put $language in the globals.

Then below that where it echo's the stylesheet, replace it with:

Code:

if ($language == "farsi") {
echo "<link rel=\"StyleSheet\" href=\"themes/$ThemeSel/style/farsi.css\" type=\"text/css\">\n\n\n";

} else {
echo "<link rel=\"StyleSheet\" href=\"themes/$ThemeSel/style/style.css\" type=\"text/css\">\n\n\n";
}

Maybe someone else has a better way.....

Nuke Soldier Joined: Nov 21, 2003 Posts: 13

thanks a lot...
I did everything above but the result is negative Sad

It should work but It uses still the same style.css for both languages

Captain Joined: Apr 30, 2004 Posts: 566

Did you put $language in the globals line?

Nuke Soldier Joined: Nov 21, 2003 Posts: 13

yes I did.

Code:

function head() {
global $ab_config, $slogan, $sitename, $banners, $nukeurl, $Version_Num, $artpage, $topic, $hlpfile, $user, $hr, $theme, $cookie, $bgcolor1, $bgcolor2, $bgcolor3, $bgcolor4, $textcolor1, $textcolor2, $forumpage, $adminpage, $userpage, $pagetitle, $loading, $language;

Lieutenant Joined: May 11, 2003 Posts: 167

Nuke Soldier Joined: Nov 21, 2003 Posts: 13

Thanks all, it works!! Smile

I really appreciates your help and quick replies
May the force be with you
Razz