Dual Content Single HTML

hobbit666

Is it possible to do a dual language website but using a single HTML page?

scottalanmiller

Yes

hobbit666

@scottalanmiller any pointers? guides? lol been a while since i've done anything HTML

scottalanmiller

It would be in the JavaScript to set and determine what is displayed. It would depend if you are going to code it yourself or if you want to use a library for it.

hobbit666

oh Java, time to get the books out lol.

scottalanmiller

@hobbit666 said:

oh Java, time to get the books out lol.

Definitely no Java. Java and JavaScript are totally unrelated and Java has no place in web page design. JavaScript is part of HTML now.

scottalanmiller

JQuery, for example, has a library for this.

http://plugins.jquery.com/tag/internationalization/

hobbit666

Thanks Scott, will have to read up tonight if i can keep eyes open lol

hobbit666

I have asked the question if it can be done in PHP and CCS

scottalanmiller

@hobbit666 said:

I have asked the question if it can be done in PHP and CCS

Sure, can be done there too. Better to do it there as if you do it in HTML you have to send all of the different languages to the browser and let it decide what to display which will slow down rendering. It would be very silly to do it in HTML, you wouldn't only do that in a situation where you needed to have only a single URL (why) and when you must use static pages and not dynamic ones (no PHP.)

scottalanmiller

CSS would not be involved no matter what. It's JavaScript that enables it if done in HTML, it's PHP that would do it if done on the server.

dafyre

@scottalanmiller said:

CSS would not be involved no matter what. It's JavaScript that enables it if done in HTML, it's PHP that would do it if done on the server.

jQuery would make this really easy.

hobbit666

@dafyre said:

jQuery would make this really easy.

But still mean reading tutorials and books to work it out lol

scottalanmiller

@hobbit666 said:

@dafyre said:

jQuery would make this really easy.

But still mean reading tutorials and books to work it out lol

Probably still easier than building your own system for this, though.

hobbit666

Problem is i can't upload any extra files, all i can do is edit the source code of the HTML page.

dafyre

@hobbit666 said:

Problem is i can't upload any extra files, all i can do is edit the source code of the HTML page.

There's a hosted version of jQuery...

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.2.0/jquery.min.js"></script>

You should be able to include that at the top of the html and be done.

scottalanmiller

@hobbit666 said:

Problem is i can't upload any extra files, all i can do is edit the source code of the HTML page.

That's good, keeps you from uploading things that you shouldn't

hobbit666

OK so not having the best of luck lol. This is what i need to do.
When you go to this site
http://www.somewebserver.com/index.html

you will see:-

Croeso i Aberdaron, rydym yn gobeithio y byddwch yn mwynhau eich ymweliad. I wneud eich ymweliad mor gyfleus â phosibl, rydym fel cymuned wedi darparu mynediad am ddim i'r rhyngrwyd i chi.

If you click on the ENG button or Flag (not decided yet), it will display:-

Welcome to Aberdaron we hope you enjoy your visit. To make your visit as convenient as possible we have provided you free access to the internet.

I can't upload any files or folders to the webserver i can only edit index.html code

scottalanmiller

Yup, we figured that that was what you needed. JQuery is the best way to do this.

dafyre

@scottalanmiller said:

Yup, we figured that that was what you needed. JQuery is the best way to do this.

Example blurb below.

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.2.0/jquery.min.js"></script>

<div id='divEnglish' style='display:none'>
Welcome to Aberdaron we hope you enjoy your visit.  To make your visit as convenient as possible we have provided you free 

access to the internet.
</div>

<div id='otherLanguage' style='display:none'>
Croeso i Aberdaron, rydym yn gobeithio y byddwch yn mwynhau eich ymweliad. I wneud eich ymweliad mor gyfleus â phosibl, 

rydym fel cymuned wedi darparu mynediad am ddim i'r rhyngrwyd i chi.
</div>

<a id='cmdEnglish' href='#'>Click Here for English</a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
<a id='cmdOther' href='#'>Click Here for Other Language</a><br><br>


<script>
//This is the javascript where the magic happens
$('#cmdEnglish').click(function () {
 $('#divEnglish').show()
 $('#otherLanguage').hide()
})

//This is the javascript where the magic happens
$('#cmdOther').click(function () {
 $('#divEnglish').hide()
 $('#otherLanguage').show()
})
</script>