Setting a multilanguage site in TYPO3

Question

I'm trying to set up a multilanguage site with typo3, but Im having some trouble. The default language of the site is German, but I also want to have it in English and French. So I went to define 2 more languages: English with ID=2 and French with ID=3

Next I added this typoscript to my template:

config.linkVars = L
config.uniqueLinkVars = 2
config.sys_language_overlay = content_fallback
config.language = de
config.locale_all = de_DE
config.htmlTag_langKey = de-DE
config.sys_language_uid = 0

[globalVar = GP:L = 2]
config.language = en
config.locale_all = en_EN
config.htmlTag_langKey = en-EN
config.sys_language_uid = 2

[globalVar = GP:L = 3]
config.language = fr
config.sys_language_uid = 3
config.locale_all = fr_FR
config.htmlTag_langKey = fr-FR
[end]

And then I added this language menu, from the extension srlanguagemenu:

10 < plugin.tx_srlanguagemenu_pi1
10{
    languagesUidsList = 0,2,3
    defaultLayout = 2
    showLinkWithFlag = 0
    showCurrent = 1
}

But the menu only shows "English". This is the exact markup:

<div class="tx-srlanguagemenu-pi1">
    <div class="CUR"><img src="typo3/gfx/content_client.gif" alt="" style="width:7px; height:10px;"><a href="index.php?id=46">English</a></div>
    <div class="SPC"> &nbsp; </div> <div class="INACT"></div>
    <div class="SPC"> &nbsp; </div> <div class="INACT"></div>
</div>

Also. In the menu, the name of the pages doesn't show the translated version.

What am I doing wrong?

Do you actually have any translated page? Can you access it with ?L=xxx? — pgampe
Yes. Of course I have my content translated. How could I make the menu with TS? — Enrique Moreno Tent
Are 2 and 3 actually the uids of the sys_language records on the page tree root? — adhominem
Yes, exactly. 2 is for english and 3 is for french. 0 is for German (default). I made another one before, but I deleted it (Thats why there no uid = 1) — Enrique Moreno Tent

maholtz maholtz · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-14T11:34:51

You need to translate not only the content of your page, but also the page. This is done via creating an "alternative_page_language" ("alternative Seitensprache" in german).

You can create an multilanguage TS menu via HMENU.special = language.

For working with translations, have a look at the INFO-Modul. There is a "Localization Overview", don't miss it:) I guess you already found the language View in the Page Modul.

Setting a multilanguage site in TYPO3

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