Will you unfollow me, if I toot in Danish half the time? đŸ€”
Yes, I will unfollow
3%
No, I speak Danish
87.9%
No, I will click the translate button
6.6%
No, I use the language filter
2.5%
Poll ended at .
@anderspuck you might be interested in the above.
@randahl Hmm, seems to depend on whether or not people can find the translate button. đŸ€”
Personally I have set the language filter, and it works great.
@anderspuck @randahl What is a language filter and where do I find it?
@jenselbaek @randahl If you log on Mastodon in a browser, you can go into the settings and define the languages you are interested in. Everything else will not be shown.
The downside to this feature is that people have to remember to define the language when they write a toot that is not in their default language.
@randahl
Thought I'd best follow you first before answering this
@randahl wait, there’s a translate button or switch somewhere? I must have missed it.
@rotto since Mastodon does not only have 1 single user interface, it really depends on which app you are using. When in doubt always try accessing Mastodon via a web browser, because the browser user interface will have all the latest features.
And yes, if you visit my profile through a web browser, you will see a "Translate" button underneath my Danish toots. Well actually, it is just a link, and it looks like this:
@rotto @randahl I’ve missed it too!!!
@gilliancraib @rotto You will see a translate link underneath each toot, if you visit your mastodon server through a web browser such as Safari on iPad.
@randahl man kunne lave et #dansk sÄ engelsktalende kan filtrere det vÊk, and the #Denglish for Danish people to filter out Danish people trying to write English (could work if enough used it)
@boab det er faktisk ikke nÞdvendigt. For pÄ web kan jeg allerede angive, at jeg tooter et toot pÄ dansk, og I indstillinger kan folk vÊlge, at de ikke vil se danske toots.
@randahl men du vi gerne skifte ik? Og gerne fra mobilen? (Min Android klient kan slet ikke sÄdan noget)
@boab prÞv at besÞge din Mastodon server gennem Chrome pÄ Android. Det virker glimrende, er jeg sikker pÄ. Jeg bruger dog selv Safari pÄ iPhone.
@randahl ja mÄske en ide tak (denne klient omtaler alt pÄ en familiÊr mÄde, som var det et pipsite, nemt at gÄ til men mÄske upopulÊr tilgang her ;(
@randahl ok det er faktisk en bedre klient, med bÄde CW og sprogvÊlger ved hÄnden. Imponerende
@boab @randahl Enig! Nu har jeg ogsÄ lige testet det af - det kan man hurtigt blive vant til!
@randahl Jeg var for hurtig pĂ„ aftrĂŠkkeren. Jeg oversĂ„ 'un' fĂžr 'follow'. SĂ„ den ene stemmerne pĂ„ 'Yes' skulle have vĂŠre pĂ„ 'No, I speak Danish'. Sorry đŸ€·đŸ»â€â™‚ïž
@randahl men jeg vil ikke fĂžlge dig lĂŠngere, hvis du her kun skriver pĂ„ engelsk? â˜ș. Du mĂ„ jo have dine grunde - jeg synes det er ĂŠrgerligt.
@TinaMA Tak fordi du fortÊller mig det, Tina. Er det fordi det er trÊls at lÊse pÄ Engelsk, eller er det fordi, jeg de seneste dage meget har skrevet om internationale forhold?
@randahl det er som sĂ„dan okay med engelsk - men hele platformen er for danskerne gennemgĂ„ende mere engelsk end Twitter. Det overrasker og bliver for mig trĂŠls i lĂŠngden. Men som @Uffe skriver, sĂ„ er det ogsĂ„ noget med at finde nye venner og nye horisonter 😊. Og det skal der vĂŠre plads til. Men glĂŠder mig til mere dansk 😊