mapbox / mapbox/mapbox-gl-language

Option to add UI control to change languages

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enhancement
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JavaScript
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Description

A UI control to switch the language on the frontend would be very useful for a user to override the default map setting and for use in debugging translations.

Example: https://www.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/example/language-switch/

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Research direction

No file or test is named in the issue. Start by reviewing the project entry points for language selection and compare the desired behavior with the linked Mapbox GL JS language-switch example. Done means a frontend UI control can override the default map language and support translation debugging.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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