Sort library resources by language

[Eric]

I would like to see each resource (Bible, commentary, book, dictionary) coded as to its language and then presented in the tabs by language. We now have Dutch, German, Spanish, and French plus any other languages a user adds in (like Lithuanian!). I think this would make navigating the tabs easier. Greek and Hebrew dictionaries would be marked as English since the definitions are in English. (In some cases -- if a user created a bi-lingual, bi-directional dictionary -- it might be nice to be able to define a resource as associated with more than one language so it would show up in both lists.)

Also, I'd like to have a user preference so the user could pick the order of languages on drop-down menus (e.g. the Bible drop down list in the search box). There could be a little graphic with the two letter code (e.g. EN, NL, DE, ES, or LT) next to the translation name.

Forge and the user-created resources interface could allow the user to set his resource's language, and if he doesn't, it would default to English.

 

[Eric]

Another option would be simply to have a user-definable option that lets the user put the resources in any order he wants. This might be better. It'd let us put the resources, including Bibles, we use most -- regardless of language -- at the top of the list.

 

[marty]

I like the idea of being able to put the Bibles in the order that I use them the most, but I would need my books and commentaries in alphabetical order or I'd never find anything! This is a good idea.

 

[Eric]

Maybe the ability to sort the Bibles individually and have other resources sorted by language alphabetically would be best. Sure would be convenient.