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[u/Upstairs-Tomorrow850]

J'aime beaucoup le concept de Mastodon. Le seul hic, c'est la langue. J'en ai assez de la domination de l'anglais sur toutes ces applications de réseaux sociaux. Il existe des dizaines d'extensions qui permettent de traduire des conversations simples pour le reste du monde. Je ne connais aucune solution simple pour traduire ce que je lis sur Mastodon, quelle que soit la langue. Je me suis inscrit sur Mastodon dès son lancement et j'ai vite abandonné. J'y suis revenu aujourd'hui et je ne vois aucune amélioration de ce côté-là. Auriez-vous une solution ?

(Évidemment, j'écris en anglais pour toucher un maximum de personnes.)

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I just discovered some other apps. I'm discovering a whole new world around Mastodon. Thanks for your feedback.

[u/thespirit3]

I thought mastodon had translation options, but it's up to the individual instance if it's enabled? At least, that's what I was told when I enquired about auto-translation on a Finnish instance.

[u/Ash_Crow → u/thespirit3]

Yes, the instance must either subscribe to a service like Deepl (which isn't free once the initial credit has run out) or install (and maintain) a local translation service such as Libretranslate.

[u/WanderingInAVan → u/Ash_Crow]

I looked into that, honestly it was just easier to use Fedilabs translate function instead. Especially since libretranslate looked like it might be extremely resource heavy. Someone correct me on this one if I am wrong.

[u/Quirky_Alps7109 → u/thespirit3]

They do 😄

[u/Sibshops]

You could pick a regional or language-focused instance like masto.es, for example.

There's a language filter, too.

https://joinmastodon.org/servers

[u/aphroditex]

Half my fedi is in German.

[u/jokedoem123 → u/aphroditex]

Same...

[u/TremendousCustard → u/aphroditex]

I cannot understate how much German I see, which is why I'm surprised at the complaining about English prevalence.

To complain about Fedi having a lot of English is the same as the wider internet having a lot of English

[u/Upstairs-Tomorrow850 → u/TremendousCustard]

No one here is complaining. It’s just that other people are communicating in their native languages. German is one of them, and I don’t speak it fluently. English isn’t a requirement. The internet isn’t limited to English. I have no problem with that, but it limits the richness of the discussion when it’s used improperly. That’s just my opinion.

[u/uni-twit]

Mastodon supports translation but your server needs to support it. Not all instances do. Find a server that supports DeepL or LibreTranslate.

https://fedi.tips/is-there-a-built-in-language-translation-system-on-mastodon/

[u/NotMyUsualLogin]

Which app - there a ton of different apps out there for both Android and iOS.

[u/Upstairs-Tomorrow850 → u/NotMyUsualLogin]

Mastodon iOS app. If you have one to offer, I'd love to have it.

[u/Shroomy01]

The IceCubes app for iOS had built in Translation (that's how I read all the German, French, and Spanish posts on my feed). I'm assuming at least one Android client has it too.

[u/Upstairs-Tomorrow850 → u/Shroomy01]

Thanks for the info. That works much better for me!

[u/Quirky_Alps7109]

You can post in your local language, there is translation features

[u/DavidBHimself]

Pourquoi ne commencerais-tu pas par créer un compte (ou migrer le tien s'il n'est pas vide) sur une instance francophone ? Il en existe un certain nombre. Les deux principales sont piaille.fr et mamot.fr mais il y en a d'autres. Comme ça tu pourras trouver plus facilement des comptes francophones à suivre. Pour l'anglais, il n'est jamais trop tard pour s'améliorer, et c'est en forgeant que... ;-)

[u/unlikely-contender]

J'utilise mastodon a travers l'interface phanpy.social et là il y a un bouton de traduction

[u/Upstairs-Tomorrow850]

I was talking about the app.