Template:Localized Release Announcement

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Goal

This template is used for translating news in the {{news}} template displayed on the Main Page.

• Translated dates based on language prefix of the main page.
• For a new FlightGear release it will show (translated) texts.
• You can also type in custom text and its translations for not release-specific news (but keep the dates).

Usage

{{Localized Release Announcement|date= |version= |codename= |lang=}}
{{Localized Release Announcement|date= |en=|ca=|de=|es=|fr=|it=|nl=|pl=|pt=|ru=|sl=}}

All parameters but date are optional.

date

Date of the release in any format like <d>-<m>-<yyyy> (or <Month> <d>, <yyyy>), for example 02-05-2025.

version

Version of the release, for example 3.4 or 2024.1.2. (optional)

codename

Default airport or name of release, for example Bergen. (optional)

LE(en/es/fr)

For other news to be used like {{LangSwitch}}, for example | en = Hello World | de = Hallo Welt | es... (optional)

lang

Language override for testing and demonstration purposes. (optional)

Example

With Codename

{{Localized Release Announcement |date=02-05-2025 |version=2024.1 |codename=Bergen}}

• May 02, 2025: FlightGear 2024.1 "Bergen" is released.

or in Português:

• 02 de maio de 2025: Lançado o FlightGear 2024.1 "Bergen".

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Without Codename

{{Localized Release Announcement |date=May 2, 2025 |version=3.6}}  (Spanish Es/Portada)

• May 02, 2025: FlightGear 3.6 is released.

On a spanish Page like Es/Portada:

• 02 de mayo de 2025: FlightGear 3.6 lanzado.

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Translated Date only

{{Localized Release Announcement |date=02-05-2025 }}

• May 02, 2025:

or Russian

• 02 май 2025:

Then add your message.

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Other News

{{Localized Release Announcement |date=02-05-2025 
  |en=Hello World
  |de=Hallo Welt
  |pt=Olá mundo
  |it=Ciao mondo
}}

• May 02, 2025: Hello World

Italian:

• 02 maggio 2025: Ciao mondo

Dutch (nl) - no translation for message given here, shows english message and dutch date (just like {{LangSwitch}})

• 02 mei 2025: Hello World

Related templates

• {{news}}