After implementing app text into my multi-language app, I’ve come to realize it was a mistake to use the App Text feature and I should have gone with my gut and implemented a translation via the Option Sets. I believe others have posted in the past about option sets for translations instead of usin…

[image] Matthew McGowan: I was always hesitant because option sets can not be created dynamically or via CSV upload, but I believe plugin was released that does this, or its a chrome extension I’ll save you a click or two. [image] [New Extension] Bulk import from CSV file fo…

Your subject line seems bit dramatic to me :slight_smile: I suppose you meant you would not use App Text for the use-cases that require changing url on the basis of language for the reasons you mentioned. However, using App Text does make the expressions bit simpler. Using Option set would require…

[image] BeePlusPlus: I suppose you meant you would not use App Text for the use-cases that require changing url on the basis of language for the reasons you mentioned. No, I actually meant I will no longer use App Text [image] BeePlusPlus: Using Option set would require to load full opti…

Okay sure. I still feel your use-case is specific to getting data from url, updating url etc. I primarily have dealt with use-case of showing content on the app in user’s chosen language. For me refresh is not an issue in that case as language change happens rarely. And once done, it usually remai…

[image] BeePlusPlus: Also, I generally like to avoid putting too many conditionals like you have shown e.g. If language is th, then show Learn's Thai . I would prefer it to be more like All options translations: filtered 'where original text is <one variable> and language is <another variable>':…

Why I no longer will use App Text

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mikeloc September 29, 2023, 11:56am 2

I’ll save you a click or two.

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Why I no longer will use App Text

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