feat: improved language dropdown menu (#261)

Closes #169

README.md

@@ -168,6 +168,20 @@ indexDateFormat = "Mon, Jan 2, 2006"
 listDateFormat = "Jan 2"
 ```
 
+### Change the language names in the language dropdown
+
+The language names displayed on the main menu are controlled by the variables `LanguageName`. You can set these to shortcode, full name or a flag emoji by simply changing the parameter. In the following example English will be displayed as "EN" and Arabic will be displayed as "Arabic".
+
+```toml
+[languages]
+[en]
+LanguageName = "EN"
+
+
+[ar]
+LanguageName = "Arabic"
+```
+
 ### Changing the sidebar/content ratio
 
 By default, the content fills up 60% of the screen width on devices with a full HD resolution. If you want to change the ratio, adjust the `contentratio` variable. Let's, for example, set the content ratio to 70%:

assets/css/style.css

@@ -270,6 +270,93 @@ aside {
   width: var(--sidebar-width);
 }
 
+/*
+Language Switch
+*/
+
+.sl-nav {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  list-style: none;
+  position: relative;
+  display: inline-block;
+  padding-right: 20px;
+}
+
+.sl-nav a:hover {
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.sl-nav li {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  padding-bottom: 10px;
+}
+
+.sl-nav li .dropdown {
+  display: none;
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 29px;
+  right: -15px;
+  background: var(--pre-bg-color);
+  border-color: var(--border-color);
+  padding-left: 0;
+  padding-top: 0px;
+  z-index: 1;
+  border-radius: 5px;
+  box-shadow: 0px 0px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+}
+
+#languagepicker:checked ~ .dropdown {
+  display: block;
+}
+
+.sl-nav li .dropdown li {
+  position: relative;
+  text-align: left;
+  background: transparent;
+  padding: 15px 15px;
+  padding-bottom: 0;
+  z-index: 2;
+  color: #3c3c3c;
+  display: block;
+}
+.sl-nav li .dropdown li:last-of-type {
+  padding-bottom: 15px;
+}
+.sl-nav li .dropdown li span {
+  padding-left: 5px;
+  font-size: 1.3rem;
+}
+.sl-nav li .dropdown li span.active {
+  color: var(--tag-color);
+}
+
+#languagepicker:checked ~ .triangle {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 15px;
+  right: -10px;
+  z-index: 10;
+  height: 14px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  width: 30px;
+  background: transparent;
+}
+
+#languagepicker:checked ~ .triangle:after {
+  content: '';
+  display: block;
+  z-index: 20;
+  width: 15px;
+  transform: rotate(45deg) translateY(0px) translatex(10px);
+  height: 15px;
+  background: var(--pre-bg-color);
+  border-radius: 2px 0px 0px 0px;
+  border-color: var(--border-color);
+  box-shadow: 0px 0px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+  float: left;
+  display: block;
+}
+
 .sidebar {
   -webkit-background-size: cover;
   background-size: cover;
@@ -1074,6 +1161,10 @@ a.btn {
     font-size: 1.3em;
   }
 
+  header .nav__list ul {
+    padding: inherit;
+  }
+
   header .nav__list a.current {
     border-bottom: none;
   }
@@ -1119,6 +1210,37 @@ a.btn {
   .list-with-title .listing .listing-post a {
     width: 80%;
   }
+
+  .triangle {
+    display: none;
+  }
+
+  .sl-nav {
+    padding-right: inherit;
+  }
+
+  .sl-nav li .dropdown {
+    right: inherit;
+    position: relative;
+    top: inherit;
+    padding-right: 0px;
+    background: none;
+    border-color: inherit;
+    box-shadow: none;
+  }
+
+  .sl-nav li .dropdown li {
+    text-align: center;
+    padding: initial;
+  }
+
+  .sl-nav li .dropdown li span {
+    padding-left: initial;
+  }
+
+  .sl-nav li label {
+    font-size: 0.75em;
+  }
 }
 
 /* Medium zoom */

assets/css/style.rtl.css

@@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ blockquote {
   text-align: left;
 }
 
+.sl-nav li .dropdown {
+  padding-right: 0px;
+}
+
+.triangle {
+  display: none;
+}
+
 @media screen and (min-width: 961px), print {
   header {
     position: fixed;
@@ -103,6 +111,9 @@ blockquote {
   header .nav__list li:not(:last-of-type) {
     padding-right: inherit;
   }
+  .triangle {
+    display: inline-block;
+  }
 }
 
 @media (min-width: 1921px) {

layouts/partials/navbar.html

@@ -35,23 +35,49 @@
           </li>
 
         {{ end }}
-        {{ if .Site.IsMultiLingual }}
-          {{ range $.Site.Home.AllTranslations }}
-            <li><a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}" title="{{ .Language.LanguageName }}">{{ .Language.LanguageName }}</a></li>
+      </div>
+      <ul>
+        {{ if and .IsTranslated .Site.IsMultiLingual }}
+          <li>
+            <ul class="sl-nav" aria-label="Language switcher">
+              <li>
+                <input type="checkbox" id="languagepicker" aria-label="switch language" hidden />
+                <label for="languagepicker"><a>{{ .Site.Language.LanguageName }}</a></label>
+                <label for="languagepicker"><i class="fa fa-angle-down" aria-hidden="true"></i></label>
+                <div class="triangle"></div>
+
+                <ul class="dropdown">
+                  {{ range $.Translations }}
+
+                    <li>
+                      <a href="{{ .RelPermalink }}" title="{{ .Language.LanguageName }}"
+                        ><span
+                          {{ if eq . $.Site.Language }}
+                            class="active"
 
-          {{ end }}
+                          {{ end }}
+                          aria-label="{{ i18n "ariaLanguage" }}{{ .Language.LanguageName }}"
+                          >{{ .Language.LanguageName }}</span
+                        ></a
+                      >
+                    </li>
 
+                  {{ end }}
+                </ul>
+              </li>
+            </ul>
+          </li>
 
         {{ end }}
-      </div>
-      <li>
         {{ if not .Site.Params.disableThemeSwitcher }}
-          <a class="theme-switch" title="Switch Theme">
-            <i class="fas fa-adjust fa-fw" aria-hidden="true"></i>
-          </a>
+          <li>
+            <a class="theme-switch" title="Switch Theme">
+              <i class="fas fa-adjust fa-fw" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+            </a>
+          </li>
 
         {{ end }}
-      </li>
+      </ul>
     </ul>
   </nav>
 </div>