feature: set map language

[mtpython]

Are we able to set the map language somehow, or is that not implemented?

It looks like the option exists:
https://maplibre.org/maplibre-gl-js/docs/examples/language-switch/

Or as an example here there's a language dropdown:
https://www.maptiler.com/maps/#style=positron&lang=native&mode=2d&position=14.61/50.68087/30.41864

[dimfeld]

This is really just setting a layout property on the map, and that layout property would be specific to how things are set up in the style data. There are also a ton of different layout properties that could potentially be set, each unique to the particular style definition. For these reasons I hesitate to add this to the library itself.

But you could implement it with something like this. (Haven't tested this but it should work I think)

<script lang="ts">
  //LanguagePicker.svelte

  import { mapContext } from 'svelte-maplibre';

  const { map } = mapContext();

  export let lang = 'en';

  $: $map?.setLayoutProperty('label_country', 'text-field', [
    'get', `name:${lang}`
   ]);
</script>

<select bind:value={selectedLanguage}>
     <option value="en">English</option>
     <option value="de">German</option>
</select>

<script lang="ts">
   import { MapLibre, Control, ControlGroup } from 'svelte-maplibre'
   import LanguagePicker from './LanguagePicker.svelte';
</script>

<MapLibre style="...">
<Control>
  <ControlGroup>
      <LanguagePicker />
  </ControlGroup>
</Control>
<!-- other sources and layers here -->
</MapLibre>