Move language settings to 'preferences' (#12723)

* Move language settings to 'preferences'

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* Update snapshot

* Move playwright test code

* Add test

* tests

* Update screenshot

Author: dbkr

playwright/e2e/settings/general-user-settings-tab.spec.ts

@@ -73,24 +73,6 @@ test.describe("General user settings tab", () => {
         // Assert that the add button is rendered
         await expect(phoneNumbers.getByRole("button", { name: "Add" })).toBeVisible();
 
-        // Check language and region setting dropdown
-        const languageInput = uut.locator(".mx_GeneralUserSettingsTab_section_languageInput");
-        await languageInput.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded();
-        // Check the default value
-        await expect(languageInput.getByText("English")).toBeVisible();
-        // Click the button to display the dropdown menu
-        await languageInput.getByRole("button", { name: "Language Dropdown" }).click();
-        // Assert that the default option is rendered and highlighted
-        languageInput.getByRole("option", { name: /Albanian/ });
-        await expect(languageInput.getByRole("option", { name: /Albanian/ })).toHaveClass(
-            /mx_Dropdown_option_highlight/,
-        );
-        await expect(languageInput.getByRole("option", { name: /Deutsch/ })).toBeVisible();
-        // Click again to close the dropdown
-        await languageInput.getByRole("button", { name: "Language Dropdown" }).click();
-        // Assert that the default value is rendered again
-        await expect(languageInput.getByText("English")).toBeVisible();
-
         const setIntegrationManager = uut.locator(".mx_SetIntegrationManager");
         await setIntegrationManager.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded();
         await expect(

playwright/e2e/settings/preferences-user-settings-tab.spec.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
 Copyright 2023 Suguru Hirahara
+Copyright 2024 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@ import { test, expect } from "../../element-web-test";
 test.describe("Preferences user settings tab", () => {
     test.use({
         displayName: "Bob",
+        uut: async ({ app, user }, use) => {
+            const locator = await app.settings.openUserSettings("Preferences");
+            await use(locator);
+        },
     });
 
     test("should be rendered properly", async ({ app, user }) => {
@@ -28,4 +33,24 @@ test.describe("Preferences user settings tab", () => {
         await expect(tab.getByRole("heading", { name: "Preferences" })).toBeVisible();
         await expect(tab).toMatchScreenshot();
     });
+
+    test("should be able to change the app language", async ({ uut, user }) => {
+        // Check language and region setting dropdown
+        const languageInput = uut.locator(".mx_GeneralUserSettingsTab_section_languageInput");
+        await languageInput.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded();
+        // Check the default value
+        await expect(languageInput.getByText("English")).toBeVisible();
+        // Click the button to display the dropdown menu
+        await languageInput.getByRole("button", { name: "Language Dropdown" }).click();
+        // Assert that the default option is rendered and highlighted
+        languageInput.getByRole("option", { name: /Albanian/ });
+        await expect(languageInput.getByRole("option", { name: /Albanian/ })).toHaveClass(
+            /mx_Dropdown_option_highlight/,
+        );
+        await expect(languageInput.getByRole("option", { name: /Deutsch/ })).toBeVisible();
+        // Click again to close the dropdown
+        await languageInput.getByRole("button", { name: "Language Dropdown" }).click();
+        // Assert that the default value is rendered again
+        await expect(languageInput.getByText("English")).toBeVisible();
+    });
 });

playwright/snapshots/settings/preferences-user-settings-tab.spec.ts/Preferences-user-settings-tab-should-be-rendered-properly-1-linux.png

@@ -34,3 +34,8 @@ limitations under the License.
     margin-right: $spacing-8;
     margin-bottom: 2px;
 }
+
+.mx_GeneralUserSettingsTab_section_hint {
+    font: var(--cpd-font-body-sm-regular);
+    color: var(--cpd-color-text-secondary);
+}

res/css/views/settings/tabs/user/_GeneralUserSettingsTab.pcss

@@ -22,25 +22,17 @@ import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/logger";
 
 import { UserFriendlyError, _t } from "../../../../../languageHandler";
 import UserProfileSettings from "../../UserProfileSettings";
-import * as languageHandler from "../../../../../languageHandler";
 import SettingsStore from "../../../../../settings/SettingsStore";
-import LanguageDropdown from "../../../elements/LanguageDropdown";
-import SpellCheckSettings from "../../SpellCheckSettings";
 import AccessibleButton from "../../../elements/AccessibleButton";
 import DeactivateAccountDialog from "../../../dialogs/DeactivateAccountDialog";
-import PlatformPeg from "../../../../../PlatformPeg";
 import Modal from "../../../../../Modal";
-import { SettingLevel } from "../../../../../settings/SettingLevel";
 import { UIFeature } from "../../../../../settings/UIFeature";
 import ErrorDialog, { extractErrorMessageFromError } from "../../../dialogs/ErrorDialog";
 import ChangePassword from "../../ChangePassword";
 import SetIntegrationManager from "../../SetIntegrationManager";
-import ToggleSwitch from "../../../elements/ToggleSwitch";
-import { IS_MAC } from "../../../../../Keyboard";
 import SettingsTab from "../SettingsTab";
 import { SettingsSection } from "../../shared/SettingsSection";
 import SettingsSubsection, { SettingsSubsectionText } from "../../shared/SettingsSubsection";
-import { SettingsSubsectionHeading } from "../../shared/SettingsSubsectionHeading";
 import { SDKContext } from "../../../../../contexts/SDKContext";
 import UserPersonalInfoSettings from "../../UserPersonalInfoSettings";
 
@@ -49,9 +41,6 @@ interface IProps {
 }
 
 interface IState {
-    language: string;
-    spellCheckEnabled?: boolean;
-    spellCheckLanguages: string[];
     canChangePassword: boolean;
     idServerName?: string;
     externalAccountManagementUrl?: string;
@@ -69,9 +58,6 @@ export default class GeneralUserSettingsTab extends React.Component<IProps, ISta
         this.context = context;
 
         this.state = {
-            language: languageHandler.getCurrentLanguage(),
-            spellCheckEnabled: false,
-            spellCheckLanguages: [],
             canChangePassword: false,
             canMake3pidChanges: false,
             canSetDisplayName: false,
@@ -81,21 +67,6 @@ export default class GeneralUserSettingsTab extends React.Component<IProps, ISta
         this.getCapabilities();
     }
 
-    public async componentDidMount(): Promise<void> {
-        const plat = PlatformPeg.get();
-        const [spellCheckEnabled, spellCheckLanguages] = await Promise.all([
-            plat?.getSpellCheckEnabled(),
-            plat?.getSpellCheckLanguages(),
-        ]);
-
-        if (spellCheckLanguages) {
-            this.setState({
-                spellCheckEnabled,
-                spellCheckLanguages,
-            });
-        }
-    }
-
     private async getCapabilities(): Promise<void> {
         const cli = this.context.client!;
 
@@ -127,28 +98,6 @@ export default class GeneralUserSettingsTab extends React.Component<IProps, ISta
         });
     }
 
-    private onLanguageChange = (newLanguage: string): void => {
-        if (this.state.language === newLanguage) return;
-
-        SettingsStore.setValue("language", null, SettingLevel.DEVICE, newLanguage);
-        this.setState({ language: newLanguage });
-        const platform = PlatformPeg.get();
-        if (platform) {
-            platform.setLanguage([newLanguage]);
-            platform.reload();
-        }
-    };
-
-    private onSpellCheckLanguagesChange = (languages: string[]): void => {
-        this.setState({ spellCheckLanguages: languages });
-        PlatformPeg.get()?.setSpellCheckLanguages(languages);
-    };
-
-    private onSpellCheckEnabledChange = (spellCheckEnabled: boolean): void => {
-        this.setState({ spellCheckEnabled });
-        PlatformPeg.get()?.setSpellCheckEnabled(spellCheckEnabled);
-    };
-
     private onPasswordChangeError = (err: Error): void => {
         logger.error("Failed to change password: " + err);
 
@@ -228,37 +177,6 @@ export default class GeneralUserSettingsTab extends React.Component<IProps, ISta
         );
     }
 
-    private renderLanguageSection(): JSX.Element {
-        // TODO: Convert to new-styled Field
-        return (
-            <SettingsSubsection heading={_t("settings|general|language_section")} stretchContent>
-                <LanguageDropdown
-                    className="mx_GeneralUserSettingsTab_section_languageInput"
-                    onOptionChange={this.onLanguageChange}
-                    value={this.state.language}
-                />
-            </SettingsSubsection>
-        );
-    }
-
-    private renderSpellCheckSection(): JSX.Element {
-        const heading = (
-            <SettingsSubsectionHeading heading={_t("settings|general|spell_check_section")}>
-                <ToggleSwitch checked={!!this.state.spellCheckEnabled} onChange={this.onSpellCheckEnabledChange} />
-            </SettingsSubsectionHeading>
-        );
-        return (
-            <SettingsSubsection heading={heading} stretchContent>
-                {this.state.spellCheckEnabled && !IS_MAC && (
-                    <SpellCheckSettings
-                        languages={this.state.spellCheckLanguages}
-                        onLanguagesChange={this.onSpellCheckLanguagesChange}
-                    />
-                )}
-            </SettingsSubsection>
-        );
-    }
-
     private renderManagementSection(): JSX.Element {
         // TODO: Improve warning text for account deactivation
         return (
@@ -283,9 +201,6 @@ export default class GeneralUserSettingsTab extends React.Component<IProps, ISta
     }
 
     public render(): React.ReactNode {
-        const plaf = PlatformPeg.get();
-        const supportsMultiLanguageSpellCheck = plaf?.supportsSpellCheckSettings();
-
         let accountManagementSection: JSX.Element | undefined;
         const isAccountManagedExternally = !!this.state.externalAccountManagementUrl;
         if (SettingsStore.getValue(UIFeature.Deactivate) && !isAccountManagedExternally) {
@@ -302,8 +217,6 @@ export default class GeneralUserSettingsTab extends React.Component<IProps, ISta
                     />
                     <UserPersonalInfoSettings canMake3pidChanges={this.state.canMake3pidChanges} />
                     {this.renderAccountSection()}
-                    {this.renderLanguageSection()}
-                    {supportsMultiLanguageSpellCheck ? this.renderSpellCheckSection() : null}
                 </SettingsSection>
                 {this.renderIntegrationManagerSection()}
                 {accountManagementSection}

src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/GeneralUserSettingsTab.tsx

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-import React from "react";
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 
-import { _t } from "../../../../../languageHandler";
+import { _t, getCurrentLanguage } from "../../../../../languageHandler";
 import { UseCase } from "../../../../../settings/enums/UseCase";
 import SettingsStore from "../../../../../settings/SettingsStore";
 import Field from "../../../elements/Field";
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ import { showUserOnboardingPage } from "../../../user-onboarding/UserOnboardingP
 import SettingsSubsection from "../../shared/SettingsSubsection";
 import SettingsTab from "../SettingsTab";
 import { SettingsSection } from "../../shared/SettingsSection";
+import LanguageDropdown from "../../../elements/LanguageDropdown";
+import PlatformPeg from "../../../../../PlatformPeg";
+import { IS_MAC } from "../../../../../Keyboard";
+import SpellCheckSettings from "../../SpellCheckSettings";
+import LabelledToggleSwitch from "../../../elements/LabelledToggleSwitch";
 
 interface IProps {
     closeSettingsFn(success: boolean): void;
@@ -44,6 +49,79 @@ interface IState {
     readMarkerOutOfViewThresholdMs: string;
 }
 
+const LanguageSection: React.FC = () => {
+    const [language, setLanguage] = useState(getCurrentLanguage());
+
+    const onLanguageChange = useCallback(
+        (newLanguage: string) => {
+            if (language === newLanguage) return;
+
+            SettingsStore.setValue("language", null, SettingLevel.DEVICE, newLanguage);
+            setLanguage(newLanguage);
+            const platform = PlatformPeg.get();
+            if (platform) {
+                platform.setLanguage([newLanguage]);
+                platform.reload();
+            }
+        },
+        [language],
+    );
+
+    return (
+        <div className="mx_SettingsSubsection_contentStretch">
+            {_t("settings|general|application_language")}
+            <LanguageDropdown
+                className="mx_GeneralUserSettingsTab_section_languageInput"
+                onOptionChange={onLanguageChange}
+                value={language}
+            />
+            <div className="mx_GeneralUserSettingsTab_section_hint">
+                {_t("settings|general|application_language_reload_hint")}
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    );
+};
+
+const SpellCheckSection: React.FC = () => {
+    const [spellCheckEnabled, setSpellCheckEnabled] = useState<boolean | undefined>();
+    const [spellCheckLanguages, setSpellCheckLanguages] = useState<string[] | undefined>();
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        (async () => {
+            const plaf = PlatformPeg.get();
+            const [enabled, langs] = await Promise.all([plaf?.getSpellCheckEnabled(), plaf?.getSpellCheckLanguages()]);
+
+            setSpellCheckEnabled(enabled);
+            setSpellCheckLanguages(langs || undefined);
+        })();
+    }, []);
+
+    const onSpellCheckEnabledChange = useCallback((enabled: boolean) => {
+        setSpellCheckEnabled(enabled);
+        PlatformPeg.get()?.setSpellCheckEnabled(enabled);
+    }, []);
+
+    const onSpellCheckLanguagesChange = useCallback((languages: string[]): void => {
+        setSpellCheckLanguages(languages);
+        PlatformPeg.get()?.setSpellCheckLanguages(languages);
+    }, []);
+
+    if (!PlatformPeg.get()?.supportsSpellCheckSettings()) return null;
+
+    return (
+        <>
+            <LabelledToggleSwitch
+                label={_t("settings|general|allow_spellcheck")}
+                value={Boolean(spellCheckEnabled)}
+                onChange={onSpellCheckEnabledChange}
+            />
+            {spellCheckEnabled && spellCheckLanguages !== undefined && !IS_MAC && (
+                <SpellCheckSettings languages={spellCheckLanguages} onLanguagesChange={onSpellCheckLanguagesChange} />
+            )}
+        </>
+    );
+};
+
 export default class PreferencesUserSettingsTab extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
     private static ROOM_LIST_SETTINGS = ["breadcrumbs", "FTUE.userOnboardingButton"];
 
@@ -146,6 +224,12 @@ export default class PreferencesUserSettingsTab extends React.Component<IProps,
         return (
             <SettingsTab data-testid="mx_PreferencesUserSettingsTab">
                 <SettingsSection>
+                    {/* The heading string is still 'general' from where it was moved, but this section should become 'general' */}
+                    <SettingsSubsection heading={_t("settings|general|language_section")}>
+                        <LanguageSection />
+                        <SpellCheckSection />
+                    </SettingsSubsection>
+
                     {roomListSettings.length > 0 && (
                         <SettingsSubsection heading={_t("settings|preferences|room_list_heading")}>
                             {this.renderGroup(roomListSettings)}

src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/PreferencesUserSettingsTab.tsx

@@ -2463,6 +2463,9 @@
             "add_msisdn_dialog_title": "Add Phone Number",
             "add_msisdn_instructions": "A text message has been sent to +%(msisdn)s. Please enter the verification code it contains.",
             "add_msisdn_misconfigured": "The add / bind with MSISDN flow is misconfigured",
+            "allow_spellcheck": "Allow spell check",
+            "application_language": "Application language",
+            "application_language_reload_hint": "The app will reload after selecting another language",
             "avatar_remove_progress": "Removing image...",
             "avatar_save_progress": "Uploading image...",
             "avatar_upload_error_text": "The file format is not supported or the image is larger than %(size)s.",
@@ -2516,7 +2519,7 @@
             "identity_server_no_token": "No identity access token found",
             "identity_server_not_set": "Identity server not set",
             "incorrect_msisdn_verification": "Incorrect verification code",
-            "language_section": "Language and region",
+            "language_section": "Language",
             "msisdn_in_use": "This phone number is already in use",
             "msisdn_label": "Phone Number",
             "msisdn_verification_field_label": "Verification code",
@@ -2532,7 +2535,6 @@
             "remove_email_prompt": "Remove %(email)s?",
             "remove_msisdn_prompt": "Remove %(phone)s?",
             "spell_check_locale_placeholder": "Choose a locale",
-            "spell_check_section": "Spell check",
             "unable_to_load_emails": "Unable to load email addresses",
             "unable_to_load_msisdns": "Unable to load phone numbers",
             "username": "Username"