Improve Language Selection with Search & Country Flags

[andoriyaprashant]

Description
To improve the usability of the language selection screen, I propose adding two key features:

1. Search Functionality

Add a search bar at the top to allow users to quickly find a language.
Implement real-time filtering, so languages update dynamically as users type.

2. Country Flags

Display a small flag icon next to each language for better visual recognition.
Ensure flags are correctly mapped to their respective languages.

• Benefits
  Better user experience by reducing scroll time.
  Faster language selection with instant search results.
  More intuitive UI with visual indicators (flags).

[andoriyaprashant]

@Zverik Hello Sir, if you find this issue valuable, please assign it to me.

[ygra]

Display a small flag icon next to each language for better visual recognition.
Ensure flags are correctly mapped to their respective languages.

Languages don't have flags. And using a country flag for a language is quite ambiguous. It is generally recommended to not use flags for language setlection. Cf. lots of resources around the web, e.g. https://www.flagsarenotlanguages.com/blog/why-flags-do-not-represent-language/

[andoriyaprashant]

Display a small flag icon next to each language for better visual recognition.
Ensure flags are correctly mapped to their respective languages.

Languages don't have flags. And using a country flag for a language is quite ambiguous. It is generally recommended to not use flags for language setlection. Cf. lots of resources around the web, e.g. https://www.flagsarenotlanguages.com/blog/why-flags-do-not-represent-language/

How about adding the search functionality?

[Zverik]

I'm against flags (and people have asked me to switch flags to abbreviations in my other apps). But searching might help, e.g. with looking up by a latin name or a country.

[mnalis]

I'm against flags

Yeah, I agree that flags are bad idea. See e.g. discussion stemming from https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/translate-panoramax/122011/4 for example of recent hubbub.

I do agree that search would be nice (especially if it has special case for two-letters, where it also matches country code, e.g. HR would match Croatia or DE match Germany)