refactor(voice): isolate gemini live provider core

src/ui/applicationShell.js

@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ import { ShellFeedback } from './shellFeedback.js';
 
 import { runCctvLayerEnableTransition } from '../cctvFocusPolicy.js';
 
+import {
+  describeUnsavedWork,
+  getLocale,
+  msg,
+  persistLocaleAndReload,
+  registerUnsavedWork,
+  t,
+} from '../i18n/index.js';
+import { applyLocaleChoice, mountLocalePicker } from './localePicker.js';
+
 /**
  * Central UI orchestrator for the God's Eye View application.
  *
@@ -566,7 +576,11 @@ export class StyleManager extends ShellFacade {
     });
     this._initUI();
     this._initMapStackControl();
+    // Headers first: panel chrome builds its toggle labels from them.
+    this._applyRuntimeStaticHeaderText();
     this._initPanelChrome();
+    this._initLocaleSelector();
+    this._sizeDisplayLabelColumn();
     this._initLeftPanelAdaptiveLayout();
     this._initRightPanelAdaptiveLayout();
     this._initRadioPanel();
@@ -700,6 +714,141 @@ export class StyleManager extends ShellFacade {
     this._displayBindings._initUI();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Mounts the language picker (src/ui/localePicker.js). A choice reloads the
+   * page; _confirmLocaleReload asks first when that would lose work.
+   * @returns {void}
+   */
+  _initLocaleSelector() {
+    // Work this shell can see that a reload drops. Other modules register
+    // their own (registerUnsavedWork in src/i18n/index.js).
+    this._unsavedWorkChecks = [
+      registerUnsavedWork(() =>
+        this.services?.cctvLayer
+          ?.getUIState?.()
+          ?.cameras?.some((camera) => camera.calDirty)
+          ? msg('unsaved CCTV calibration')
+          : null,
+      ),
+      registerUnsavedWork(() =>
+        this.cockpitView?.active ? msg('the open cockpit') : null,
+      ),
+    ];
+    const root = globalThis.document?.getElementById?.('locale-picker');
+    if (!root) return;
+    this._localePicker = mountLocalePicker({
+      root,
+      current: getLocale(),
+      onSelect: (locale) => this._chooseLocale(locale),
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Switch to `locale`: nothing for the active language, otherwise store it
+   * and reload once _confirmLocaleReload agrees.
+   * @param {string} locale
+   * @returns {'unchanged'|'declined'|'switched'}
+   */
+  _chooseLocale(locale) {
+    return applyLocaleChoice(locale, {
+      current: getLocale(),
+      confirmSwitch: () => this._confirmLocaleReload(),
+      switchLocale: (next) => persistLocaleAndReload(next),
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Switching language reloads the page. While that would lose work the page
+   * cannot restore, ask first.
+   * @returns {boolean} true to switch.
+   */
+  _confirmLocaleReload() {
+    const lost = describeUnsavedWork();
+    if (!lost.length || typeof globalThis.confirm !== 'function') return true;
+    return globalThis.confirm(
+      t(
+        'Switching language reloads the page. This will be lost: {items}. Switch anyway?',
+        { items: lost.join(', ') },
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sizes one Display-panel label column to the longest label in the active
+   * language, so slider tracks line up. Counts characters (labels are
+   * monospace and often hidden); CSS turns the count into a width.
+   * @returns {void}
+   */
+  _sizeDisplayLabelColumn() {
+    const labels = document.querySelectorAll(
+      '#pp-toggles .pp-slider-row > .pp-slider-mini-label',
+    );
+    let longest = 0;
+    for (const label of labels) {
+      longest = Math.max(longest, label.textContent.trim().length);
+    }
+    if (longest > 0) {
+      document.documentElement.style.setProperty(
+        '--pp-label-chars',
+        String(longest),
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Rewrites a header's last text node, keeping the leading icon span that a
+   * textContent write would destroy.
+   * @param {Element|null} element
+   * @param {string} text
+   * @returns {void}
+   */
+  _setHeaderText(element, text) {
+    if (!element) return;
+    const textNode = Array.from(element.childNodes)
+      .reverse()
+      .find(
+        (node) => node.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE && node.nodeValue?.trim(),
+      );
+    if (textNode) textNode.nodeValue = text;
+    else element.textContent = text;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Translates at boot the header texts that share their element with an
+   * icon or a <br> (data-i18n-runtime in the templates).
+   * @returns {void}
+   */
+  _applyRuntimeStaticHeaderText() {
+    this._setHeaderText(
+      document.querySelector('#control-panel .panel-title'),
+      t('VISUAL PRESETS'),
+    );
+    this._setHeaderText(
+      document.querySelector('#location-bar .location-toolbar-label'),
+      t('LOCATION'),
+    );
+    // One span holds both mode descriptions around a <br>; keep the <br>.
+    const standbyDescription = document.querySelector(
+      '#context-mode-standby span',
+    );
+    if (standbyDescription) {
+      standbyDescription.replaceChildren(
+        document.createTextNode(
+          t('CONTACTS — nearest planes · vessels · sites'),
+        ),
+        document.createElement('br'),
+        document.createTextNode(
+          t('SPACE MISSIONS — launches & orbital assets'),
+        ),
+      );
+    }
+    // Leading space after the live dot, as showBriefPage writes it.
+    const briefKicker = document.querySelector('#cockpit-brief-kicker');
+    if (briefKicker) {
+      this._setHeaderText(briefKicker, ` ${t('LIVE SIGNALS')}`);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Renders the owner-approved map stack chip row from the matching controller
    * entries. Cesium ion/Bing chips remain keyboard-focusable but unavailable,
@@ -708,6 +857,7 @@ export class StyleManager extends ShellFacade {
    */
   _initMapStackControl() {
     if (!this.mapStackController) return;
+
     this._mapSourceControls?.destroy();
     this._mapSourceControls = createMapSourceControls({
       container: this._mapStackChips,
@@ -1029,7 +1179,7 @@ export class StyleManager extends ShellFacade {
     const { cctvLayer } = this.services;
     if (this._disposed) return false;
     if (!this._dataManager || !this._dataManager.layers?.has('cctv')) {
-      this._showToast('CCTV layer unavailable');
+      this._showToast(t('CCTV layer unavailable'));
       return false;
     }
     const enabled = this._dataManager.isEnabled('cctv');
@@ -1478,7 +1628,7 @@ export class StyleManager extends ShellFacade {
     this._lifetime.listen(this._shareBtn, 'click', async () => {
       const success = await this.shareLinkManager.copyLink();
       if (!this._disposed)
-        this._showToast(success ? 'Link copied!' : 'Copy failed');
+        this._showToast(success ? t('Link copied!') : t('Copy failed'));
     });
   }
 
@@ -1576,6 +1726,10 @@ export class StyleManager extends ShellFacade {
     this._shareState.destroy();
     this._locationNavigation.destroy();
     this._lifetime.destroy();
+    for (const unregister of this._unsavedWorkChecks?.splice(0) ?? [])
+      unregister();
+    this._localePicker?.destroy();
+    this._localePicker = null;
     this._recording.destroy();
     this._panelChrome.destroy();
     this._feedback.destroy();

src/ui/cameraOrientationControls.js

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as Cesium from 'cesium';
 import { isPickedWorldPosition } from '../data/scenePick.js';
+import { t } from '../i18n/index.js';
 
 function trackedTarget(viewer) {
   const entity = viewer.trackedEntity;
@@ -288,8 +289,8 @@ export function bindCameraOrientationControls({
       tiltButton?.setAttribute(
         'aria-label',
         next.tilted
-          ? 'Return map to straight-down view'
-          : 'Tilt map to oblique view',
+          ? t('Return map to straight-down view')
+          : t('Tilt map to oblique view'),
       );
     }
     if (!applied || applied.heading !== next.heading) {
@@ -297,7 +298,9 @@ export function bindCameraOrientationControls({
       northButton?.style?.setProperty('--camera-heading', `${next.heading}deg`);
       northButton?.setAttribute(
         'aria-label',
-        `Reset map to north up. Current heading ${next.heading} degrees`,
+        t('Reset map to north up. Current heading {heading} degrees', {
+          heading: next.heading,
+        }),
       );
     }
     applied = next;
@@ -323,7 +326,7 @@ export function bindCameraOrientationControls({
         : false;
     });
     if (result) {
-      showToast?.(result.tilted ? 'Tilted view' : 'Straight-down view');
+      showToast?.(result.tilted ? t('Tilted view') : t('Straight-down view'));
       // The action reports the state it just commanded, so the button can
       // follow it without a second pick.
       tilted = result.tilted;
@@ -342,7 +345,7 @@ export function bindCameraOrientationControls({
         })
       );
     });
-    if (result) showToast?.('North up');
+    if (result) showToast?.(t('North up'));
     sync();
   });
 

src/ui/cctvBindings.js

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { t } from '../i18n/index.js';
+
 export function _initCctvPanel() {
   if (!this._cctvPanel) return;
 
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ export function _initCctvPanel() {
       },
       { origin: 'user' },
     );
-    this.actions.showToast('CCTV calibration saved');
+    this.actions.showToast(t('CCTV calibration saved'));
   });
 
   this.listen(this._cctvCalibResetBtn, 'click', () => {

src/ui/cctvCalibration.js

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { formatNumber, t, msg } from '../i18n/index.js';
+
 /** Shortest-wrap signed degrees, for heading offsets typed as absolute values. */
 const signedNormalizeDeg = (deg) => ((((deg + 180) % 360) + 360) % 360) - 180;
 
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ const signedNormalizeDeg = (deg) => ((((deg + 180) % 360) + 360) % 360) - 180;
  */
 const CCTV_CAL_FIELDS = {
   heading: {
-    label: 'HDG',
+    label: msg('HDG'),
     unit: '°',
     decimals: 1,
     get: (cam) => cam.headingDeg,
@@ -19,21 +21,21 @@ const CCTV_CAL_FIELDS = {
     }),
   },
   pitch: {
-    label: 'PITCH',
+    label: msg('PITCH'),
     unit: '°',
     decimals: 1,
     get: (cam) => cam.pitchDeg,
     toPatch: (value, base) => ({ pitchDeg: value - base.pitchDeg }),
   },
   fov: {
-    label: 'FOV',
+    label: msg('FOV'),
     unit: '°',
     decimals: 0,
     get: (cam) => cam.fovDeg,
     toPatch: (value, base) => ({ fovDeg: value - base.fovDeg }),
   },
   range: {
-    label: 'RANGE',
+    label: msg('RANGE'),
     unit: 'm',
     decimals: 0,
     get: (cam) => cam.rangeM,
@@ -42,21 +44,21 @@ const CCTV_CAL_FIELDS = {
     }),
   },
   height: {
-    label: 'HGT',
+    label: msg('HGT'),
     unit: 'm',
     decimals: 0,
     get: (cam) => cam.mountHeightM,
     toPatch: (value, base) => ({ heightM: value - base.mountHeightM }),
   },
   north: {
-    label: 'ΔN',
+    label: msg('ΔN'),
     unit: 'm',
     decimals: 1,
     get: (cam) => cam.calibration?.offsetNorthM || 0,
     toPatch: (value) => ({ offsetNorthM: value }),
   },
   east: {
-    label: 'ΔE',
+    label: msg('ΔE'),
     unit: 'm',
     decimals: 1,
     get: (cam) => cam.calibration?.offsetEastM || 0,
@@ -64,6 +66,27 @@ const CCTV_CAL_FIELDS = {
   },
 };
 
+/** Chip text for one pose value: locale decimals, translated metre unit. */
+function calValueText(field, value) {
+  const options = {
+    minimumFractionDigits: field.decimals,
+    maximumFractionDigits: field.decimals,
+  };
+  if (field.unit === 'm') {
+    // English keeps its compact "RANGE 120m"; other languages space the unit.
+    const metres = formatNumber(Number(value), {
+      useGrouping: false,
+      ...options,
+    });
+    return `${t(field.label)} ${t('{value}m', { value: metres })}`;
+  }
+  const number = formatNumber(Number(value), {
+    useGrouping: false,
+    ...options,
+  });
+  return `${t(field.label)} ${number}${field.unit}`;
+}
+
 export function _activeCctvCameraId() {
   return this._cctvState?.activeCameraId || this._cctvSelect?.value || '';
 }
@@ -81,7 +104,7 @@ export function _resetCctvCalibration() {
     },
     { origin: 'user' },
   );
-  this.actions.showToast('CCTV calibration reset');
+  this.actions.showToast(t('CCTV calibration reset'));
 }
 
 export function _beginCctvCalValueEdit(chip) {
@@ -99,7 +122,7 @@ export function _beginCctvCalValueEdit(chip) {
   input.step = field.decimals > 0 ? '0.1' : '1';
   input.value = Number(startValue).toFixed(field.decimals);
   input.className = 'cctv-cal-input';
-  chip.textContent = `${field.label} `;
+  chip.textContent = `${t(field.label)} `;
   chip.appendChild(input);
   input.focus();
   input.select();
@@ -162,7 +185,7 @@ export function _syncCctvCalReadout(enabled, activeCamera) {
   if (this._cctvAdjustBtn) {
     const adjustOn = !!this._cctvState?.calibrationMode;
     this._cctvAdjustBtn.classList.toggle('active', adjustOn && canCalibrate);
-    this._cctvAdjustBtn.textContent = adjustOn ? 'ADJUST ON' : 'ADJUST';
+    this._cctvAdjustBtn.textContent = adjustOn ? t('ADJUST ON') : t('ADJUST');
     this._cctvAdjustBtn.disabled = !canCalibrate;
   }
   if (this._cctvCalReadout) {
@@ -174,8 +197,8 @@ export function _syncCctvCalReadout(enabled, activeCamera) {
       if (!field) continue;
       const value = canCalibrate ? field.get(activeCamera) : null;
       chip.textContent = Number.isFinite(value)
-        ? `${field.label} ${Number(value).toFixed(field.decimals)}${field.unit}`
-        : `${field.label} --`;
+        ? calValueText(field, value)
+        : `${t(field.label)} --`;
       chip.disabled = !canCalibrate;
     }
   }

src/ui/cctvFrames.js

@@ -1,3 +1,81 @@
+import { msg, t } from '../i18n/index.js';
+
+/**
+ * Display text for the CCTV source health the server reports
+ * (server/providers/cctv.js `setHealth`). The server keeps its English codes
+ * and messages; the panel translates them where it renders.
+ */
+
+const SOURCE_KIND_LABELS = Object.freeze({
+  snapshot: msg('SNAPSHOT'),
+  live: msg('LIVE'),
+  fallback: msg('FALLBACK'),
+  upstream: msg('UPSTREAM'),
+  synthetic: msg('SYNTHETIC'),
+  configured: msg('CONFIGURED'),
+  seed: msg('SEED'),
+  image: msg('IMAGE'),
+  unknown: msg('UNKNOWN'),
+});
+
+const SOURCE_STATUS_LABELS = Object.freeze({
+  degraded: msg('DEGRADED'),
+  error: msg('ERROR'),
+  unknown: msg('UNKNOWN'),
+});
+
+const SOURCE_MESSAGES = Object.freeze({
+  'Live HLS connected': msg('Live HLS connected'),
+  'Live HLS unavailable': msg('Live HLS unavailable'),
+  'No stream URL configured': msg('No stream URL configured'),
+  'Live stream connected': msg('Live stream connected'),
+  'Snapshot feed connected': msg('Snapshot feed connected'),
+  'Media fetch failed': msg('Media fetch failed'),
+  'Upstream snapshot active': msg('Upstream snapshot active'),
+  'Fallback Street View frame': msg('Fallback Street View frame'),
+  'Upstream unavailable': msg('Upstream unavailable'),
+  'No source configured': msg('No source configured'),
+});
+
+const SOURCE_LABELS = Object.freeze({
+  'Configured source': msg('Configured source'),
+  'Configured Source': msg('Configured Source'),
+  'Synthetic fallback': msg('Synthetic fallback'),
+});
+
+/** "SNAPSHOT" / "СНИМОК"; unknown codes (HLS, MJPEG…) stay as uppercase codes. */
+export function cctvSourceKindLabel(kind) {
+  const key = String(kind || 'unknown').toLowerCase();
+  return SOURCE_KIND_LABELS[key]
+    ? t(SOURCE_KIND_LABELS[key])
+    : key.toUpperCase();
+}
+
+/** "DEGRADED" / "ПЕРЕБОИ"; OK and unknown codes stay as uppercase codes. */
+export function cctvSourceStatusLabel(status) {
+  const key = String(status || 'unknown').toLowerCase();
+  return SOURCE_STATUS_LABELS[key]
+    ? t(SOURCE_STATUS_LABELS[key])
+    : key.toUpperCase();
+}
+
+/** A server health message in the page language; unknown text passes through. */
+export function cctvSourceMessageText(message) {
+  const text = String(message || '');
+  if (SOURCE_MESSAGES[text]) return t(SOURCE_MESSAGES[text]);
+  const http = /^Upstream HTTP (\d{3})$/.exec(text);
+  if (http) return t('Upstream HTTP {status}', { status: http[1] });
+  const media = /^Unexpected media type (.+)$/.exec(text);
+  if (media) return t('Unexpected media type {type}', { type: media[1] });
+  return text;
+}
+
+/** A generic provider label from the server; real provider names pass through. */
+export function cctvSourceLabelText(label) {
+  const text = String(label || '');
+  return SOURCE_LABELS[text] ? t(SOURCE_LABELS[text]) : text;
+}
+
 export function _clearCctvFrame() {
   this._cctvFrameRequestToken += 1;
   if (this._cctvFramePreloader) {
@@ -86,26 +164,26 @@ export function _settleCctvFrame(token, src, ok) {
 export function _syncCctvSourceBadge(activeCamera, enabled) {
   if (!this._cctvSourceBadge) return;
   if (!enabled || !activeCamera) {
-    this._cctvSourceBadge.textContent = 'SOURCE · UNKNOWN';
+    this._cctvSourceBadge.textContent = t('SOURCE · UNKNOWN');
     this._cctvSourceBadge.dataset.frameState = 'idle';
     return;
   }
   const hasDisplayedFrame =
     this._cctvFrameWrap?.classList.contains('has-frame');
   if (this._cctvFrame?.dataset.loading === 'true' && !hasDisplayedFrame) {
-    this._cctvSourceBadge.textContent = 'FRAME · LOADING';
+    this._cctvSourceBadge.textContent = t('FRAME · LOADING');
     this._cctvSourceBadge.dataset.frameState = 'loading';
     return;
   }
   if (this._cctvFrame?.dataset.error === 'true' && !hasDisplayedFrame) {
-    this._cctvSourceBadge.textContent = 'FRAME · UNAVAILABLE';
+    this._cctvSourceBadge.textContent = t('FRAME · UNAVAILABLE');
     this._cctvSourceBadge.dataset.frameState = 'error';
     return;
   }
-  const kind = String(
+  const kind = cctvSourceKindLabel(
     activeCamera.sourceKind || activeCamera.feedType || 'unknown',
-  ).toUpperCase();
-  const status = String(activeCamera.sourceStatus || 'unknown').toUpperCase();
+  );
+  const status = cctvSourceStatusLabel(activeCamera.sourceStatus || 'unknown');
   this._cctvSourceBadge.textContent = `${kind} · ${status}`;
   this._cctvSourceBadge.dataset.frameState = 'ready';
 }

src/ui/cctvPresentation.js

@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
+import { t, tn } from '../i18n/index.js';
+import { cctvSourceLabelText, cctvSourceMessageText } from './cctvFrames.js';
+
 import { createCctvVideoSurface } from './cctvVideo.js';
 export function _calBadgeLabel(badge) {
   switch (badge) {
     case 'calibrated':
-      return 'CALIBRATED';
+      return t('CALIBRATED');
     case 'curated':
-      return 'CURATED';
+      return t('CURATED');
     case 'raw-prior':
-      return 'RAW PRIOR';
+      return t('RAW PRIOR');
     default:
       return '--';
   }
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ export function _renderCctvState(state) {
 
   if (this._cctvEnableBtn) {
     this._cctvEnableBtn.classList.toggle('active', enabled);
-    this._cctvEnableBtn.textContent = enabled ? 'CCTV ON' : 'CCTV OFF';
+    this._cctvEnableBtn.textContent = enabled ? t('CCTV ON') : t('CCTV OFF');
   }
 
   if (this._cctvSelect) {
@@ -99,17 +102,19 @@ export function _renderCctvState(state) {
     this._cctvCoverageBtn.classList.toggle('active', mode !== 'off');
     this._cctvCoverageBtn.textContent =
       mode === 'viewshed'
-        ? 'VIEWSHED ON'
+        ? t('VIEWSHED ON')
         : mode === 'on'
-          ? 'COVERAGE ON'
-          : 'COVERAGE OFF';
+          ? t('COVERAGE ON')
+          : t('COVERAGE OFF');
     this._cctvCoverageBtn.disabled = !enabled;
   }
 
   if (this._cctvAutoHopBtn) {
     const autoHop = !!state?.autoHop;
     this._cctvAutoHopBtn.classList.toggle('active', autoHop);
-    this._cctvAutoHopBtn.textContent = autoHop ? 'AUTO HOP ON' : 'AUTO HOP OFF';
+    this._cctvAutoHopBtn.textContent = autoHop
+      ? t('AUTO HOP ON')
+      : t('AUTO HOP OFF');
     this._cctvAutoHopBtn.disabled = !enabled;
   }
 
@@ -117,8 +122,8 @@ export function _renderCctvState(state) {
     const showProjection = state?.showProjection !== false;
     this._cctvProjectionBtn.classList.toggle('active', showProjection);
     this._cctvProjectionBtn.textContent = showProjection
-      ? 'PROJECTION ON'
-      : 'PROJECTION OFF';
+      ? t('PROJECTION ON')
+      : t('PROJECTION OFF');
     this._cctvProjectionBtn.disabled = !enabled;
   }
 
@@ -133,8 +138,10 @@ export function _renderCctvState(state) {
     const badge = activeCamera?.calBadge || null;
     const dirty = !!activeCamera?.calDirty;
     this._cctvQualityChip.textContent = dirty
-      ? 'CAL · EDITED (UNSAVED)'
-      : `CAL · ${this._calBadgeLabel(badge)}`;
+      ? t('CAL · EDITED (UNSAVED)')
+      : t('CAL · {badge}', {
+          badge: this._calBadgeLabel(badge),
+        });
     this._cctvQualityChip.dataset.calBadge = dirty ? 'edited' : badge || '';
   }
 
@@ -142,26 +149,50 @@ export function _renderCctvState(state) {
 
   if (this._cctvMeta) {
     if (activeCamera) {
-      const provider =
+      const provider = cctvSourceLabelText(
         activeCamera.sourceLabel ||
-        activeCamera.provider ||
-        'Configured Source';
+          activeCamera.provider ||
+          'Configured Source',
+      );
       const statusMsg = activeCamera.sourceMessage
-        ? ` · ${activeCamera.sourceMessage}`
+        ? ` · ${cctvSourceMessageText(activeCamera.sourceMessage)}`
         : '';
       // A partner-supplied feed inside a pack names its owner here.
       const credit = activeCamera.credit ? ` · ${activeCamera.credit}` : '';
       const calBadge = activeCamera.calBadge
         ? this._calBadgeLabel(activeCamera.calBadge)
         : '';
-      const projLabel = state?.showProjection !== false ? 'MONITOR' : 'OFF';
-      this._cctvMeta.textContent = `${activeCamera.city} · HDG ${Math.round(activeCamera.headingDeg)}° · FOV ${Math.round(activeCamera.fovDeg)}° · RANGE ${Math.round(activeCamera.rangeM)}m · ${projLabel}${calBadge ? ` · ${calBadge}` : ''} · ${provider}${credit}${statusMsg}`;
+      const projLabel =
+        state?.showProjection !== false ? t('MONITOR') : t('OFF');
+      this._cctvMeta.textContent = t(
+        '{city} · HDG {heading} · FOV {fov} · RANGE {range}m · {projection}{calBadge} · {provider}{status}',
+        {
+          city: activeCamera.city,
+          heading: `${Math.round(activeCamera.headingDeg)}°`,
+          fov: `${Math.round(activeCamera.fovDeg)}°`,
+          range: Math.round(activeCamera.rangeM),
+          projection: projLabel,
+          calBadge: calBadge ? ` · ${calBadge}` : '',
+          provider,
+          status: `${credit}${statusMsg}`,
+        },
+      );
     } else if (cameras.length > 0) {
       this._cctvMeta.textContent = enabled
-        ? `${cameras.length} cameras loaded · click a camera to activate`
-        : `${cameras.length} cameras loaded · enable CCTV to activate`;
+        ? tn(
+            cameras.length,
+            '{count} camera loaded · click a camera to activate',
+            '{count} cameras loaded · click a camera to activate',
+          )
+        : tn(
+            cameras.length,
+            '{count} camera loaded · enable CCTV to activate',
+            '{count} cameras loaded · enable CCTV to activate',
+          );
     } else {
-      this._cctvMeta.textContent = 'Enable CCTV to load camera intersections';
+      this._cctvMeta.textContent = t(
+        'Enable CCTV to load camera intersections',
+      );
     }
   }
 
@@ -211,13 +242,13 @@ export function _renderCctvState(state) {
   this._syncCctvSourceBadge(activeCamera, enabled);
   this._typeCctvSummary(
     state?.summary ||
-      'Enable CCTV to start camera-linked intelligence summaries.',
+      t('Enable CCTV to start camera-linked intelligence summaries.'),
   );
 }
 
 export function _typeCctvSummary(text) {
   if (this.destroyed || !this._cctvSummary) return;
-  const nextText = String(text || '').trim() || 'No summary available.';
+  const nextText = String(text || '').trim() || t('No summary available.');
   if (nextText === this._lastCctvSummaryText) return;
   this._lastCctvSummaryText = nextText;
 
@@ -249,7 +280,7 @@ export function _updateCctvSyncChip(loading, enabled) {
     clearTimeout(this._cctvChipHideTimer);
     this._cctvChipHideTimer = null;
     this._cctvChipWasBusy = true;
-    this.actions.setSplitFlapText(this._cctvSyncLabel, 'loading frames');
+    this.actions.setSplitFlapText(this._cctvSyncLabel, t('loading frames'));
     // The counter is left plain on purpose: it ticks every few frames
     // during a grid load, and flapping it would read as a slot machine.
     this._cctvSyncProgress.textContent = `${loaded}/${total}`;
@@ -260,7 +291,7 @@ export function _updateCctvSyncChip(loading, enabled) {
   if (this._cctvChipWasBusy && enabled && total > 0) {
     // Load just completed — flash the final count, then auto-hide.
     this._cctvChipWasBusy = false;
-    this.actions.setSplitFlapText(this._cctvSyncLabel, 'camera grid ready');
+    this.actions.setSplitFlapText(this._cctvSyncLabel, t('camera grid ready'));
     this._cctvSyncProgress.textContent = `${total}/${total}`;
     this._cctvSyncChip.classList.add('visible');
     clearTimeout(this._cctvChipHideTimer);

src/ui/clearLayersControl.js

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { t } from '../i18n/index.js';
+
 /** Keep the clear action focusable while busy; the caller owns its transaction. */
 export function bindClearLayersControl(button, clear) {
   let destroyed = false;
@@ -12,7 +14,9 @@ export function bindClearLayersControl(button, clear) {
       button.setAttribute('aria-busy', String(busy));
       button.setAttribute(
         'aria-label',
-        busy ? 'Clearing selected data layers' : 'Clear selected data layers',
+        busy
+          ? t('Clearing selected data layers')
+          : t('Clear selected data layers'),
       );
     },
     destroy() {

src/ui/cockpitBriefing.js

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /** Regional briefing requests, pages and rotation for the Cockpit controller. */
+import { formatNumber, t, msg } from '../i18n/index.js';
 import {
   COCKPIT_BRIEF_ROTATE_MS,
   COCKPIT_BRIEF_CYCLE_OFF_HELP,
@@ -7,9 +8,27 @@ import {
   COCKPIT_REGIONAL_REFRESH_DISTANCE_M,
   COCKPIT_BRIEF_PAGES,
   formatCockpitBriefAge,
+  formatCockpitCoordinate,
   formatCockpitWindDirection,
 } from './cockpitPresentation.js';
 
+// regionalModel.weatherCodeLabel is shared with node code and returns
+// English; translate it here.
+const WEATHER_CONDITION_KEYS = Object.freeze({
+  'CONDITIONS UNKNOWN': msg('CONDITIONS UNKNOWN'),
+  CLEAR: msg('CLEAR'),
+  'PARTLY CLOUDY': msg('PARTLY CLOUDY'),
+  OVERCAST: msg('OVERCAST'),
+  FOG: msg('FOG'),
+  DRIZZLE: msg('DRIZZLE'),
+  RAIN: msg('RAIN'),
+  SNOW: msg('SNOW'),
+  'RAIN SHOWERS': msg('RAIN SHOWERS'),
+  'SNOW SHOWERS': msg('SNOW SHOWERS'),
+  THUNDERSTORM: msg('THUNDERSTORM'),
+  'MIXED CONDITIONS': msg('MIXED CONDITIONS'),
+});
+
 export function showBriefPage(index, { manual = false } = {}) {
   if (this.destroyed) return;
   const count = COCKPIT_BRIEF_PAGES.length;
@@ -26,15 +45,18 @@ export function showBriefPage(index, { manual = false } = {}) {
   if (this.briefKicker) {
     const indicator = this.briefKicker.querySelector('i');
     this.briefKicker.replaceChildren(
-      ...[indicator, document.createTextNode(` ${page.kicker}`)].filter(
+      ...[indicator, document.createTextNode(` ${t(page.kickerKey)}`)].filter(
         Boolean,
       ),
     );
   }
-  if (this.briefSubtitle) this.briefSubtitle.textContent = page.subtitle;
+  if (this.briefSubtitle) this.briefSubtitle.textContent = t(page.subtitleKey);
   if (this.briefPosition)
     this.briefPosition.textContent = `${this.briefPageIndex + 1} / ${count}`;
-  if (this.briefSource) this.briefSource.textContent = page.source;
+  if (this.briefSource)
+    this.briefSource.textContent = page.sourceKey
+      ? t(page.sourceKey, { source: page.sourceName })
+      : page.source;
   if (this.signalStream) this.signalStream.dataset.briefPage = page.id;
   if (manual && this.briefAutoRotateEnabled)
     this.startBriefRotation({ reset: true });
@@ -56,6 +78,22 @@ export function setBriefAutoRotate(enabled) {
       : COCKPIT_BRIEF_CYCLE_OFF_HELP;
     this.briefAutoToggle.setAttribute('aria-label', label);
     this.briefAutoToggle.title = help;
+    // cockpitMarkup.test.mjs pins the English writes above; these translate
+    // them.
+    const labelKey = this.briefAutoRotateEnabled
+      ? msg('CYCLE ON')
+      : msg('CYCLE OFF');
+    this.briefAutoToggle.textContent = t(labelKey);
+    this.briefAutoToggle.setAttribute('aria-label', t(labelKey));
+    this.briefAutoToggle.title = t(
+      this.briefAutoRotateEnabled
+        ? msg(
+            'Stop automatic page cycling. Previous, Next, and the SIG/NEWS/LOCAL tabs stay available.',
+          )
+        : msg(
+            'Cycle briefing pages automatically every 9 seconds (Signals → News → Local). Pauses while you hover or focus the panel. Live signal data refreshes continuously either way.',
+          ),
+    );
   }
   if (this.briefAutoRotateEnabled) this.startBriefRotation({ reset: true });
   else this.stopBriefRotation();
@@ -94,11 +132,11 @@ export function stopBriefRotation() {
 export function updateLocalPosition(info) {
   if (!this.localCoordinates) return;
   if (!Number.isFinite(info.latitude) || !Number.isFinite(info.longitude)) {
-    this.localCoordinates.textContent = 'POSITION UNAVAILABLE';
+    this.localCoordinates.textContent = t('POSITION UNAVAILABLE');
     return;
   }
-  const lat = `${Math.abs(info.latitude).toFixed(3)}°${info.latitude >= 0 ? 'N' : 'S'}`;
-  const lon = `${Math.abs(info.longitude).toFixed(3)}°${info.longitude >= 0 ? 'E' : 'W'}`;
+  const lat = formatCockpitCoordinate(info.latitude, 'N', 'S');
+  const lon = formatCockpitCoordinate(info.longitude, 'E', 'W');
   this.localCoordinates.textContent = `${lat} · ${lon}`;
 }
 
@@ -175,14 +213,14 @@ export function renderRegionalBriefStatus(status, info) {
     this.newsStatus.dataset.state = status;
     this.newsStatus.textContent =
       status === 'loading'
-        ? 'ACQUIRING REGIONAL NEWS'
-        : 'REGIONAL NEWS UNAVAILABLE';
+        ? t('ACQUIRING REGIONAL NEWS')
+        : t('REGIONAL NEWS UNAVAILABLE');
   }
   if (status === 'unavailable') this.newsList?.replaceChildren();
   if (this.localPlace && status === 'loading')
-    this.localPlace.textContent = 'RESOLVING REGION';
+    this.localPlace.textContent = t('RESOLVING REGION');
   if (this.localPlace && status === 'unavailable')
-    this.localPlace.textContent = 'REGION UNAVAILABLE';
+    this.localPlace.textContent = t('REGION UNAVAILABLE');
   this.updateLocalPosition(info);
 }
 
@@ -193,8 +231,8 @@ export function renderRegionalBrief(payload, info) {
     this.newsStatus.dataset.state = payload?.newsStatus || 'unavailable';
     this.newsStatus.textContent =
       payload?.newsStatus === 'empty'
-        ? 'NO RECENT LOCATION MATCHES'
-        : 'REGIONAL NEWS UNAVAILABLE';
+        ? t('NO RECENT LOCATION MATCHES')
+        : t('REGIONAL NEWS UNAVAILABLE');
   }
   if (this.newsList) {
     this.newsList.replaceChildren(
@@ -207,7 +245,10 @@ export function renderRegionalBrief(payload, info) {
         const title = document.createElement('strong');
         title.textContent = article.title;
         const metadata = document.createElement('span');
-        metadata.textContent = `${article.domain || 'SOURCE'} · ${formatCockpitBriefAge(article.publishedAt)}`;
+        metadata.textContent = t('{domain} · {age}', {
+          domain: article.domain || t('SOURCE'),
+          age: formatCockpitBriefAge(article.publishedAt),
+        });
         link.append(title, metadata);
         entry.append(link);
         return entry;
@@ -216,7 +257,7 @@ export function renderRegionalBrief(payload, info) {
   }
 
   const placeLabel =
-    payload?.place?.label || payload?.place?.country || 'REGION UNAVAILABLE';
+    payload?.place?.label || payload?.place?.country || t('REGION UNAVAILABLE');
   if (this.localPlace) this.localPlace.textContent = placeLabel.toUpperCase();
   this.updateLocalPosition(info);
   const weather = payload?.weather;
@@ -227,7 +268,7 @@ export function renderRegionalBrief(payload, info) {
   }
   if (this.localWind) {
     this.localWind.textContent = Number.isFinite(weather?.windKph)
-      ? `${Math.round(weather.windKph)} KM/H`
+      ? t('{value} KM/H', { value: Math.round(weather.windKph) })
       : '—';
   }
   if (this.localWindDirection) {
@@ -235,26 +276,37 @@ export function renderRegionalBrief(payload, info) {
       weather?.windDirectionDeg,
     );
   }
-  if (this.localCondition)
-    this.localCondition.textContent = this.services.weatherCodeLabel(
-      weather?.weatherCode,
-    );
+  if (this.localCondition) {
+    const condition = this.services.weatherCodeLabel(weather?.weatherCode);
+    const conditionKey = WEATHER_CONDITION_KEYS[condition];
+    this.localCondition.textContent = conditionKey
+      ? t(conditionKey)
+      : condition;
+  }
   if (this.localCloud) {
     this.localCloud.textContent = Number.isFinite(weather?.cloudCoverPct)
-      ? `CLOUD ${Math.round(weather.cloudCoverPct)}%`
-      : 'CLOUD UNKNOWN';
+      ? t('CLOUD {pct}%', {
+          pct: Math.round(weather.cloudCoverPct),
+        })
+      : t('CLOUD UNKNOWN');
   }
   if (this.localPrecipitation) {
     this.localPrecipitation.textContent = Number.isFinite(
       weather?.precipitationMm,
     )
-      ? weather.precipitationMm.toFixed(1)
+      ? formatNumber(weather.precipitationMm, {
+          useGrouping: false,
+          minimumFractionDigits: 1,
+          maximumFractionDigits: 1,
+        })
       : '—';
   }
   if (this.signalStream)
     this.signalStream.dataset.regionalStatus = payload?.status || 'partial';
   if (this.briefPageIndex === 1 && this.briefSource) {
-    this.briefSource.textContent = `${String(payload?.newsSource || 'REGIONAL NEWS').toUpperCase()} · LOCATION QUERY`;
+    this.briefSource.textContent = t('{source} · LOCATION QUERY', {
+      source: String(payload?.newsSource || t('REGIONAL NEWS')).toUpperCase(),
+    });
   }
   this.scheduleContextLayout();
 }

src/ui/cockpitContext.js

@@ -1,11 +1,25 @@
 /** Contact readouts and nearby-signal presentation for the Cockpit controller. */
 import * as Cesium from 'cesium';
+import { formatNumber, t, tn } from '../i18n/index.js';
+import { unitLabel } from './unitLabels.js';
 import {
   bearingBetweenCoordinates,
   formatCockpitContextScope,
   relativeBearing,
   resolveCockpitContextReadout,
 } from '../cockpitMath.js';
+import { formatCockpitDistance } from './cockpitPresentation.js';
+
+/** The Context scope line in the active language (see cockpitMath.js). */
+const LOCALIZED_CONTEXT_SCOPE = Object.freeze({
+  window: ({ label, radiusKm }) =>
+    t('{label} · {radius} AIR/SEA WINDOW', {
+      label,
+      radius: `${radiusKm === null ? '—' : formatNumber(radiusKm)}\u00a0${unitLabel('km').toUpperCase()}`,
+    }),
+  installations: ({ scope, coverage }) =>
+    t('{scope} · INSTALLATIONS {coverage}', { scope, coverage }),
+});
 
 export function updateContext(info, heading) {
   if (!this.context) return;
@@ -20,8 +34,8 @@ export function updateContext(info, heading) {
     this.pushCockpitSignal(
       'context-status',
       'info',
-      'CONTEXT STANDBY',
-      'ENABLE GLOBAL CONTEXT FOR PROXIMITY PINGS',
+      t('CONTEXT STANDBY'),
+      t('ENABLE GLOBAL CONTEXT FOR PROXIMITY PINGS'),
     );
     return;
   }
@@ -36,6 +50,7 @@ export function updateContext(info, heading) {
       snapshot.subject.label || trackedId,
       snapshot.radiusM,
       installationCoverage,
+      LOCALIZED_CONTEXT_SCOPE,
     );
   }
   // Navigation stays wired in every state — the operator must always be able
@@ -52,8 +67,9 @@ export function updateContext(info, heading) {
     const enteringLost = this.context.dataset.state !== 'lost';
     this.context.dataset.state = 'lost';
     if (this.contextUncertainty) {
-      this.contextUncertainty.textContent =
-        'CONTACT LOST · LAST KNOWN READOUT · NOT AN ALL-CLEAR';
+      this.contextUncertainty.textContent = t(
+        'CONTACT LOST · LAST KNOWN READOUT · NOT AN ALL-CLEAR',
+      );
     }
     // The cue changes the footer's height; re-run layout once on the way in
     // rather than every frame the contact stays lost.
@@ -61,8 +77,10 @@ export function updateContext(info, heading) {
     this.pushCockpitSignal(
       'context-status',
       'warning',
-      `CONTACT LOST · ${snapshot.subject.label || snapshot.subject.id || 'SUBJECT'}`,
-      'SUBJECT LEFT ITS FEED · READOUT HOLDING LAST KNOWN',
+      t('CONTACT LOST · {subject}', {
+        subject: snapshot.subject.label || snapshot.subject.id || 'SUBJECT',
+      }),
+      t('SUBJECT LEFT ITS FEED · READOUT HOLDING LAST KNOWN'),
     );
     return;
   }
@@ -83,25 +101,30 @@ export function updateContext(info, heading) {
   const closestLabel = this.services.formatAwarenessLabel(closest);
   if (this.contextNearestLabel) {
     this.contextNearestLabel.textContent = closest
-      ? `${closest.cohort.label.toUpperCase()} · ${closestLabel}`
-      : 'NO AVAILABLE EXAMPLE';
+      ? t('{cohort} · {contact}', {
+          cohort: closest.cohort.label.toUpperCase(),
+          contact: closestLabel,
+        })
+      : t('NO AVAILABLE EXAMPLE');
     this.contextNearestLabel.setAttribute(
       'aria-label',
       closest && closestLabel === '—'
-        ? `${closest.cohort.label}, Unavailable`
+        ? t('{cohort}, Unavailable', {
+            cohort: closest.cohort.label,
+          })
         : this.contextNearestLabel.textContent,
     );
   }
   if (this.contextDistance) {
     const distanceM = closest?.distanceM;
     this.contextDistance.textContent = Number.isFinite(distanceM)
-      ? `${distanceM < 10000 ? (distanceM / 1000).toFixed(1) : Math.round(distanceM / 1000)} KM`
+      ? formatCockpitDistance(distanceM)
       : '—';
     this.contextDistance.setAttribute(
       'aria-label',
       Number.isFinite(distanceM)
         ? this.contextDistance.textContent
-        : 'Unavailable',
+        : t('Unavailable'),
     );
   }
 
@@ -133,15 +156,24 @@ export function updateContext(info, heading) {
     this.contextDirection.classList.toggle('unknown', relative === null);
   }
   if (this.contextBearing) {
-    if (relative === null) this.contextBearing.textContent = 'BRG —';
-    else if (Math.abs(relative) < 8) this.contextBearing.textContent = 'AHEAD';
-    else
-      this.contextBearing.textContent = `${relative < 0 ? 'L' : 'R'} ${String(Math.round(Math.abs(relative))).padStart(3, '0')}°`;
+    if (relative === null) this.contextBearing.textContent = t('BRG —');
+    else if (Math.abs(relative) < 8)
+      this.contextBearing.textContent = t('AHEAD');
+    else {
+      this.contextBearing.textContent = t('{side} {angle}', {
+        side: relative < 0 ? t('L') : t('R'),
+        angle: `${String(Math.round(Math.abs(relative))).padStart(3, '0')}°`,
+      });
+    }
   }
   if (this.contextUncertainty) {
     this.contextUncertainty.textContent = unknownCount
-      ? `${unknownCount} INPUT${unknownCount === 1 ? '' : 'S'} UNKNOWN · NOT AN ALL-CLEAR`
-      : 'AVAILABLE INPUTS CURRENT · NOT AN ALL-CLEAR';
+      ? tn(
+          unknownCount,
+          '{count} INPUT UNKNOWN · NOT AN ALL-CLEAR',
+          '{count} INPUTS UNKNOWN · NOT AN ALL-CLEAR',
+        )
+      : t('AVAILABLE INPUTS CURRENT · NOT AN ALL-CLEAR');
   }
   if (this.contextUpdated) {
     this.contextUpdated.textContent = Number.isFinite(snapshot.evaluatedAt)

src/ui/cockpitInstruments.js

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /** Instrument values, routes and vision controls for the Cockpit controller. */
+import { formatNumber, t } from '../i18n/index.js';
 import {
   COCKPIT_VISION_MODES,
   normalizeCockpitVisionMode,
@@ -20,9 +21,27 @@ import {
 } from '../cockpitMath.js';
 import {
   COCKPIT_CONTEXT_UPDATE_MS,
+  compassPointLabel,
+  formatCockpitCoordinate,
   setCockpitRollingValue,
 } from './cockpitPresentation.js';
 
+/** A transponder status name (src/data/aircraftEmergency.js) for the HUD. */
+const emergencyLabel = ({ name }) => t(name).toUpperCase();
+
+/** The emergency line in the active language (see cockpitMath.js). */
+const LOCALIZED_EMERGENCY = Object.freeze({
+  squawk: (parts) =>
+    t('SQUAWK {code} · {status}', {
+      code: parts.squawk,
+      status: emergencyLabel(parts),
+    }),
+  adsb: (parts) =>
+    parts.priority
+      ? t('ADS-B PRIORITY · {status}', { status: emergencyLabel(parts) })
+      : t('ADS-B EMERGENCY · {status}', { status: emergencyLabel(parts) }),
+});
+
 export function updateHud(
   info,
   nowMs = performance.now(),
@@ -32,7 +51,7 @@ export function updateHud(
   const heading = normalizeHeading(this.heading ?? info.track ?? 0);
   if (this.callsign) {
     this.callsign.textContent =
-      info.callsign || info.registration || info.icao24 || 'AIRCRAFT';
+      info.callsign || info.registration || info.icao24 || t('AIRCRAFT');
   }
   const speedKt = Number.isFinite(info.velocityMps)
     ? info.velocityMps * 1.94384
@@ -67,7 +86,7 @@ export function updateHud(
     setCockpitRollingValue(
       this.altitude,
       displayedAltitudeFt !== null
-        ? displayedAltitudeFt.toLocaleString('en-US')
+        ? formatNumber(displayedAltitudeFt)
         : '-----',
       displayedAltitudeFt,
       { immediate: forceContext },
@@ -110,7 +129,7 @@ export function updateHud(
       this.compassTape.innerHTML = divisions
         .map((division, index) => {
           const slot = index - 3;
-          return `<span class="${slot === 0 ? 'active' : ''}" style="--slot:${slot};--depth:${Math.abs(slot)}">${formatCompassDivision(division)}</span>`;
+          return `<span class="${slot === 0 ? 'active' : ''}" style="--slot:${slot};--depth:${Math.abs(slot)}">${compassPointLabel(formatCompassDivision(division))}</span>`;
         })
         .join('');
     }
@@ -119,26 +138,37 @@ export function updateHud(
     this.clock.textContent = new Date().toISOString().slice(11, 19) + 'Z';
   if (this.position) {
     const lat = Number.isFinite(info.latitude)
-      ? `${Math.abs(info.latitude).toFixed(3)}°${info.latitude >= 0 ? 'N' : 'S'}`
+      ? formatCockpitCoordinate(info.latitude, 'N', 'S')
       : '--';
     const lon = Number.isFinite(info.longitude)
-      ? `${Math.abs(info.longitude).toFixed(3)}°${info.longitude >= 0 ? 'E' : 'W'}`
+      ? formatCockpitCoordinate(info.longitude, 'E', 'W')
       : '--';
     this.position.textContent = `${lat} · ${lon}`;
   }
   if (this.aircraftMeta) {
     const feedState = this.surfaceAcquiring
-      ? 'ACQUIRING SURFACE'
+      ? t('ACQUIRING SURFACE')
       : this.surfaceFallback
-        ? 'SURFACE FALLBACK'
+        ? t('SURFACE FALLBACK')
         : info.stale
-          ? 'STALE FEED'
-          : 'LIVE TRACK';
-    const fleet = info.layerId === 'military' ? 'MILITARY' : 'COMMERCIAL';
-    const emergency = formatCockpitEmergency(info.emergency);
+          ? t('STALE FEED')
+          : t('LIVE TRACK');
+    const aircraftClass =
+      info.layerId === 'military' ? t('MILITARY') : t('COMMERCIAL');
+    const emergency = formatCockpitEmergency(
+      info.emergency,
+      LOCALIZED_EMERGENCY,
+    );
     this.aircraftMeta.textContent = emergency
-      ? `${fleet} · ${emergency} · ${feedState}`
-      : `${fleet} · ${feedState} · COURSE ALIGNED`;
+      ? t('{aircraftClass} · {emergency} · {feedState}', {
+          aircraftClass,
+          emergency,
+          feedState,
+        })
+      : t('{aircraftClass} · {feedState} · COURSE ALIGNED', {
+          aircraftClass,
+          feedState,
+        });
     this.aircraftMeta.classList.toggle(
       'emergency',
       info.emergency?.severity === 'emergency',
@@ -167,13 +197,13 @@ export function updateRoute(info) {
   const validDestination =
     Number.isFinite(destination?.lat) && Number.isFinite(destination?.lon);
   const routeLabel = (airport) =>
-    [airport?.code, airport?.name].filter(Boolean).join(' · ') || 'UNKNOWN';
+    [airport?.code, airport?.name].filter(Boolean).join(' · ') || t('UNKNOWN');
   if (this.routeFrom) this.routeFrom.textContent = routeLabel(origin);
   if (this.routeTo) this.routeTo.textContent = routeLabel(destination);
   if (this.routeStatus) {
     this.routeStatus.textContent = validDestination
-      ? 'ARROW · ESTIMATED DIRECTION'
-      : 'ROUTE DATA UNAVAILABLE';
+      ? t('ARROW · ESTIMATED DIRECTION')
+      : t('ROUTE DATA UNAVAILABLE');
   }
   if (this.route) this.route.hidden = !origin && !destination;
   if (
@@ -207,7 +237,9 @@ export function updateRoute(info) {
     );
   }
   if (this.routeDirectionLabel) {
-    this.routeDirectionLabel.textContent = `DEST ${String(Math.round(destinationBearing)).padStart(3, '0')}°`;
+    this.routeDirectionLabel.textContent = t('DEST {bearing}', {
+      bearing: `${String(Math.round(destinationBearing)).padStart(3, '0')}°`,
+    });
   }
 }
 
@@ -215,42 +247,48 @@ export function syncWeatherToggle(enabled) {
   if (!this.weatherToggle) return;
   const active = !!enabled;
   this.weatherToggle.setAttribute('aria-pressed', String(active));
-  this.weatherToggle.setAttribute(
-    'aria-label',
-    `${active ? 'Disable' : 'Enable'} cockpit weather effects`,
-  );
-  this.weatherToggle.title = `${active ? 'Disable' : 'Enable'} cockpit weather effects`;
-  if (this.weatherState) this.weatherState.textContent = active ? 'ON' : 'OFF';
+  const weatherLabel = active
+    ? t('Disable cockpit weather effects')
+    : t('Enable cockpit weather effects');
+  this.weatherToggle.setAttribute('aria-label', weatherLabel);
+  this.weatherToggle.title = weatherLabel;
+  if (this.weatherState) {
+    this.weatherState.textContent = active ? t('ON') : t('OFF');
+  }
 }
 
 export function setVisionMode(mode, { revealParameters = false } = {}) {
   const next = normalizeCockpitVisionMode(mode);
   this.visionMode = next;
   const labels = {
-    optical: 'NORMAL',
-    crt: 'CRT',
-    nvg: 'NVG',
-    thermal: 'FLIR',
-    anime: 'ANIME',
-    noir: 'NOIR',
-    snow: 'SNOW',
+    optical: t('NORMAL'),
+    crt: t('CRT'),
+    nvg: t('NVG'),
+    thermal: t('FLIR'),
+    anime: t('ANIME'),
+    noir: t('NOIR'),
+    snow: t('SNOW'),
   };
   const names = {
-    optical: 'Normal',
-    crt: 'CRT',
-    nvg: 'Night vision',
-    thermal: 'Thermal',
-    anime: 'Anime',
-    noir: 'Noir',
-    snow: 'Snow',
+    optical: t('Normal'),
+    crt: t('CRT'),
+    nvg: t('Night vision'),
+    thermal: t('Thermal'),
+    anime: t('Anime'),
+    noir: t('Noir'),
+    snow: t('Snow'),
   };
   if (this.visionCurrent) {
     this.visionCurrent.dataset.cockpitVision = next;
     this.visionCurrent.setAttribute(
       'aria-label',
-      `Current cockpit vision style: ${names[next]}. Activate for next style.`,
+      t('Current cockpit vision style: {style}. Activate for next style.', {
+        style: names[next],
+      }),
     );
-    this.visionCurrent.title = `Current style: ${names[next]} — click for next`;
+    this.visionCurrent.title = t('Current style: {style} — click for next', {
+      style: names[next],
+    });
   }
   if (this.visionCurrentLabel)
     this.visionCurrentLabel.textContent = labels[next];

src/ui/cockpitLayout.js

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /** Measure Cockpit panels against visible HUD and viewport obstacles. */
+import { t, msg } from '../i18n/index.js';
 import {
   resolveCockpitUtilityAnchor,
   resolveCockpitUtilityLayout,
@@ -37,9 +38,11 @@ export function setContextCollapsed(collapsed) {
     this.contextToggle.setAttribute('aria-expanded', String(expanded));
     this.contextToggle.setAttribute(
       'aria-label',
-      `${expanded ? 'Collapse' : 'Expand'} Contact panel`,
+      expanded ? t('Collapse Contact panel') : t('Expand Contact panel'),
+    );
+    this.contextToggle.title = t(
+      expanded ? msg('Collapse contact panel') : msg('Expand contact panel'),
     );
-    this.contextToggle.title = `${expanded ? 'Collapse' : 'Expand'} contact panel`;
     const icon = this.contextToggle.querySelector('.material-symbols-outlined');
     if (icon) icon.textContent = expanded ? 'chevron_left' : 'chevron_right';
   }
@@ -60,9 +63,15 @@ export function setSignalCollapsed(collapsed, { user = false } = {}) {
     this.signalToggle.setAttribute('aria-expanded', String(expanded));
     this.signalToggle.setAttribute(
       'aria-label',
-      `${expanded ? 'Collapse' : 'Expand'} cockpit briefing panel`,
+      t(
+        expanded
+          ? msg('Collapse cockpit briefing panel')
+          : msg('Expand cockpit briefing panel'),
+      ),
+    );
+    this.signalToggle.title = t(
+      expanded ? msg('Collapse briefing panel') : msg('Expand briefing panel'),
     );
-    this.signalToggle.title = `${expanded ? 'Collapse' : 'Expand'} briefing panel`;
     const icon = this.signalToggle.querySelector('.material-symbols-outlined');
     if (icon)
       icon.textContent = expanded ? 'right_panel_close' : 'right_panel_open';

src/ui/cockpitPresentation.js

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 /** Pure formatting and fixed presentation constants used by Cockpit components. */
+import { formatNumber, t, msg } from '../i18n/index.js';
+import { formatQuantity } from './unitLabels.js';
+
 export const COCKPIT_HEADING_SLEW_DPS = 28;
 
 export const COCKPIT_FORWARD_OFFSET_M = 7;
@@ -44,20 +47,22 @@ export const COCKPIT_REGIONAL_REFRESH_DISTANCE_M = 25_000;
 export const COCKPIT_BRIEF_PAGES = [
   {
     id: 'signals',
-    kicker: 'LIVE SIGNALS',
-    subtitle: 'OBSERVED / MAPPED PINGS',
-    source: 'SOURCE-BACKED EVENTS · NO SYNTHETIC NEWS',
+    kickerKey: msg('LIVE SIGNALS'),
+    subtitleKey: msg('OBSERVED / MAPPED PINGS'),
+    sourceKey: msg('SOURCE-BACKED EVENTS · NO SYNTHETIC NEWS'),
   },
   {
     id: 'news',
-    kicker: 'REGIONAL NEWS',
-    subtitle: 'LATEST LOCATION-MATCHED REPORTING',
-    source: 'GOOGLE NEWS RSS · LOCATION QUERY · RECENT',
+    kickerKey: msg('REGIONAL NEWS'),
+    subtitleKey: msg('LATEST LOCATION-MATCHED REPORTING'),
+    sourceKey: msg('{source} · LOCATION QUERY · RECENT'),
+    sourceName: 'GOOGLE NEWS RSS', // i18n-ignore: provider name
   },
   {
     id: 'local',
-    kicker: 'LOCAL INFO',
-    subtitle: 'PLACE / CONDITIONS / POSITION',
+    kickerKey: msg('LOCAL INFO'),
+    subtitleKey: msg('PLACE / CONDITIONS / POSITION'),
+    // Attribution stays English.
     source: 'NATURAL EARTH · OPEN-METEO · UTC',
   },
 ];
@@ -80,18 +85,87 @@ export function isRenderedOnScreen(element) {
 
 export function formatCockpitBriefAge(value) {
   const timestamp = Date.parse(value);
-  if (!Number.isFinite(timestamp)) return 'TIME UNKNOWN';
+  if (!Number.isFinite(timestamp)) return t('TIME UNKNOWN');
   const minutes = Math.max(0, Math.round((Date.now() - timestamp) / 60_000));
-  if (minutes < 60) return `${minutes}M AGO`;
+  if (minutes < 60) return t('{count}M AGO', { count: minutes });
   const hours = Math.round(minutes / 60);
-  return hours < 48 ? `${hours}H AGO` : `${Math.round(hours / 24)}D AGO`;
+  return hours < 48
+    ? t('{count}H AGO', { count: hours })
+    : t('{count}D AGO', { count: Math.round(hours / 24) });
+}
+
+/** Compass point codes in display order and the label shown for each. */
+const COMPASS_POINT_LABELS = Object.freeze({
+  N: msg('N'),
+  NE: msg('NE'),
+  E: msg('E'),
+  SE: msg('SE'),
+  S: msg('S'),
+  SW: msg('SW'),
+  W: msg('W'),
+  NW: msg('NW'),
+});
+
+/**
+ * The shown label for a compass point code (`N`, `SW`…): С, ЮЗ… in Russian.
+ * Anything else (a degree reading such as `030`) passes through unchanged.
+ */
+export function compassPointLabel(code) {
+  return Object.hasOwn(COMPASS_POINT_LABELS, code)
+    ? t(COMPASS_POINT_LABELS[code])
+    : code;
+}
+
+/** `30.203°N` in the active language: `30,203° с. ш.` in Russian. */
+export function formatCockpitCoordinate(value, positive, negative) {
+  const amount = formatNumber(Math.abs(value), {
+    useGrouping: false,
+    minimumFractionDigits: 3,
+    maximumFractionDigits: 3,
+  });
+  const code = value >= 0 ? positive : negative;
+  // Not «30,203°С»: after a degree sign «С» reads as Celsius.
+  switch (code) {
+    case 'N':
+      return t('{value}°N', { value: amount });
+    case 'S':
+      return t('{value}°S', { value: amount });
+    case 'E':
+      return t('{value}°E', { value: amount });
+    case 'W':
+      return t('{value}°W', { value: amount });
+    default:
+      return `${amount}°${compassPointLabel(code)}`;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * A contact distance such as `4.2 KM` / `44 KM` in the active language
+ * (`4,2 КМ`): one decimal under 10 km, whole kilometres beyond.
+ */
+export function formatCockpitDistance(distanceM) {
+  const digits = distanceM < 10000 ? 1 : 0;
+  return formatQuantity(distanceM / 1000, 'km', {
+    minimumFractionDigits: digits,
+    maximumFractionDigits: digits,
+  }).toUpperCase();
 }
 
 export function formatCockpitWindDirection(value) {
-  if (!Number.isFinite(value)) return 'DIR UNKNOWN';
-  const labels = ['N', 'NE', 'E', 'SE', 'S', 'SW', 'W', 'NW'];
+  if (!Number.isFinite(value)) return t('DIR UNKNOWN');
+  const labels = Object.keys(COMPASS_POINT_LABELS);
   const normalized = ((value % 360) + 360) % 360;
-  return `${labels[Math.round(normalized / 45) % labels.length]} · ${Math.round(normalized)}°`;
+  return `${compassPointLabel(labels[Math.round(normalized / 45) % labels.length])} · ${Math.round(normalized)}°`;
+}
+
+// Digit grouping and decimal marks (`26,175`, `26 175`, `26.175`) take a
+// narrow cell; a full digit cell would open a gap in the middle of a number.
+const ROLL_SEPARATOR = /^[,.\u00a0\u202f]$/;
+
+function rollTokenClass(character) {
+  return ROLL_SEPARATOR.test(character)
+    ? 'cockpit-roll-token is-separator'
+    : 'cockpit-roll-token';
 }
 
 export function setCockpitRollingValue(
@@ -130,7 +204,7 @@ export function setCockpitRollingValue(
       element.replaceChildren(
         ...Array.from(nextText, (character) => {
           const token = document.createElement('span');
-          token.className = 'cockpit-roll-token';
+          token.className = rollTokenClass(character);
           token.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
           token.textContent = character;
           return token;
@@ -159,7 +233,7 @@ export function setCockpitRollingValue(
     const previousCharacter = from[index];
     const nextCharacter = to[index];
     const token = document.createElement('span');
-    token.className = 'cockpit-roll-token';
+    token.className = rollTokenClass(nextCharacter);
     token.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
 
     if (

src/ui/cockpitSignals.js

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 /** Reconcile actionable signal rows without disturbing native keyboard focus. */
+import { t, tn } from '../i18n/index.js';
+import { formatCockpitDistance } from './cockpitPresentation.js';
 
 export function renderCockpitSignals() {
   if (!this.signalList) return;
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ export function renderCockpitSignals() {
     if (item.target) {
       heading.dataset.signalLayer = item.target.layerId;
       heading.dataset.signalId = item.target.id;
-      const label = `Select flight ${item.title}`;
+      const label = t('Select flight {title}', { title: item.title });
       if (heading.getAttribute('aria-label') !== label)
         heading.setAttribute('aria-label', label);
       setText(heading.children[0], item.title);
@@ -126,7 +128,12 @@ export function updateCockpitSignals(snapshot, unknownCount) {
       key: `flight:${subject.layerId}:${subject.id}`,
       tone: 'track',
       title: subject.label || subject.id,
-      detail: `${subject.layerId === 'military' ? 'MILITARY FLIGHT' : 'COMMERCIAL FLIGHT'} · CURRENT`,
+      detail: t('{aircraftClass} · CURRENT', {
+        aircraftClass:
+          subject.layerId === 'military'
+            ? t('MILITARY FLIGHT')
+            : t('COMMERCIAL FLIGHT'),
+      }),
       target: { layerId: subject.layerId, id: String(subject.id) },
       distanceM: -1,
     });
@@ -145,11 +152,15 @@ export function updateCockpitSignals(snapshot, unknownCount) {
         // contact reads as its registration here too. Same helper the
         // Context panel's nearest list uses.
         title: this.services.formatAwarenessLabel(item),
-        detail: `${cohort.id === 'military' ? 'MILITARY FLIGHT' : 'COMMERCIAL FLIGHT'} · ${
-          Number.isFinite(item.distanceM)
-            ? `${item.distanceM < 10000 ? (item.distanceM / 1000).toFixed(1) : Math.round(item.distanceM / 1000)} KM`
-            : 'DISTANCE UNKNOWN'
-        }`,
+        detail: t('{aircraftClass} · {distance}', {
+          aircraftClass:
+            cohort.id === 'military'
+              ? t('MILITARY FLIGHT')
+              : t('COMMERCIAL FLIGHT'),
+          distance: Number.isFinite(item.distanceM)
+            ? formatCockpitDistance(item.distanceM)
+            : t('DISTANCE UNKNOWN'),
+        }),
         target: { layerId: cohort.id, id: String(id) },
         distanceM: item.distanceM ?? Infinity,
       });
@@ -169,8 +180,12 @@ export function updateCockpitSignals(snapshot, unknownCount) {
     nextItems.splice(4, Math.max(0, nextItems.length - 4), {
       key: 'input-status',
       tone: 'warning',
-      title: `${unknownCount} INPUT${unknownCount === 1 ? '' : 'S'} UNKNOWN`,
-      detail: sources || 'SOURCE STATUS UNAVAILABLE',
+      title: tn(
+        unknownCount,
+        '{count} INPUT UNKNOWN',
+        '{count} INPUTS UNKNOWN',
+      ),
+      detail: sources || t('SOURCE STATUS UNAVAILABLE'),
       target: null,
       timestamp:
         previous.get('input-status')?.timestamp ||

src/ui/cockpitTrackingController.js

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /** Tracking identity, entry, exit and contact navigation for the Cockpit controller. */
+import { t } from '../i18n/index.js';
 import {
   normalizeHeading,
   resolveTrackedAircraftInfo,
@@ -58,8 +59,8 @@ export function syncTr3bToggle(info) {
   this.tr3bToggle.hidden = !icao24;
   this.tr3bToggle.setAttribute('aria-pressed', converted ? 'true' : 'false');
   this.tr3bToggle.title = converted
-    ? 'Restore real aircraft'
-    : 'Reclassify as TR-3B';
+    ? t('Restore real aircraft')
+    : t('Reclassify as TR-3B');
 }
 
 export function syncEntry() {
@@ -183,15 +184,18 @@ export function enter() {
   this.showBriefPage(0);
   this.startBriefRotation();
   const trackLabel =
-    info.callsign || info.registration || info.icao24 || 'AIRCRAFT';
+    info.callsign || info.registration || info.icao24 || t('AIRCRAFT');
   const trackHeading = String(
     Math.round(normalizeHeading(info.track ?? 0)),
   ).padStart(3, '0');
   this.pushCockpitSignal(
     'track',
     'track',
-    'TRACK ACQUIRED',
-    `${trackLabel} · COURSE ${trackHeading}°`,
+    t('TRACK ACQUIRED'),
+    t('{label} · COURSE {heading}°', {
+      label: trackLabel,
+      heading: trackHeading,
+    }),
   );
   this.updateHud(info, performance.now(), true);
   this.setVisionMode(this.getInitialVisionMode());

src/ui/composition.js

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /** Compose UI controls with the application's existing engines and layer instances. */
 import { StyleManager as ApplicationShell } from './applicationShell.js';
 import { LocationSearch } from './location.js';
+import { CITY_POIS } from '../cityPois.js';
 import {
-  CITY_POIS,
   GLOBE_VIEW,
   flyToGlobeView,
   flyToPresetLocation,

src/ui/contextActions.js

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { t, tn } from '../i18n/index.js';
 import {
   settleUserFacingContextAction,
   contextModeWord,
@@ -5,8 +6,8 @@ import {
 
 export async function _runUserFacingContextAction(
   operation,
-  message = 'Context could not restore every layer; try again',
-  { falseIsFailure = true } = {},
+  message = t('Context could not restore every layer; try again'),
+  { falseIsFailure = true, localizedMessage = null } = {},
 ) {
   if (this.destroyed) return false;
   const notificationToken = Symbol('user-facing-context-action');
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ export async function _runUserFacingContextAction(
       onFailure: (error) => {
         if (this.destroyed) return;
         console.warn('[Context] user-facing transition failed', error);
-        this.showToast(message);
+        this.showToast(localizedMessage || message);
       },
     });
   } finally {
@@ -222,21 +223,29 @@ export function clearSelectedLayers() {
   const operation = managerOperation
     .then((result) => {
       if (result.targetIds.length === 0) {
-        this.showToast('No selected data layers');
+        this.showToast(t('No selected data layers'));
       } else if (result.notClearedIds.length > 0) {
         this.showToast(
-          `${result.notClearedIds.length} data layer${result.notClearedIds.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} could not be cleared`,
+          tn(
+            result.notClearedIds.length,
+            '{count} data layer could not be cleared',
+            '{count} data layers could not be cleared',
+          ),
         );
       } else {
         this.showToast(
-          `Cleared ${result.clearedIds.length} data layer${result.clearedIds.length === 1 ? '' : 's'}`,
+          tn(
+            result.clearedIds.length,
+            'Cleared {count} data layer',
+            'Cleared {count} data layers',
+          ),
         );
       }
       return result;
     })
     .catch((error) => {
       console.warn('[Data] clear selected layers failed', error);
-      this.showToast('Selected data layers could not be cleared');
+      this.showToast(t('Selected data layers could not be cleared'));
       return {
         targetIds: [],
         items: [],

src/ui/contextBindings.js

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { t } from '../i18n/index.js';
 import { shouldExpandGlobalContextPanel } from '../rightRailPolicy.js';
 
 export function _initGlobalContextPanel() {
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ export function _initGlobalContextPanel() {
     void this._runUserFacingContextAction(
       (notificationToken) =>
         this._selectContextMode(nextMode, { notificationToken }),
-      'Contacts could not complete the requested transition; try again',
+      t('Contacts could not complete the requested transition; try again'),
     ).then((succeeded) => {
       if (
         !this.destroyed &&
@@ -61,7 +62,9 @@ export function _initGlobalContextPanel() {
     void this._runUserFacingContextAction(
       (notificationToken) =>
         this._selectContextMode(nextMode, { notificationToken }),
-      'Space Missions could not complete the requested transition; try again',
+      t(
+        'Space Missions could not complete the requested transition; try again',
+      ),
     ).then((succeeded) => {
       if (
         !this.destroyed &&
@@ -108,14 +111,16 @@ export function _initGlobalContextPanel() {
       this.showToast(
         stats?.statusMessage ||
           (stats?.status === 'zoom-in'
-            ? 'Zoom in to search mapped installations'
-            : 'Nearby installations refreshed'),
+            ? t('Zoom in to search mapped installations')
+            : t('Nearby installations refreshed')),
       );
       return true;
-    }, 'Nearby installations could not be refreshed; try again').finally(() => {
-      if (this.destroyed) return;
-      button.setAttribute('aria-disabled', 'false');
-      button.setAttribute('aria-busy', 'false');
-    });
+    }, t('Nearby installations could not be refreshed; try again')).finally(
+      () => {
+        if (this.destroyed) return;
+        button.setAttribute('aria-disabled', 'false');
+        button.setAttribute('aria-busy', 'false');
+      },
+    );
   });
 }

src/ui/contextLayerChanges.i18n.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+// The blocked-visibility toast reason in the UI language.
+import { test } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { setLocale } from '../i18n/index.js';
+import {
+  contextLayerEnableBlockReason,
+  parseContextLayerBlockReason,
+} from '../contextModePolicy.js';
+import {
+  _handleContextLayerChange,
+  localizeVisibilityBlockReason,
+} from './contextLayerChanges.js';
+
+function fakeShell() {
+  const toasts = [];
+  return {
+    destroyed: false,
+    _userFacingContextNotificationTokens: new Set(),
+    _contextSessionSnapshot: null,
+    _contextModeChanging: false,
+    _contextMode: 'space-missions',
+    _contextModeEntering: null,
+    _syncContextModeButtons() {},
+    showToast(message) {
+      toasts.push(message);
+    },
+    toasts,
+  };
+}
+
+const ENGLISH_GUARD =
+  'Space Missions isolates replay data. Exit the mode to enable Live Flights.';
+
+test.afterEach(() => setLocale('en'));
+
+test('the guard reason is English data and parses back to its layer name', () => {
+  const reason = contextLayerEnableBlockReason({
+    contextMode: 'space-missions',
+    change: { layerId: 'flights', enabled: true, origin: 'user' },
+    layerName: 'Live Flights',
+  });
+  assert.equal(reason, ENGLISH_GUARD);
+  assert.deepEqual(parseContextLayerBlockReason(reason), {
+    layer: 'Live Flights',
+  });
+  assert.equal(parseContextLayerBlockReason('Data source unavailable'), null);
+  assert.equal(
+    parseContextLayerBlockReason(
+      'Space Missions isolates replay data. Exit the mode to enable .',
+    ),
+    null,
+  );
+});
+
+test('en: the toast shows the reason unchanged', () => {
+  setLocale('en');
+  const shell = fakeShell();
+  _handleContextLayerChange.call(shell, {
+    type: 'visibility-blocked',
+    layerId: 'flights',
+    enabled: true,
+    origin: 'user',
+    reason: ENGLISH_GUARD,
+  });
+  assert.deepEqual(shell.toasts, [ENGLISH_GUARD]);
+  assert.equal(
+    localizeVisibilityBlockReason('Overpass returned HTTP 503'),
+    'Overpass returned HTTP 503',
+  );
+});
+
+for (const locale of ['es', 'ru']) {
+  test(`${locale}: the Space Missions block toast is localized with the layer name`, () => {
+    setLocale(locale);
+    const reason = contextLayerEnableBlockReason({
+      contextMode: 'space-missions',
+      change: { layerId: 'flights', enabled: true, origin: 'user' },
+      layerName: 'Live Flights',
+    });
+    const shell = fakeShell();
+    _handleContextLayerChange.call(shell, {
+      type: 'visibility-blocked',
+      layerId: 'flights',
+      enabled: true,
+      origin: 'user',
+      reason,
+    });
+    assert.equal(shell.toasts.length, 1);
+    assert.notEqual(shell.toasts[0], ENGLISH_GUARD, 'toast must be localized');
+    assert.doesNotMatch(shell.toasts[0], /Space Missions isolates/);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(shell.toasts[0], /Live Flights/);
+  });
+
+  test(`${locale}: a known lifecycle reason is looked up in the catalog`, () => {
+    setLocale(locale);
+    const shell = fakeShell();
+    shell._contextMode = null;
+    _handleContextLayerChange.call(shell, {
+      type: 'visibility-blocked',
+      layerId: 'street-level',
+      enabled: true,
+      origin: 'user',
+      reason: 'Data source unavailable',
+    });
+    assert.equal(shell.toasts.length, 1);
+    assert.notEqual(shell.toasts[0], 'Data source unavailable');
+  });
+
+  test(`${locale}: an unknown provider message passes through verbatim`, () => {
+    setLocale(locale);
+    assert.equal(
+      localizeVisibilityBlockReason('Overpass returned HTTP 503'),
+      'Overpass returned HTTP 503',
+    );
+  });
+}

src/ui/contextLayerChanges.js

@@ -1,11 +1,30 @@
+import { t, translateKnown } from '../i18n/index.js';
 import {
+  SPACE_MISSIONS_LAYER_BLOCK_REASON,
   cockpitEntryAllowed,
   isExplicitUserIntentOrigin,
+  parseContextLayerBlockReason,
   recordContextRestoreExplicitChange,
   recordContextSessionUserChange,
   shouldExitContextForLayerChange,
   spaceMissionEntryCancellationDisposition,
 } from '../contextModePolicy.js';
+import { localizeLayerName } from './layerNames.js';
+
+/**
+ * A blocked-visibility reason in the UI language. Reasons stay English (voice
+ * and tools read them): the Space Missions refusal is rebuilt with the layer
+ * name localized, a known sentence is looked up, anything else passes.
+ */
+export function localizeVisibilityBlockReason(reason) {
+  if (typeof reason !== 'string' || !reason) return reason;
+  const blocked = parseContextLayerBlockReason(reason);
+  if (blocked)
+    return t(SPACE_MISSIONS_LAYER_BLOCK_REASON, {
+      layer: localizeLayerName(blocked.layer),
+    });
+  return translateKnown(reason);
+}
 
 export function _handleContextLayerChange(change) {
   if (this.destroyed) return;
@@ -58,12 +77,23 @@ export function _handleContextLayerChange(change) {
       if (this._contextSessionSnapshot && !this._contextModeChanging) {
         this._contextMode = null;
         void this._trackContextLayerReaction(
-          this._runUserFacingContextAction(async (notificationToken) => {
-            await this._restoreContextSessionAfterLayerSettles(change.layerId, {
-              notificationToken,
-            });
-            return true;
-          }, 'Space Missions cancellation could not restore the previous layer state'),
+          this._runUserFacingContextAction(
+            async (notificationToken) => {
+              await this._restoreContextSessionAfterLayerSettles(
+                change.layerId,
+                {
+                  notificationToken,
+                },
+              );
+              return true;
+            },
+            'Space Missions cancellation could not restore the previous layer state', // i18n-ignore: English message; the toast shows localizedMessage
+            {
+              localizedMessage: t(
+                'Space Missions cancellation could not restore the previous layer state',
+              ),
+            },
+          ),
         );
       }
     }
@@ -83,15 +113,18 @@ export function _handleContextLayerChange(change) {
       !this._userFacingContextNotificationTokens.has(change.notificationToken)
     ) {
       this.showToast(
-        change.reason ||
-          'That layer is unavailable in the current Context mode',
+        localizeVisibilityBlockReason(change.reason) ||
+          t('That layer is unavailable in the current Context mode'),
       );
     }
     this._syncContextModeButtons();
     return;
   }
   if (change?.type === 'visibility-failed') {
-    const failureMessage = `${change.layerId} could not ${change.enabled ? 'start' : 'stop'} cleanly`;
+    const failureMessage = t('{layerId} could not {action} cleanly', {
+      layerId: change.layerId,
+      action: change.enabled ? t('start') : t('stop'),
+    });
     // A failed direct Context-shell START has already had its siblings
     // cleared by the visibility guard. Wait outside the synchronous manager
     // notification for this queue to settle, then reconcile the complete

src/ui/contextSubscriptions.js

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { t } from '../i18n/index.js';
 import {
   contextLayerEnableBlockReason,
   isExplicitUserIntentOrigin,
@@ -124,7 +125,15 @@ export function connectContextManager(manager) {
                 restoreError,
               );
             }
-            return `${entryMode === 'space-missions' ? 'Space Missions' : 'Context'} could not start because another layer did not stop cleanly`;
+            return t(
+              '{mode} could not start because another layer did not stop cleanly',
+              {
+                mode:
+                  entryMode === 'space-missions'
+                    ? t('Space Missions')
+                    : t('Context'),
+              },
+            );
           } finally {
             if (ownsNotificationToken) {
               this._userFacingContextNotificationTokens.delete(

src/ui/cssContentCaption.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// The CCTV "ACQUIRING FRAME" caption lives in CSS `content:` and the
+// i18n scanner (scripts/i18n.mjs) never reads CSS, so es/ru show it in English.
+import test from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { readFileSync, readdirSync } from 'node:fs';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+
+const HERE = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const STYLES = path.join(HERE, 'styles');
+const LOCALES = path.join(HERE, '..', 'i18n', 'locales');
+// cyber.css carries decorative theme strings (LOC / GRID, SYS 06 // ...);
+// street-level.css ' · ESC' is a key cap. Neither is UI copy.
+const DECORATIVE = new Set(['cyber.css', 'street-level.css']);
+
+test('no user-visible text in CSS content: outside decorative themes', () => {
+  const hits = [];
+  for (const file of readdirSync(STYLES)) {
+    if (!file.endsWith('.css') || DECORATIVE.has(file)) continue;
+    const css = readFileSync(path.join(STYLES, file), 'utf8');
+    css.split('\n').forEach((line, i) => {
+      if (/^\s*content:\s*['"][^'"]*[A-Za-z]{2,}/.test(line))
+        hits.push(`${file}:${i + 1} ${line.trim()}`);
+    });
+  }
+  assert.deepEqual(hits, []);
+});
+
+test('the CCTV acquisition caption has es and ru translations', () => {
+  for (const lang of ['es', 'ru']) {
+    const dict = JSON.parse(readFileSync(path.join(LOCALES, `${lang}.json`), 'utf8'));
+    assert.ok('ACQUIRING FRAME' in dict, `${lang}.json lacks "ACQUIRING FRAME"`);
+  }
+});

src/ui/cyberTheme.test.mjs

@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ test('the Display selector, voice schema and final stylesheet expose Cyber', ()
   const militaryRendering = read('../layers/military/rendering.js');
   const setHud = GEV_ACTION_SCHEMAS.find((schema) => schema.name === 'set_hud');
 
-  assert.match(display, /<option value="cyber">Cyber<\/option>/);
+  assert.match(display, /<option value="cyber" data-i18n>Cyber<\/option>/);
   assert.match(display, /id="cyber-sonar-toggle"/);
   assert.match(
     display,

src/ui/feedErrorI18n.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// Flights / Military feed failure texts reach the DATA LAYERS row in the
+// UI language; the feeds keep them in English.
+import { test } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { LayerPanel } from './layerPanel.js';
+import { setLocale } from '../i18n/index.js';
+import { httpError, LiveSourceError } from '../sources/live/contract.js';
+
+const panel = LayerPanel.prototype;
+
+function flightsRow(error) {
+  return panel._buildMetaText({
+    id: 'flights',
+    enabled: true,
+    stats: {
+      count: 0,
+      stale: true,
+      error,
+      status: 429,
+      retryInSec: 45,
+      source: 'OpenSky',
+      lastUpdate: Date.now(),
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+const cases = [
+  ['OpenSky 429 anonymous', 'OpenSky rate limited (anonymous)'],
+  ['OpenSky auth', 'OpenSky auth required'],
+  ['generic 429', httpError({ status: 429 }, 'Flights').message],
+  ['HTTP 503', httpError({ status: 503 }, 'Military aircraft').message],
+  [
+    'network error',
+    new LiveSourceError('unavailable', 'Flights network error').message,
+  ],
+  ['stale snapshot', 'Source snapshot 7 min old'],
+  ['snapshot time unknown', 'Source snapshot time unavailable'],
+  ['non-LiveSourceError', 'Live data unavailable'],
+  ['malformed', 'Malformed OpenSky response'],
+  ['malformed rows', 'Malformed adsb.lol aircraft rows'],
+];
+
+test('en: feed failure texts stay English', () => {
+  setLocale('en');
+  for (const [, message] of cases)
+    assert.equal(
+      flightsRow(message),
+      `STALE · OpenSky · ${message} · retry 45s`,
+    );
+});
+
+for (const locale of ['es', 'ru']) {
+  test(`${locale}: feed failure texts are translated in the layer row`, () => {
+    setLocale(locale);
+    try {
+      for (const [name, message] of cases) {
+        const row = flightsRow(message);
+        assert.ok(
+          !row.includes(message),
+          `${locale} ${name}: row still contains English detail: ${row}`,
+        );
+      }
+      assert.match(flightsRow('Source snapshot 7 min old'), /\b7\b/);
+      assert.match(flightsRow('Flights HTTP 503'), /\b503\b/);
+    } finally {
+      setLocale('en');
+    }
+  });
+}

src/ui/frameRateMonitor.js

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { t } from '../i18n/index.js';
 /** Count rendered globe frames while the optional readout is visible. */
 export function createFrameRateMonitor({ viewer, documentRef = document }) {
   const host = documentRef.getElementById('title-bar');
@@ -7,8 +8,9 @@ export function createFrameRateMonitor({ viewer, documentRef = document }) {
   const readout = documentRef.createElement('div');
   readout.className = 'frame-rate-readout';
   readout.hidden = true;
+  // i18n-ignore: FPS is a unit code, the same in every language
   readout.textContent = 'FPS —';
-  readout.title = 'Rendered globe frames per second · toggle with `';
+  readout.title = t('Rendered globe frames per second · toggle with `');
   host.appendChild(readout);
   let removeFrameListener = null;
   let timer = null;
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ export function createFrameRateMonitor({ viewer, documentRef = document }) {
   function show() {
     frames = 0;
     startedAt = performance.now();
+    // i18n-ignore: FPS is a unit code, the same in every language
     readout.textContent = 'FPS —';
     readout.hidden = false;
     removeFrameListener = frameEvent.addEventListener(() => {
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ export function createFrameRateMonitor({ viewer, documentRef = document }) {
       const now = performance.now();
       const elapsed = now - startedAt;
       readout.textContent =
+        // i18n-ignore: FPS is a unit code, the same in every language
         documentRef.hidden || elapsed <= 0
           ? 'FPS —'
           : `FPS ${Math.round((frames * 1000) / elapsed)}`;

src/ui/geoFileImport.js

@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ import {
   MAX_IMPORTED_FILES,
   loadGeoFile,
 } from '../data/geoFileImport.js';
+import {
+  formatNumber,
+  msg,
+  registerUnsavedWork,
+  t,
+  tn,
+  translateKnown,
+} from '../i18n/index.js';
 import { flyToDataSource } from './flyToDataSource.js';
 
 // One color per file, in import order, from the whiteboard palette.
@@ -43,6 +51,11 @@ export function initGeoFileImport({
   let cameraIntent = 0;
   const lifetime = new AbortController();
   let removeMapSource;
+  // Imports live for the page session: switching language (a reload) asks
+  // first while any are on the map.
+  const unregisterUnsavedWork = registerUnsavedWork(() =>
+    !destroyed && imports.length ? msg('imported map files') : null,
+  );
 
   const listen = (target, type, listener, options) => {
     if (!target?.addEventListener) return;
@@ -78,7 +91,9 @@ export function initGeoFileImport({
           } catch {
             if (!destroyed)
               setHint(
-                'Ground heights could not be refreshed. Try the file again when the map has loaded.',
+                t(
+                  'Ground heights could not be refreshed. Try the file again when the map has loaded.',
+                ),
               );
           } finally {
             groundQueued = false;
@@ -139,15 +154,22 @@ export function initGeoFileImport({
         name.className = 'geo-import-name';
         // textContent, never markup: the name comes from the file system.
         name.textContent = item.name;
-        name.title = `${item.name} — ${item.format.toUpperCase()}, ${item.entityCount.toLocaleString()} map object${item.entityCount === 1 ? '' : 's'}${item.ownStyles ? ', drawn with its own styles' : ''}`;
+        name.title = `${item.name} — ${item.format.toUpperCase()}, ${tn(
+          item.entityCount,
+          '{count} map object',
+          '{count} map objects',
+          { count: formatNumber(item.entityCount) },
+        )}${item.ownStyles ? t(', drawn with its own styles') : ''}`;
         const actions = [
           [
             item.visible ? 'visibility' : 'visibility_off',
-            item.visible ? `Hide ${item.name}` : `Show ${item.name}`,
+            item.visible
+              ? t('Hide {name}', { name: item.name })
+              : t('Show {name}', { name: item.name }),
             'toggle',
           ],
-          ['my_location', `Fly to ${item.name}`, 'fly'],
-          ['close', `Remove ${item.name}`, 'remove'],
+          ['my_location', t('Fly to {name}', { name: item.name }), 'fly'],
+          ['close', t('Remove {name}', { name: item.name }), 'remove'],
         ].map(([icon, label, action]) => {
           const btn = doc.createElement('button');
           btn.type = 'button';
@@ -264,11 +286,13 @@ export function initGeoFileImport({
         outcomes.push({
           name: fileName,
           ok: false,
-          error: `At most ${MAX_IMPORTED_FILES} files at once — remove one first.`,
+          error: t('At most {count} files at once — remove one first.', {
+            count: formatNumber(MAX_IMPORTED_FILES),
+          }),
         });
         continue;
       }
-      setHint(`Reading ${fileName}…`);
+      setHint(t('Reading {name}…', { name: fileName }));
       const color = COLORS[colorAt % COLORS.length];
       let loaded;
       try {
@@ -279,8 +303,8 @@ export function initGeoFileImport({
           ok: false,
           error:
             error instanceof GeoImportError || error?.name === 'GeoImportError'
-              ? error.message
-              : 'That file could not be read.',
+              ? t(error.template || error.message, error.values)
+              : t('That file could not be read.'),
         });
         continue;
       }
@@ -416,6 +440,7 @@ export function initGeoFileImport({
     destroy() {
       if (destroyed) return;
       destroyed = true;
+      unregisterUnsavedWork();
       lifetime.abort();
       removeMapSource?.();
       clearTimeout(groundTimer);
@@ -447,16 +472,28 @@ export function summarize(outcomes) {
   const failed = outcomes.filter((o) => !o.ok);
   const added = outcomes.length - failed.length;
   const parts = [];
-  if (added) parts.push(`Added ${added} file${added === 1 ? '' : 's'}.`);
-  if (failed.length === 1) parts.push(`${failed[0].name}: ${failed[0].error}`);
+  if (added)
+    parts.push(
+      tn(added, 'Added {count} file.', 'Added {count} files.', {
+        count: formatNumber(added),
+      }),
+    );
+  // Import errors stay English in the outcome; they translate here.
+  const error = translateKnown(failed[0]?.error);
+  if (failed.length === 1) parts.push(`${failed[0].name}: ${error}`);
   else if (failed.length > 1)
     parts.push(
-      `${failed.length} files could not be added (${failed[0].name}: ${failed[0].error})`,
+      tn(
+        failed.length,
+        '{count} file could not be added ({name}: {error})',
+        '{count} files could not be added ({name}: {error})',
+        { count: formatNumber(failed.length), name: failed[0].name, error },
+      ),
     );
   const stripped = outcomes.reduce(
     (n, o) => n + (o.ok ? o.removed || 0 : 0),
     0,
   );
-  if (added && stripped) parts.push('Some KML content was left out.');
+  if (added && stripped) parts.push(t('Some KML content was left out.'));
   return parts.join(' ');
 }

src/ui/geoFileImport.test.mjs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import fs from 'node:fs';
 import { initGeoFileImport, summarize } from './geoFileImport.js';
 import { GeoImportError, MAX_IMPORTED_FILES } from '../data/geoFileImport.js';
+import { describeUnsavedWork } from '../i18n/index.js';
 
 class FakeClassList {
   constructor() {
@@ -211,6 +212,19 @@ const rows = (els) => els['geo-import-list'].children;
 const action = (row, name) =>
   row.children.find((c) => c.dataset.action === name);
 
+// Runs first: tools left by later tests would answer the same registry.
+test('imported files make the language switch ask first', async () => {
+  const t = setup();
+  assert.deepEqual(describeUnsavedWork(), []);
+  await t.tool.importFiles([file('a.geojson')]);
+  assert.deepEqual(describeUnsavedWork(), ['imported map files']);
+  t.tool.remove(t.tool.list()[0].id);
+  assert.deepEqual(describeUnsavedWork(), [], 'nothing left to lose');
+  await t.tool.importFiles([file('b.kml')]);
+  t.tool.destroy();
+  assert.deepEqual(describeUnsavedWork(), [], 'destroy unregisters');
+});
+
 test('returns null without its markup or viewer', () => {
   const document = { getElementById: () => null };
   assert.equal(initGeoFileImport({ viewer: {}, document }), null);
@@ -698,3 +712,20 @@ test('KML and KMZ rows say they keep their own styles instead of showing a color
   assert.ok(!gpx.children[0].classList.contains('own-styles'));
   assert.ok(gpx.children[0].style.background);
 });
+
+test('the map-object count in a row title keeps digit grouping', async () => {
+  const t = setup({
+    load: async (f) => ({
+      dataSource: {},
+      name: f.name,
+      format: 'geojson',
+      entityCount: 12345,
+      removed: 0,
+      revoke() {},
+    }),
+  });
+  await t.tool.importFiles([file('big.geojson')]);
+  const [row] = rows(t.els);
+  assert.match(row.children[1].title, /12,345 map objects/);
+  t.tool.destroy();
+});

src/ui/imageryBoxTool.js

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   releasePointer,
 } from '../data/inputOwnership.js';
 import { validateBox } from '../layers/recentImagery/model.js';
+import { msg } from '../i18n/index.js';
 
 /** The id this tool claims the pointer under. */
 export const IMAGERY_BOX_POINTER_OWNER = 'recent-imagery-box';
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ export function initImageryBoxTool({
     if (!active || destroyed || anchor) return;
     const point = worldAt(event.position);
     if (!point) {
-      onCancel?.('sky', 'Press on the ground, not the sky');
+      onCancel?.('sky', msg('Press on the ground, not the sky'));
       return;
     }
     anchor = point;
@@ -169,7 +170,8 @@ export function initImageryBoxTool({
     corner = worldAt(event.position) || corner;
     const box = dragBox();
     const result = validateBox(box);
-    if (result.reason === 'degenerate') result.message = 'Drag to size the box';
+    if (result.reason === 'degenerate')
+      result.message = msg('Drag to size the box');
     endDrag();
     setActive(false);
     if (result.ok) onBox(result.box);

src/ui/keyGuidance.js

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/**
+ * Key guidance in the UI language. keySetupCore.mjs builds the same sentences
+ * in English for the server and the AI tools; these are the ones people read.
+ */
+import {
+  KEY_SETUP_KEYS,
+  keySetupRequirementEnvVars,
+} from '../keySetupCore.mjs';
+import { t, translateKnown } from '../i18n/index.js';
+
+/** "Needs X — add it in Provider Settings", or '' for an unknown or hidden key. */
+export function keyRequirementText(id) {
+  const envVars = id ? keySetupRequirementEnvVars(id) : null;
+  return envVars
+    ? t('Needs {envVars} — add it in Provider Settings', { envVars })
+    : '';
+}
+
+/** The key's product name in title case: GOOGLE MAPS → Google Maps. */
+function keyName(id) {
+  const entry = KEY_SETUP_KEYS.find((candidate) => candidate.id === id);
+  return entry
+    ? entry.title
+        .toLowerCase()
+        .replace(/\b\w/g, (letter) => letter.toUpperCase())
+    : null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The requirement, then the switched-off sources that would draw with a key
+ * already set (see keySetupWithAlternatives).
+ *
+ * @param {string} requirement
+ * @param {Array<{label: string, requiresKeyId: string|null}>} [alternatives]
+ */
+export function keyGuidanceText(requirement, alternatives = []) {
+  const options = alternatives.map(({ label, requiresKeyId }) => {
+    const name = keyName(requiresKeyId);
+    const source = translateKnown(label);
+    return name
+      ? t('light {source} to use your {name} key', { source, name })
+      : t('light {source}', { source });
+  });
+  if (!options.length) return requirement;
+  const offer = options.join(t(', or '));
+  if (requirement)
+    return t('{requirement}, or {offer}', { requirement, offer });
+  return offer.charAt(0).toLocaleUpperCase() + offer.slice(1);
+}

src/ui/layerBindings.js

@@ -130,9 +130,10 @@ export class LayerBindings {
     ]) {
       const layer = this._dataManager?.layers?.get(id)?.module;
       if (typeof layer?.attachShellServices !== 'function') continue;
+      const noun = id === 'weather-cyclones' ? 'cyclone' : 'weather';
       layer.attachShellServices({
         runNavigation: (navigate) =>
-          this.runImmediateNavigation('weather', navigate),
+          this.runImmediateNavigation(noun, navigate),
         imageryHost: this.services.imageryHost,
       });
       this._weatherShellModules.push(layer);

src/ui/layerNames.js

@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+/**
+ * Layer and source names as the page shows them.
+ *
+ * Layer ids, English module names (`layer.name`) and declared source names
+ * stay English in layer state, share links and AI tool output; these helpers
+ * translate them only at a presentation boundary. The layer panel, the HUD
+ * and the voice card name a layer the same way through them.
+ *
+ * Pure: imports only i18n, no DOM.
+ * @module ui/layerNames
+ */
+import { msg, t, translateKnown } from '../i18n/index.js';
+
+/** English module names (`layer.name`) by layer id. */
+export const LAYER_NAME_KEYS = Object.freeze({
+  flights: msg('Live Flights'),
+  military: msg('Military Flights'),
+  earthquakes: msg('Earthquakes (24h)'),
+  satellites: msg('Satellites'),
+  'rocket-launches': msg('Space Missions (30d)'),
+  traffic: msg('Street Traffic'),
+  cctv: msg('CCTV'),
+  radio: msg('Radio'),
+  bikeshare: msg('Bikeshare'),
+  'ais-live-vessels': msg('Live AIS Vessels'),
+  'military-installations': msg('Mapped Installations'),
+  'military-awareness': msg('Global Context'),
+  'local-datacenters': msg('Datacenters'),
+  'local-dams': msg('Dams'),
+  'telegeography-submarine-cables': msg('Submarine Cables'),
+  'local-firms': msg('FIRMS Active Fires'),
+  'local-adsb': msg('Local ADS-B'),
+  transit: msg('Transit'),
+  'recent-imagery': msg('Recent Imagery'),
+  'fire-perimeters': msg('Fire Perimeters'),
+  'gnss-integrity': msg('GNSS Integrity'),
+  wind: msg('Wind'),
+  'weather-radar': msg('Rain radar'),
+  'weather-satellite': msg('Satellite clouds'),
+  'weather-lightning': msg('Lightning density'),
+  'weather-cyclones': msg('Cyclone advisories'),
+  'air-quality': msg('Air quality'),
+  directions: msg('Directions'),
+  'alpr-cameras': msg('ALPR Cameras'),
+});
+
+/** The layer panel's own English names, where they differ from the module's. */
+export const PANEL_LABEL_KEYS = Object.freeze({
+  'ais-live-vessels': msg('Live Vessels'),
+  bikeshare: msg('Bike Share'),
+  cctv: msg('Cameras'),
+  'street-level': msg('Street Level'),
+  'alpr-cameras': msg('Mapped ALPR Cameras'),
+  'local-datacenters': msg('Data Centers'),
+  'local-firms': msg('Active Fires'),
+});
+
+// Looked up by the English text, so a surface that holds `layer.name` keeps
+// its English data and only the shown text translates.
+const MODULE_NAME_KEYS = new Map(
+  [...Object.values(LAYER_NAME_KEYS), ...Object.values(PANEL_LABEL_KEYS)].map(
+    (key) => [key, key],
+  ),
+);
+
+/**
+ * Translate a layer's English module name for display; any other text
+ * (a provider name, an unknown layer) is returned unchanged.
+ * @param {string} name English `layer.name`.
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+export function localizeLayerName(name) {
+  const key = MODULE_NAME_KEYS.get(String(name ?? '').trim());
+  return key ? t(key) : name;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A layer id's module name in the active language, or null for an id this
+ * module does not know.
+ * @param {string} id Layer id, e.g. `earthquakes`.
+ * @returns {string|null}
+ */
+export function layerNameForId(id) {
+  const key = Object.hasOwn(LAYER_NAME_KEYS, id)
+    ? LAYER_NAME_KEYS[id]
+    : Object.hasOwn(PANEL_LABEL_KEYS, id)
+      ? PANEL_LABEL_KEYS[id]
+      : null;
+  return key ? t(key) : null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A layer as shown: its English module name or its id, whichever is known,
+ * in the active language; otherwise the text as given.
+ * @param {string} [name] English `layer.name`, or an id when the layer had none.
+ * @param {string} [id] Layer id.
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+export function shownLayerName(name, id) {
+  const text = String(name ?? '').trim();
+  if (text && MODULE_NAME_KEYS.has(text)) return t(MODULE_NAME_KEYS.get(text));
+  return layerNameForId(id || text) || text || String(id ?? '');
+}
+
+// Layer-declared source names. Provider names (USGS, CelesTrak, GTFS-RT…)
+// are not listed and pass through unchanged unless the catalog knows them.
+const SOURCE_LABEL_KEYS = new Map(
+  [
+    msg('Flights'),
+    msg('Military aircraft'),
+    msg('Vessels'),
+    msg('CCTV + Street View fallback'),
+    msg('OpenStreetMap + optional Google Maps Places'),
+    msg('GFS / ECMWF IFS · FORECAST'),
+    msg('NOAA nowCOAST · OBSERVED'),
+    msg('NASA FIRMS · LIVE'),
+    msg('OSM routing'),
+    msg('Mapped camera locations'),
+    msg('OpenStreetMap · community mapped'),
+  ].map((key) => [key, key]),
+);
+
+/**
+ * A layer's declared source name as shown.
+ * @param {string} source English source name, e.g. `Flights` or `OpenSky`.
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+export function sourceLabel(source) {
+  if (typeof source !== 'string') return source;
+  if (source === 'Local') return t('Local', { context: 'data source' });
+  const key = SOURCE_LABEL_KEYS.get(source);
+  if (key) return t(key);
+  // A layer with several providers joins their names ("Mapillary · Google
+  // Street View"); a name with a translation shows it.
+  return source.includes(' · ')
+    ? source.split(' · ').map(translateKnown).join(' · ')
+    : translateKnown(source);
+}

src/ui/layerNames.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import test from 'node:test';
+import { APPLICATION_LAYER_METADATA } from '../app/constructCatalog.js';
+import { setLocale, t } from '../i18n/index.js';
+import { FEED_SOURCE, COMBINED_SOURCE } from '../layers/localAdsb/status.js';
+import {
+  LAYER_NAME_KEYS,
+  PANEL_LABEL_KEYS,
+  sourceLabel,
+} from './layerNames.js';
+
+// Layers whose module name is a proper name and stays as it is in every
+// language: the Bhote Koshi pair belong to a scripted scene.
+const UNTRANSLATED_NAMES = new Set(['bhote-koshi-2026', 'bhote-koshi-locator']);
+
+const catalogIds = APPLICATION_LAYER_METADATA.map((layer) => layer.id);
+
+test('every catalog layer has a translatable name', () => {
+  const missing = catalogIds.filter(
+    (id) =>
+      !UNTRANSLATED_NAMES.has(id) &&
+      !Object.hasOwn(LAYER_NAME_KEYS, id) &&
+      !Object.hasOwn(PANEL_LABEL_KEYS, id),
+  );
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    missing,
+    [],
+    'add the layer to LAYER_NAME_KEYS in src/ui/layerNames.js',
+  );
+});
+
+test('the name tables list only catalog layers', () => {
+  const unknown = [
+    ...Object.keys(LAYER_NAME_KEYS),
+    ...Object.keys(PANEL_LABEL_KEYS),
+    ...UNTRANSLATED_NAMES,
+  ].filter((id) => !catalogIds.includes(id));
+  assert.deepEqual(unknown, []);
+});
+
+for (const locale of ['es', 'ru']) {
+  test(`${locale}: Local ADS-B source names translate without their own entry`, () => {
+    setLocale(locale);
+    try {
+      for (const source of [FEED_SOURCE, COMBINED_SOURCE]) {
+        assert.notEqual(t(source), source, 'the catalog has the entry');
+        assert.equal(sourceLabel(source), t(source));
+      }
+    } finally {
+      setLocale('en');
+    }
+  });
+}

src/ui/layerPanel.js

@@ -3,25 +3,43 @@ import { syncRowList } from './rowList.js';
 import { layerFeedState } from '../data/feedState.js';
 export { layerFeedState } from '../data/feedState.js';
 import { GUIDANCE_STATUSES } from '../loadingFeedback.js';
+import { keyGuidanceText, keyRequirementText } from './keyGuidance.js';
 import {
-  keySetupRequirement,
-  keySetupWithAlternatives,
-} from '../keySetupCore.mjs';
+  LAYER_NAME_KEYS,
+  PANEL_LABEL_KEYS as PANEL_LABELS,
+  sourceLabel,
+} from './layerNames.js';
+export { localizeLayerName } from './layerNames.js';
 import { createWeatherPanel } from './weatherPanel.js';
-const FEED_STATE_LABELS = Object.freeze({
-  nominal: 'ON',
-  loading: 'LOADING',
-  degraded: 'DEGRADED',
-  stale: 'STALE',
-  partial: 'PARTIAL',
-  fallback: 'FALLBACK',
-  unavailable: 'UNAVAILABLE',
+import { translateFeedError, translateStatusLine } from './statusText.js';
+import {
+  formatNumber,
+  getLocale,
+  msg,
+  t,
+  translateKnown,
+} from '../i18n/index.js';
+
+// Feed-state values are machine ids (QA hooks, CSS feed-* classes); only the
+// label translates.
+const FEED_STATE_LABEL_KEYS = Object.freeze({
+  nominal: msg('ON'),
+  loading: msg('LOADING'),
+  degraded: msg('DEGRADED'),
+  stale: msg('STALE'),
+  partial: msg('PARTIAL'),
+  fallback: msg('FALLBACK'),
+  unavailable: msg('UNAVAILABLE'),
 });
 
+function lifecycleStateLabel(lifecycleState) {
+  return t(lifecycleState === 'enabling' ? msg('ENABLING') : msg('DISABLING'));
+}
+
 // Presentation order is independent of catalog registration and startup order.
 const PANEL_GROUPS = [
   {
-    label: 'Movement',
+    label: msg('Movement'),
     ids: [
       'satellites',
       'flights',
@@ -34,11 +52,11 @@ const PANEL_GROUPS = [
     ],
   },
   {
-    label: 'Cameras',
+    label: msg('Cameras'),
     ids: ['cctv', 'recent-imagery', 'street-level'],
   },
   {
-    label: 'Infrastructure',
+    label: msg('Infrastructure'),
     ids: [
       'alpr-cameras',
       'military-installations',
@@ -48,7 +66,7 @@ const PANEL_GROUPS = [
     ],
   },
   {
-    label: 'Events',
+    label: msg('Events'),
     ids: [
       'rocket-launches',
       'earthquakes',
@@ -58,7 +76,7 @@ const PANEL_GROUPS = [
     ],
   },
   {
-    label: 'Weather',
+    label: msg('Weather'),
     ids: [
       'air-quality',
       'wind',
@@ -69,7 +87,7 @@ const PANEL_GROUPS = [
     ],
   },
   {
-    label: 'Utilities',
+    label: msg('Utilities'),
     ids: ['directions', 'radio'],
   },
 ];
@@ -79,18 +97,16 @@ const PANEL_ORDER = PANEL_GROUPS.flatMap(({ label, ids }) =>
 const PANEL_POSITIONS = new Map(
   PANEL_ORDER.map(({ id }, index) => [id, index]),
 );
-const PANEL_LABELS = {
-  'ais-live-vessels': 'Live Vessels',
-  bikeshare: 'Bike Share',
-  cctv: 'Cameras',
-  'street-level': 'Street Level',
-  'alpr-cameras': 'Mapped ALPR Cameras',
-  'local-datacenters': 'Data Centers',
-  'local-firms': 'Active Fires',
-};
 
+function englishPanelLabel(layer) {
+  return PANEL_LABELS[layer.id] || LAYER_NAME_KEYS[layer.id] || layer.name;
+}
+
+// PANEL_LABELS win over layer-name keys; otherwise the module's own name.
 function panelLabel(layer) {
-  return PANEL_LABELS[layer.id] || layer.name;
+  if (PANEL_LABELS[layer.id]) return t(PANEL_LABELS[layer.id]);
+  const key = LAYER_NAME_KEYS[layer.id];
+  return key ? t(key) : layer.name;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -111,12 +127,71 @@ export function layerKeyRequirementTooltip(layer = {}) {
   if (layer?.stats?.keyRequired !== true) return '';
   const requiresKeyId = String(layer.requiresKeyId || '').trim();
   // A layer with several sources also names the ones it could use instead.
-  return keySetupWithAlternatives(
-    requiresKeyId ? keySetupRequirement(requiresKeyId) : '',
+  return keyGuidanceText(
+    requiresKeyId ? keyRequirementText(requiresKeyId) : '',
     layer.stats.keyAlternatives || [],
   );
 }
 
+const ROW_TEXT_SEPARATOR = ' · ';
+
+// A short Latin code joined by hyphens. Longer runs (a URL, a token in an
+// error) keep their break opportunities so they cannot overflow the rail.
+const HYPHENATED_CODE = /[A-Za-z0-9]+(?:-[A-Za-z0-9]+)+/g;
+const HYPHENATED_CODE_MAX = 16;
+
+/** A span for one run of row text; `keep` stops the browser breaking inside it. */
+function rowTextSpan(text, keep) {
+  const span = document.createElement('span');
+  if (keep) span.className = 'data-keep';
+  span.textContent = text;
+  return span;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Set a row's name, count or meta line so that a narrow column wraps it well
+ * in every language: a Latin code with hyphens (ADS-B, RTL-SDR, GTFS-RT) never
+ * splits at its hyphen, and a " · " separator stays at the end of the line it
+ * closes, so no line starts with "·". The element's textContent is still the
+ * plain string; text with neither feature is set directly.
+ *
+ * @param {HTMLElement} element
+ * @param {string} text
+ */
+export function setRowText(element, text) {
+  const value = String(text ?? '');
+  // Refreshes run every second; leave unchanged text (and its spans) alone.
+  if (element.textContent === value) return;
+  const codes = [...value.matchAll(HYPHENATED_CODE)].filter(
+    (match) => match[0].length <= HYPHENATED_CODE_MAX,
+  );
+  if (!codes.length && !value.includes(ROW_TEXT_SEPARATOR)) {
+    element.textContent = value;
+    return;
+  }
+  const spans = [];
+  const pushPlain = (from, to) => {
+    if (to <= from) return;
+    const pieces = value.slice(from, to).split(ROW_TEXT_SEPARATOR);
+    pieces.forEach((piece, index) => {
+      // The space before the dot belongs to a no-wrap span, so the only break
+      // opportunity around a separator is the space after it.
+      if (index > 0) spans.push(rowTextSpan(' ·', true));
+      const textPiece = index > 0 ? ` ${piece}` : piece;
+      if (textPiece) spans.push(rowTextSpan(textPiece, false));
+    });
+  };
+  let cursor = 0;
+  for (const match of codes) {
+    pushPlain(cursor, match.index);
+    spans.push(rowTextSpan(match[0], true));
+    cursor = match.index + match[0].length;
+  }
+  pushPlain(cursor, value.length);
+  element.textContent = '';
+  for (const span of spans) element.appendChild(span);
+}
+
 /** Layer row presentation over supplied state and actions; no layer imports. */
 export class LayerPanel {
   constructor({
@@ -218,17 +293,20 @@ export class LayerPanel {
     for (const layer of layers) {
       if (!layer.showInTogglePanel) continue;
       const group =
-        PANEL_ORDER[PANEL_POSITIONS.get(layer.id)]?.label ?? 'Other layers';
+        PANEL_ORDER[PANEL_POSITIONS.get(layer.id)]?.label ??
+        msg('Other layers');
       if (group && group !== previousGroup) {
         const heading = document.createElement('h3');
         heading.className = 'data-layer-group-heading';
-        heading.textContent = group;
+        heading.textContent = t(group);
         this._toggleContainer.appendChild(heading);
       }
       previousGroup = group;
       const row = document.createElement('div');
       row.className = 'data-toggle-row';
       row.dataset.layerId = layer.id;
+      // English name for voice tools, which must not receive translated text.
+      row.dataset.layerName = englishPanelLabel(layer);
 
       const topRow = document.createElement('div');
       topRow.className = 'data-toggle-top';
@@ -241,7 +319,7 @@ export class LayerPanel {
       icon.textContent = layer.icon;
       const name = document.createElement('span');
       name.className = 'data-name';
-      name.textContent = panelLabel(layer);
+      setRowText(name, panelLabel(layer));
       left.appendChild(icon);
       left.appendChild(name);
 
@@ -250,7 +328,7 @@ export class LayerPanel {
 
       const count = document.createElement('span');
       count.className = 'data-count';
-      count.textContent = this._layerCountText(layer.stats);
+      this._syncCount(row, count, layer.stats);
 
       const toggle = document.createElement('button');
       toggle.type = 'button';
@@ -289,7 +367,7 @@ export class LayerPanel {
 
       const bottomRow = document.createElement('div');
       bottomRow.className = 'data-toggle-meta';
-      bottomRow.textContent = this._buildMetaText(layer);
+      setRowText(bottomRow, this._buildMetaText(layer));
 
       row.appendChild(topRow);
       row.appendChild(bottomRow);
@@ -393,6 +471,23 @@ export class LayerPanel {
     );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Write a row's count. Outside English a count phrase ("24 nearby · 2 on
+   * screen") gets its own line, or it squeezes a longer translated name to a
+   * word per line. "—" is marked so a wide status chip can replace it
+   * (radio.css).
+   */
+  _syncCount(row, count, stats) {
+    const text = this._layerCountText(stats);
+    setRowText(count, text);
+    const phrase =
+      getLocale() !== 'en' &&
+      typeof stats.countLabel === 'string' &&
+      /\d/.test(stats.countLabel);
+    row.classList.toggle('data-toggle-row--count-line', phrase);
+    count.classList.toggle('data-count-empty', text === '—');
+  }
+
   /** Qualify a loaded count when it does not mean items currently on screen. */
   _layerCountText(stats) {
     if (typeof stats.countLabel === 'string' && stats.countLabel.trim())
@@ -516,12 +611,12 @@ export class LayerPanel {
 
       const count = row.querySelector('.data-count');
       if (count) {
-        count.textContent = this._layerCountText(layer.stats);
+        this._syncCount(row, count, layer.stats);
       }
 
       const meta = row.querySelector('.data-toggle-meta');
       if (meta) {
-        meta.textContent = this._buildMetaText(layer);
+        setRowText(meta, this._buildMetaText(layer));
       }
 
       this._syncRowControls(
@@ -536,23 +631,39 @@ export class LayerPanel {
   _buildMetaText(layer) {
     const stats = layer.stats || {};
     const feedState = layerFeedState(stats);
-    const stateLabel = FEED_STATE_LABELS[feedState];
-    const source = stats.source || layer.source;
+    const stateLabel = t(FEED_STATE_LABEL_KEYS[feedState]);
+    const source = sourceLabel(stats.source || layer.source);
     const lifecycleState =
       layer.lifecycleState || (layer.enabled ? 'enabled' : 'disabled');
     if (lifecycleState === 'enabling' || lifecycleState === 'disabling') {
-      return `${lifecycleState.toUpperCase()} · ${source}`;
+      return t('{state} · {source}', {
+        state: lifecycleStateLabel(lifecycleState),
+        source,
+      });
     }
     if (layer.lifecycleUncertain) {
-      return `UNCERTAIN · ${source} · lifecycle state requires reconciliation`;
+      return t(
+        'UNCERTAIN · {source} · lifecycle state requires reconciliation',
+        { source },
+      );
     }
-    const presentedError =
-      stats.error || stats.lastError || stats.managerRefreshError;
+    const presentedError = translateFeedError(
+      stats.error || stats.lastError || stats.managerRefreshError,
+    );
     if (presentedError) {
       if (typeof stats.retryInSec === 'number' && stats.retryInSec > 0) {
-        return `${stateLabel} · ${source} · ${presentedError} · retry ${stats.retryInSec}s`;
+        return t('{state} · {source} · {detail} · retry {seconds}s', {
+          state: stateLabel,
+          source,
+          detail: presentedError,
+          seconds: stats.retryInSec,
+        });
       }
-      return `${stateLabel} · ${source} · ${presentedError}`;
+      return t('{state} · {source} · {detail}', {
+        state: stateLabel,
+        source,
+        detail: presentedError,
+      });
     }
     // A guidance status carries its prompt in `statusMessage`, not `error`, so
     // the row still tells the operator what to do without reporting a fault.
@@ -561,22 +672,26 @@ export class LayerPanel {
       typeof stats.statusMessage === 'string' &&
       stats.statusMessage.trim()
     ) {
-      return `${source} · ${stats.statusMessage.trim()}`;
+      return `${source} · ${translateKnown(stats.statusMessage.trim())}`;
     }
-    const ago = stats.lastUpdate ? this._timeAgo(stats.lastUpdate) : 'never';
+    const ago = stats.lastUpdate ? this._timeAgo(stats.lastUpdate) : t('never');
     if (stats.loading) {
       const loadingLabel =
         typeof stats.loadingLabel === 'string' && stats.loadingLabel.trim()
-          ? stats.loadingLabel.trim()
-          : 'loading...';
-      return `${source} · ${loadingLabel}`;
+          ? translateStatusLine(stats.loadingLabel.trim())
+          : t('loading...');
+      return t('{source} · {loadingLabel}', { source, loadingLabel });
     }
     if (feedState === 'fallback') {
       const detail =
         typeof stats.loadingLabel === 'string' && stats.loadingLabel.trim()
-          ? stats.loadingLabel.trim()
+          ? translateStatusLine(stats.loadingLabel.trim())
           : stats.coverage || ago;
-      return `${stateLabel} · ${source} · ${detail}`;
+      return t('{state} · {source} · {detail}', {
+        state: stateLabel,
+        source,
+        detail,
+      });
     }
     if (feedState === 'partial') {
       const { acceptedRowCount, rawRowCount } = stats;
@@ -585,21 +700,40 @@ export class LayerPanel {
         Number.isInteger(rawRowCount) &&
         acceptedRowCount >= 0 &&
         rawRowCount > acceptedRowCount
-          ? `${acceptedRowCount} of ${rawRowCount} records accepted`
-          : 'incomplete snapshot';
-      return `${stateLabel} · ${source} · ${detail} · ${ago}`;
+          ? t('{accepted} of {raw} records accepted', {
+              accepted: acceptedRowCount,
+              raw: rawRowCount,
+            })
+          : t('incomplete snapshot');
+      return t('{state} · {source} · {detail} · {ago}', {
+        state: stateLabel,
+        source,
+        detail,
+        ago,
+      });
     }
     if (feedState === 'stale') {
-      const retry =
-        typeof stats.retryInSec === 'number' && stats.retryInSec > 0
-          ? ` · retrying in ${stats.retryInSec}s`
-          : '';
-      return `${stateLabel} · ${source} · ${ago}${retry}`;
+      if (typeof stats.retryInSec === 'number' && stats.retryInSec > 0) {
+        return t('{state} · {source} · {ago} · retrying in {seconds}s', {
+          state: stateLabel,
+          source,
+          ago,
+          seconds: stats.retryInSec,
+        });
+      }
+      return t('{state} · {source} · {ago}', {
+        state: stateLabel,
+        source,
+        ago,
+      });
     }
     if (typeof stats.loadingLabel === 'string' && stats.loadingLabel.trim()) {
-      return `${source} · ${stats.loadingLabel.trim()}`;
+      return t('{source} · {loadingLabel}', {
+        source,
+        loadingLabel: translateStatusLine(stats.loadingLabel.trim()),
+      });
     }
-    return `${source} · ${ago}`;
+    return t('{source} · {ago}', { source, ago });
   }
 
   _syncToggleButton(button, layer) {
@@ -618,7 +752,7 @@ export class LayerPanel {
     button.classList.toggle('enabling', layer.lifecycleState === 'enabling');
     button.classList.toggle('disabling', layer.lifecycleState === 'disabling');
     button.classList.toggle('lifecycle-uncertain', uncertain);
-    for (const state of Object.keys(FEED_STATE_LABELS)) {
+    for (const state of Object.keys(FEED_STATE_LABEL_KEYS)) {
       button.classList.toggle(
         `feed-${state}`,
         (layer.enabled || unavailable) && !uncertain && feedState === state,
@@ -638,38 +772,55 @@ export class LayerPanel {
       String(transitioning || (unavailable && !layer.enabled)),
     );
     button.setAttribute('aria-busy', String(transitioning));
-    button.textContent = transitioning
-      ? layer.lifecycleState.toUpperCase()
+    const showsFeedState =
+      !transitioning && !uncertain && (layer.enabled || unavailable);
+    const stateText = transitioning
+      ? lifecycleStateLabel(layer.lifecycleState)
       : uncertain
-        ? 'UNCERTAIN'
-        : layer.enabled || unavailable
-          ? FEED_STATE_LABELS[feedState]
-          : 'OFF';
+        ? t('UNCERTAIN')
+        : showsFeedState
+          ? t(FEED_STATE_LABEL_KEYS[feedState])
+          : t('OFF');
+    // The chip may abbreviate where a language's word is wider than the
+    // status column; the meta line and the accessible name keep the full word.
+    button.textContent =
+      showsFeedState && feedState === 'unavailable'
+        ? t('UNAVAILABLE', { context: 'status chip' })
+        : stateText;
     const keyGuidance = unavailable
-      ? String(layer.stats.error || 'Data source unavailable')
+      ? String(
+          translateFeedError(layer.stats.error) || t('Data source unavailable'),
+        )
       : layerKeyRequirementTooltip(layer);
     // Name the missing key on the control itself: a row reading KEY REQUIRED
     // without saying WHICH key leaves a dead control and no next step. Empty
     // when the layer needs no key, or already has one.
     button.title = keyGuidance;
+    const ariaLabel = t('{name}: {state}', {
+      name: panelLabel(layer),
+      state: stateText,
+    });
     button.setAttribute(
       'aria-label',
-      keyGuidance
-        ? `${panelLabel(layer)}: ${button.textContent}. ${keyGuidance}`
-        : `${panelLabel(layer)}: ${button.textContent}`,
+      keyGuidance ? `${ariaLabel}. ${keyGuidance}` : ariaLabel,
     );
   }
 
   _formatCount(n) {
-    if (n >= 1000) return `${(n / 1000).toFixed(1)}K`;
+    if (n >= 1000)
+      return `${formatNumber(n / 1000, {
+        minimumFractionDigits: 1,
+        maximumFractionDigits: 1,
+        useGrouping: false,
+      })}K`;
     return String(n);
   }
 
   _timeAgo(timestamp) {
     const diff = Math.floor((Date.now() - timestamp) / 1000);
-    if (diff < 5) return 'just now';
-    if (diff < 60) return `${diff}s ago`;
-    if (diff < 3600) return `${Math.floor(diff / 60)}m ago`;
-    return `${Math.floor(diff / 3600)}h ago`;
+    if (diff < 5) return t('just now');
+    if (diff < 60) return t('{count}s ago', { count: diff });
+    if (diff < 3600) return t('{count}m ago', { count: Math.floor(diff / 60) });
+    return t('{count}h ago', { count: Math.floor(diff / 3600) });
   }
 }

src/ui/layerPanel.test.mjs

@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ test('panel presentation places Transit between Street Traffic and Bike Share in
     source.indexOf('const PANEL_POSITIONS ='),
   );
   const order = JSON.parse(
-    runInNewContext(`${declarations}\nJSON.stringify(PANEL_ORDER)`),
+    runInNewContext(
+      `const msg = (text) => text;\n${declarations}\nJSON.stringify(PANEL_ORDER)`,
+    ),
   );
   assert.deepEqual(
     order.filter(({ label }) => label === 'Movement').map(({ id }) => id),
@@ -259,6 +261,75 @@ test('an omitted source is visibly unavailable and cannot be toggled on', async
   );
 });
 
+test('row text keeps a hyphenated code whole and never starts a line with the separator', async () => {
+  const { setRowText } = await import('./layerPanel.js');
+  const previousDocument = globalThis.document;
+  const element = () => ({
+    className: '',
+    textContent: '',
+    children: [],
+    appendChild(child) {
+      this.children.push(child);
+      return child;
+    },
+  });
+  globalThis.document = { createElement: element };
+  try {
+    const text = (node) =>
+      node.children.length
+        ? node.children.map((child) => child.textContent).join('')
+        : node.textContent;
+    const kept = (node) =>
+      node.children
+        .filter((child) => child.className === 'data-keep')
+        .map((child) => child.textContent);
+
+    const name = element();
+    setRowText(name, 'Локальный ADS-B');
+    assert.equal(text(name), 'Локальный ADS-B');
+    assert.deepEqual(kept(name), ['ADS-B']);
+
+    const meta = element();
+    setRowText(meta, 'UNAVAILABLE · NASA FIRMS · LIVE · KEY REQUIRED');
+    assert.equal(text(meta), 'UNAVAILABLE · NASA FIRMS · LIVE · KEY REQUIRED');
+    assert.deepEqual(kept(meta), [' ·', ' ·', ' ·']);
+    assert.ok(
+      meta.children.every((child) => !child.textContent.startsWith('·')),
+      'the space before each dot is held to the piece it closes',
+    );
+
+    const plain = element();
+    setRowText(plain, 'Satellites');
+    assert.equal(plain.textContent, 'Satellites');
+    assert.equal(plain.children.length, 0);
+
+    const long = element();
+    setRowText(long, 'see https-proxy-endpoint-config-x');
+    assert.deepEqual(kept(long), [], 'a long hyphenated run may still wrap');
+  } finally {
+    globalThis.document = previousDocument;
+  }
+});
+
+test('the unavailable chip may abbreviate, but its accessible name keeps the full state', async () => {
+  const { LayerPanel } = await import('./layerPanel.js');
+  const attrs = new Map();
+  const button = {
+    classList: { toggle() {} },
+    dataset: {},
+    setAttribute: (key, value) => attrs.set(key, value),
+  };
+  LayerPanel.prototype._syncToggleButton(button, {
+    id: 'local-firms',
+    name: 'FIRMS Active Fires',
+    enabled: false,
+    stats: { sourceUnavailable: true, error: 'KEY REQUIRED' },
+  });
+  assert.equal(button.textContent, 'UNAVAILABLE');
+  assert.equal(button.dataset.feedState, 'unavailable');
+  assert.match(attrs.get('aria-label'), /^Active Fires: UNAVAILABLE\./);
+});
+
 test('the Weather readout receives enabled air-quality alongside weather layers', async () => {
   const { LayerPanel } = await import('./layerPanel.js');
   const layers = ['wind', 'air-quality', 'other'].map((id) => ({

src/ui/layerStatusLocale.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+// The DATA LAYERS row shows the English status texts that GNSS, Transit,
+// CelesTrak and AQHI produce in the UI language.
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import test from 'node:test';
+import { setLocale } from '../i18n/index.js';
+import { LayerPanel } from './layerPanel.js';
+
+const row = (id, stats) =>
+  LayerPanel.prototype._buildMetaText({ id, enabled: true, stats });
+const now = Date.now();
+
+// [layer id, stats, English fragment that must not reach the row]
+const cases = [
+  [
+    'gnss-integrity',
+    {
+      count: 0,
+      error: 'GNSS feed rate limited (HTTP 429)',
+      source: 'GNSS',
+      lastUpdate: now,
+    },
+    'rate limited',
+  ],
+  [
+    'gnss-integrity',
+    {
+      count: 0,
+      error: 'GNSS feed unavailable (HTTP 503)',
+      source: 'GNSS',
+      lastUpdate: now,
+    },
+    'feed unavailable',
+  ],
+  [
+    'transit',
+    {
+      count: 0,
+      error: 'GO Transit feed unavailable',
+      source: 'GTFS-RT',
+      lastUpdate: now,
+    },
+    'feed unavailable',
+  ],
+  [
+    'transit',
+    {
+      count: 0,
+      loading: true,
+      loadingLabel: 'Loading GO Transit, Metro Transit',
+      source: 'GTFS-RT',
+    },
+    'Loading',
+  ],
+  [
+    'satellites',
+    {
+      count: 10,
+      error: '1 CelesTrak group unavailable',
+      source: 'CelesTrak',
+      lastUpdate: now,
+    },
+    'group unavailable',
+  ],
+  [
+    'air-quality',
+    {
+      count: 0,
+      error: 'ECCC request timed out',
+      source: 'ECCC',
+      lastUpdate: now,
+    },
+    'request timed out',
+  ],
+];
+
+for (const locale of ['es', 'ru']) {
+  test(`${locale}: layer status texts are translated in the row`, () => {
+    setLocale(locale);
+    try {
+      const english = cases
+        .map(([id, stats, marker]) => [id, row(id, stats), marker])
+        .filter(([, text, marker]) => text.includes(marker))
+        .map(([id, text]) => `${id}: ${text}`);
+      assert.deepEqual(english, []);
+    } finally {
+      setLocale('en');
+    }
+  });
+}

src/ui/localAdsbGuidanceI18n.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import test from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+
+test('Local ADS-B guidance hint is translated in the layer row', async () => {
+  const { setLocale, t } = await import('../i18n/index.js');
+  const { LayerPanel } = await import('./layerPanel.js');
+  const { localAdsbStatus } = await import('../layers/localAdsb/status.js');
+  const english = localAdsbStatus({
+    receiver: { webUsbSupported: true, connected: false },
+    feedState: null,
+    heard: 0,
+  });
+  assert.equal(
+    LayerPanel.prototype._buildMetaText.call(LayerPanel.prototype, {
+      id: 'local-adsb',
+      enabled: true,
+      lifecycleState: 'enabled',
+      stats: { count: 0, lastUpdate: null, ...english },
+    }),
+    'RTL-SDR · WebUSB · connect a receiver in Radio',
+  );
+  for (const locale of ['es', 'ru']) {
+    setLocale(locale);
+    for (const receiver of [
+      { webUsbSupported: true, connected: false },
+      { webUsbSupported: false, connected: false },
+      { webUsbSupported: true, connected: true, mode: 'fm' },
+    ]) {
+      const stats = localAdsbStatus({ receiver, feedState: null, heard: 0 });
+      const text = LayerPanel.prototype._buildMetaText.call(
+        LayerPanel.prototype,
+        {
+          id: 'local-adsb',
+          enabled: true,
+          lifecycleState: 'enabled',
+          stats: { count: 0, lastUpdate: null, ...stats },
+        },
+      );
+      assert.notEqual(
+        t(stats.statusMessage),
+        stats.statusMessage,
+        `${locale}: no catalog entry for "${stats.statusMessage}"`,
+      );
+      assert.ok(
+        !text.includes(stats.statusMessage),
+        `${locale}: row shows English hint: ${text}`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+  setLocale('en');
+});

src/ui/localSdrAudioState.i18n.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import test from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { localSdrCardView } from './localSdrPresentation.js';
+import { setLocale } from '../i18n/index.js';
+
+const fmStreaming = {
+  webUsbSupported: true,
+  connected: true,
+  status: 'streaming',
+  message: 'Streaming',
+  mode: 'fm',
+  frequencyHz: 98_500_000,
+  volume: 0.8,
+  gain: 'auto',
+  seeking: false,
+  seekMessage: '',
+  decodedMessages: 0,
+  messagesPerSecond: null,
+  aircraftHeard: 0,
+  aircraftPositioned: 0,
+  deviceLabel: 'RTL2838',
+  locationStatus: 'unknown',
+  audioState: 'running',
+  samplesPerSecond: 2_400_000,
+  workerBlocks: 3,
+  iqLevelDbfs: -20,
+  audioLevelDbfs: -12,
+};
+
+test('FM status line names the AudioContext state in the UI language', () => {
+  try {
+    for (const [locale, state] of [
+      ['es', 'running'],
+      ['ru', 'running'],
+      ['es', 'suspended'],
+      ['ru', 'closed'],
+      ['es', 'idle'],
+      ['ru', 'idle'],
+    ]) {
+      setLocale(locale);
+      const text = localSdrCardView({
+        ...fmStreaming,
+        audioState: state,
+      }).statusText;
+      assert.doesNotMatch(
+        text,
+        new RegExp(`audio[: ]+${state}\\b|аудио[: ]+${state}\\b`),
+        `${locale}: ${text}`,
+      );
+    }
+  } finally {
+    setLocale('en');
+  }
+});
+
+test('FM status line keeps the English AudioContext state words', () => {
+  setLocale('en');
+  for (const state of ['running', 'suspended', 'closed', 'idle']) {
+    const text = localSdrCardView({
+      ...fmStreaming,
+      audioState: state,
+    }).statusText;
+    assert.ok(text.endsWith(` · audio ${state}`), text);
+  }
+});

src/ui/localSdrControls.js

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+import { t } from '../i18n/index.js';
 import {
   internetRadioAudioActive,
   localSdrCardView,
   localSdrFeedLine,
   localSdrFmAudioActive,
+  localSdrGainOptionLabel,
 } from './localSdrPresentation.js';
 
 const ELEMENT_IDS = Object.freeze({
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ export class LocalSdrControls {
     this._renderFrame = null;
     this._destroyed = false;
     if (!this.elements.card) return;
+    this._labelGainOptions();
     this._bind();
     this._receiverUnsubscribe = receiver.subscribe((state) =>
       this._onReceiverState(state),
@@ -95,6 +98,14 @@ export class LocalSdrControls {
     return Boolean(this._state?.connected);
   }
 
+  /** Numeric gain options read in the page language; values stay numeric. */
+  _labelGainOptions() {
+    for (const option of this.elements.gain?.options || []) {
+      if (option.value !== 'auto')
+        option.textContent = localSdrGainOptionLabel(option.value);
+    }
+  }
+
   _listen(element, type, handler) {
     element?.addEventListener(type, handler, {
       signal: this._listeners.signal,
@@ -188,7 +199,7 @@ export class LocalSdrControls {
     // Internet radio just started: it takes over from local FM.
     if (radioAudioActive && !this._radioAudioActive && this._fmAudioActive) {
       void this.receiver.stop({
-        message: 'Local FM stopped: internet radio started',
+        message: t('Local FM stopped: internet radio started'),
       });
     }
     this._radioAudioActive = radioAudioActive;

src/ui/localSdrFeedLine.i18n.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import test from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { setLocale } from '../i18n/index.js';
+import { localSdrFeedLine } from './localSdrPresentation.js';
+
+for (const locale of ['es', 'ru']) {
+  test(`decoder feed line is translated in ${locale}`, () => {
+    setLocale(locale);
+    try {
+      const feeds = [{ id: '1090', band: '1090', status: 'live' }];
+      const polling = localSdrFeedLine({
+        configured: true,
+        polling: true,
+        feeds: [{ ...feeds[0], status: 'unreachable' }],
+      });
+      const idle = localSdrFeedLine({
+        configured: true,
+        polling: false,
+        feeds,
+      });
+      assert.doesNotMatch(polling, /Decoder feeds|unreachable/);
+      assert.match(polling, /1090/);
+      assert.doesNotMatch(idle, /Decoder feeds|read while Local ADS-B is on/);
+      assert.match(idle, /1090/);
+    } finally {
+      setLocale('en');
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+test('an unknown feed status is shown as given', () => {
+  setLocale('en');
+  const feeds = [{ band: '1090', status: 'odd' }];
+  assert.equal(
+    localSdrFeedLine({ configured: true, polling: true, feeds }),
+    'Decoder feeds: 1090 odd',
+  );
+});
+
+// A feed status agrees with "fuente" in Spanish; the shared "invalid" key
+// (any other masculine noun) is left alone.
+test('es: an invalid decoder feed reads "no válida"', () => {
+  setLocale('es');
+  try {
+    const line = localSdrFeedLine({
+      configured: true,
+      polling: true,
+      feeds: [
+        { band: '1090', status: 'live' },
+        { band: '1090', status: 'invalid' },
+      ],
+    });
+    assert.match(line, /no válida/);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(line, /no válido\b/);
+  } finally {
+    setLocale('en');
+  }
+});

src/ui/localSdrFmStopMessage.i18n.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import test from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+
+import { setLocale } from '../i18n/index.js';
+import { SdrController } from '../sdr/controller.js';
+import { LocalSdrControls } from './localSdrControls.js';
+import { localSdrCardView } from './localSdrPresentation.js';
+
+function stubDocument() {
+  const elements = new Map();
+  const doc = {
+    activeElement: null,
+    getElementById(id) {
+      if (!elements.has(id)) {
+        const listeners = new Map();
+        elements.set(id, {
+          id,
+          value: '',
+          hidden: false,
+          disabled: false,
+          textContent: '',
+          ownerDocument: doc,
+          classList: { toggle() {} },
+          setAttribute() {},
+          closest: () => null,
+          addEventListener(type, handler) {
+            listeners.set(type, handler);
+          },
+        });
+      }
+      return elements.get(id);
+    },
+  };
+  return doc;
+}
+
+function stubRadio() {
+  const listeners = new Set();
+  return {
+    subscribe(fn) {
+      listeners.add(fn);
+      return () => listeners.delete(fn);
+    },
+    stopPlayback() {},
+    emit(state) {
+      for (const fn of listeners) fn(state);
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+async function stopLocalFmForInternetRadio(t, locale) {
+  setLocale(locale);
+  const receiver = new SdrController({ webUsb: {}, storage: null });
+  // Pretend local FM is streaming (no real device: stop() has nothing to tear down).
+  receiver._setState({ connected: true, status: 'streaming', mode: 'fm' });
+  const radio = stubRadio();
+  const controls = new LocalSdrControls({
+    document: stubDocument(),
+    receiver,
+    radio,
+  });
+  t.after(() => {
+    controls.destroy();
+    setLocale('en');
+  });
+
+  radio.emit({ audioState: 'playing' });
+  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 50));
+  assert.equal(receiver.state.connected, false);
+  return localSdrCardView(receiver.state);
+}
+
+for (const locale of ['es', 'ru']) {
+  test(`FM stop message after internet radio start is shown in ${locale}`, async (t) => {
+    const view = await stopLocalFmForInternetRadio(t, locale);
+    assert.notEqual(
+      view.connectLabel,
+      'CONNECT',
+      'surrounding UI is translated',
+    );
+    assert.notEqual(
+      view.statusText,
+      'Local FM stopped: internet radio started',
+      `status must not be the English literal under ${locale}`,
+    );
+  });
+}
+
+test('FM stop message after internet radio start stays English', async (t) => {
+  const view = await stopLocalFmForInternetRadio(t, 'en');
+  assert.equal(view.statusText, 'Local FM stopped: internet radio started');
+});

src/ui/localSdrNumbers.i18n.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// The SDR status line and stats write numbers in the UI language, like
+// the frequency next to them ("Сканирование 101,1 МГц…").
+import test from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { setLocale } from '../i18n/index.js';
+import { localSdrCardView } from './localSdrPresentation.js';
+
+const fm = {
+  connected: true,
+  status: 'streaming',
+  mode: 'fm',
+  message: 'Tuned',
+  seekMessage: '',
+  samplesPerSecond: 2_400_000,
+  iqLevelDbfs: -21.44,
+  audioLevelDbfs: -18.26,
+  workerBlocks: 0,
+  audioState: 'running',
+  gain: 20.7,
+  frequencyHz: 101_100_000,
+  volume: 0.5,
+  messagesPerSecond: 13.8,
+  webUsbSupported: true,
+};
+
+test('en: SDR readings keep their English digits', () => {
+  setLocale('en');
+  const view = localSdrCardView(fm);
+  assert.match(view.statusText, /· 2\.40 MS\/s IQ ·/);
+  assert.match(view.statusText, /· RF -21\.4 dBFS ·/);
+  assert.match(view.statusText, /-18\.3 dBFS audio/);
+});
+
+for (const locale of ['es', 'ru']) {
+  test(`${locale}: SDR readings use the locale's decimal comma`, () => {
+    setLocale(locale);
+    try {
+      const view = localSdrCardView(fm);
+      assert.match(view.statusText, /· 2,40 MS\/s IQ ·/);
+      assert.match(view.statusText, /· RF -21,4 dBFS ·/);
+      assert.match(view.statusText, /-18,3 dBFS/);
+      const adsb = localSdrCardView({ ...fm, mode: 'adsb' });
+      assert.equal(adsb.stats.rate, '13,8');
+      assert.equal(adsb.stats.iq, '-21,4 dBFS');
+      assert.equal(adsb.gainValue, '20.7', 'input values stay machine');
+    } finally {
+      setLocale('en');
+    }
+  });
+}

src/ui/localSdrPresentation.js

@@ -1,17 +1,89 @@
 import { localReceiverFeedName } from '../layers/localAdsb/feedNames.js';
+import { formatNumber, msg, t, tn } from '../i18n/index.js';
+import { formatQuantity } from './unitLabels.js';
 
 /**
  * Pure presentation of the Local RTL-SDR card in the Radio panel. Receives the
  * receiver session snapshot and returns what each control should show.
  */
 
+// Receiver status codes shown on the connection chip and the connect button.
+const STATUS_LABELS = Object.freeze({
+  idle: msg('IDLE'),
+  connecting: msg('CONNECTING'),
+  tuning: msg('TUNING'),
+  streaming: msg('STREAMING'),
+  error: msg('ERROR'),
+  unsupported: msg('UNSUPPORTED'),
+});
+
+function statusLabel(status) {
+  const key = String(status || 'idle');
+  return STATUS_LABELS[key] ? t(STATUS_LABELS[key]) : key.toUpperCase();
+}
+
+// AudioContext.state values (plus the controller's "idle") as shown in the
+// FM status line; the value itself stays machine.
+const AUDIO_STATE_LABELS = Object.freeze({
+  idle: msg('idle'),
+  running: msg('running'),
+  suspended: msg('suspended'),
+  closed: msg('closed'),
+});
+
+function audioStateLabel(audioState) {
+  const key = String(audioState || 'idle');
+  return AUDIO_STATE_LABELS[key] ? t(AUDIO_STATE_LABELS[key]) : key;
+}
+
+// Decoder feed statuses from the server route, as shown on the card. They
+// carry their own context: the word agrees with "feed" (es "fuente no válida"),
+// unlike the shared "invalid" / "stale" elsewhere.
+function feedStatusLabel(status) {
+  const key = String(status || 'unreachable');
+  switch (key) {
+    case 'live':
+      return t('live', { context: 'feed status' });
+    case 'stale':
+      return t('stale', { context: 'feed status' });
+    case 'unreachable':
+      return t('unreachable', { context: 'feed status' });
+    case 'invalid':
+      return t('invalid', { context: 'feed status' });
+    default:
+      return key;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Text for a numeric gain option: the option value stays the machine value
+ * ("28.0"); only the label follows the locale ("28,0 дБ").
+ */
+export function localSdrGainOptionLabel(value) {
+  const gain = Number(value);
+  if (!Number.isFinite(gain)) return String(value);
+  return formatQuantity(gain, 'dB', {
+    minimumFractionDigits: 1,
+    maximumFractionDigits: 1,
+  });
+}
+
 function formatGain(gain) {
   return gain === 'auto' || !Number.isFinite(gain) ? 'auto' : gain.toFixed(1);
 }
 
+/** A reading with a fixed number of decimals, in the UI language ("2,40"). */
+function fixed(value, digits) {
+  return formatNumber(value, {
+    minimumFractionDigits: digits,
+    maximumFractionDigits: digits,
+    useGrouping: false,
+  });
+}
+
 function formatIq(state) {
   return Number.isFinite(state.iqLevelDbfs)
-    ? `${state.iqLevelDbfs.toFixed(1)} dBFS`
+    ? `${fixed(state.iqLevelDbfs, 1)} dBFS`
     : '--';
 }
 
@@ -19,11 +91,16 @@ function statusText(state) {
   const fmActive = state.mode === 'fm';
   const iqStatus =
     state.samplesPerSecond > 0
-      ? `${(state.samplesPerSecond / 1_000_000).toFixed(2)} MS/s IQ`
-      : 'waiting for IQ';
+      ? `${fixed(state.samplesPerSecond / 1_000_000, 2)} MS/s IQ`
+      : t('waiting for IQ');
   const device = state.deviceLabel ? ` · ${state.deviceLabel}` : '';
   if (state.connected && !fmActive) {
-    return `${state.message}${device} · ${iqStatus} · ${state.decodedMessages} messages`;
+    const decoded = tn(
+      state.decodedMessages,
+      '{count} message',
+      '{count} messages',
+    );
+    return `${state.message}${device} · ${iqStatus} · ${decoded}`;
   }
   const detail = state.seeking
     ? state.seekMessage
@@ -31,13 +108,16 @@ function statusText(state) {
   if (state.connected && fmActive) {
     const workerStatus =
       state.workerBlocks > 0
-        ? `DSP ${state.workerBlocks} blocks`
-        : 'DSP waiting';
+        ? tn(state.workerBlocks, 'DSP {count} block', 'DSP {count} blocks')
+        : t('DSP waiting');
     const rfStatus = `RF ${formatIq(state)}`;
     const audioSignal = Number.isFinite(state.audioLevelDbfs)
-      ? `${state.audioLevelDbfs.toFixed(1)} dBFS audio`
-      : 'audio signal --';
-    return `${detail}${device} · ${iqStatus} · ${workerStatus} · ${rfStatus} · ${audioSignal} · audio ${state.audioState}`;
+      ? t('{level} dBFS audio', { level: fixed(state.audioLevelDbfs, 1) })
+      : t('audio signal --');
+    const audio = t('audio {state}', {
+      state: audioStateLabel(state.audioState),
+    });
+    return `${detail}${device} · ${iqStatus} · ${workerStatus} · ${rfStatus} · ${audioSignal} · ${audio}`;
   }
   return detail;
 }
@@ -57,15 +137,15 @@ export function localSdrCardView(state) {
   return {
     connectionLabel: state.connected
       ? adsbActive
-        ? `${state.aircraftHeard || 0} HEARD`
-        : 'STREAMING'
-      : String(state.status || 'idle').toUpperCase(),
+        ? tn(state.aircraftHeard || 0, '{count} HEARD', '{count} HEARD')
+        : t('STREAMING')
+      : statusLabel(state.status),
     connectionActive: Boolean(state.connected),
     connectLabel: transitional
-      ? String(state.status).toUpperCase()
+      ? statusLabel(state.status)
       : state.connected
-        ? 'DISCONNECT'
-        : 'CONNECT',
+        ? t('DISCONNECT')
+        : t('CONNECT'),
     connectDisabled: transitional || !state.webUsbSupported,
     connectPressed: Boolean(state.connected),
     fmActive,
@@ -73,10 +153,10 @@ export function localSdrCardView(state) {
     modeDisabled: transitional,
     locateLabel:
       state.locationStatus === 'requesting'
-        ? 'LOCATING…'
+        ? t('LOCATING…')
         : state.locationStatus === 'ready'
-          ? 'LOCATED'
-          : 'LOCATE',
+          ? t('LOCATED')
+          : t('LOCATE'),
     locateDisabled: state.locationStatus === 'requesting',
     locateActive: state.locationStatus === 'ready',
     changeDeviceDisabled: transitional || !state.webUsbSupported,
@@ -85,7 +165,7 @@ export function localSdrCardView(state) {
     statsHidden: !(adsbActive && state.connected),
     stats: {
       rate: Number.isFinite(state.messagesPerSecond)
-        ? state.messagesPerSecond.toFixed(1)
+        ? fixed(state.messagesPerSecond, 1)
         : '--',
       heard: String(state.aircraftHeard || 0),
       positioned: String(state.aircraftPositioned || 0),
@@ -138,9 +218,9 @@ export function localSdrFeedLine(feedState) {
   const names = feeds.map((feed) => {
     const name = localReceiverFeedName(feed, feeds);
     return feedState.polling || feed?.status === 'invalid'
-      ? `${name} ${feed?.status || 'unreachable'}`
+      ? `${name} ${feedStatusLabel(feed?.status)}`
       : name;
   });
-  const suffix = feedState.polling ? '' : ' · read while Local ADS-B is on';
-  return `Decoder feeds: ${names.join(' · ')}${suffix}`;
+  const suffix = feedState.polling ? '' : t(' · read while Local ADS-B is on');
+  return `${t('Decoder feeds: {feeds}', { feeds: names.join(' · ') })}${suffix}`;
 }

src/ui/localSdrPresentation.test.mjs

@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import {
   localSdrCardView,
   localSdrFeedLine,
   localSdrFmAudioActive,
+  localSdrGainOptionLabel,
 } from './localSdrPresentation.js';
+import { setLocale } from '../i18n/index.js';
 
 const idle = Object.freeze({
   webUsbSupported: true,
@@ -153,3 +155,15 @@ test('two feeds on one band are told apart by their ordinal labels', () => {
     'Decoder feeds: 1090 · 978 MHz UAT #1 · 978 MHz UAT #2 · read while Local ADS-B is on',
   );
 });
+
+test('gain option labels follow the page language; values stay numeric', () => {
+  try {
+    setLocale('en');
+    assert.equal(localSdrGainOptionLabel('28.0'), '28.0\u00a0dB');
+    assert.equal(localSdrGainOptionLabel('0.9'), '0.9\u00a0dB');
+    setLocale('ru');
+    assert.match(localSdrGainOptionLabel('28.0'), /^28,0\u00a0\S+$/);
+  } finally {
+    setLocale('en');
+  }
+});

src/ui/localePicker.js

@@ -0,0 +1,629 @@
+/**
+ * Interface language picker: a HUD button in the bottom-right corner that
+ * opens a listbox of the shipped languages.
+ *
+ * The logic is pure and DOM-free; mountLocalePicker() only renders it. The
+ * shell decides what a choice does (confirm, reload).
+ *
+ * The list follows the ARIA listbox pattern: the button opens it, focus moves
+ * into the list (or into the search field, which is a combobox, once there are
+ * more than LOCALE_SEARCH_THRESHOLD languages), and aria-activedescendant
+ * marks the active option.
+ */
+
+import { t } from '../i18n/index.js';
+import { LOCALES, LOCALE_NAMES } from '../i18n/locale.js';
+
+/** Above this many languages the list gets a search field. */
+export const LOCALE_SEARCH_THRESHOLD = 8;
+
+/** Type-ahead keystrokes closer together than this extend one prefix. */
+export const TYPEAHEAD_RESET_MS = 500;
+
+/**
+ * Text folded for search: no diacritics, lower case. 'Español' → 'espanol',
+ * 'Ёжик' → 'ежик'.
+ * @param {unknown} text
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+export function foldSearchText(text) {
+  return String(text ?? '')
+    .normalize('NFD')
+    .replace(/\p{M}+/gu, '')
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .trim();
+}
+
+/**
+ * A reader of language names in the interface language, via Intl.DisplayNames.
+ * Returns '' for anything it cannot name (no Intl support, unknown code).
+ * @param {string} locale Interface language.
+ * @param {typeof Intl.DisplayNames} [DisplayNames]
+ * @returns {(code: string) => string}
+ */
+export function createLocalNameReader(
+  locale,
+  DisplayNames = globalThis.Intl?.DisplayNames,
+) {
+  let names = null;
+  try {
+    names = new DisplayNames([locale], { type: 'language', fallback: 'none' });
+  } catch {
+    return () => '';
+  }
+  return (code) => {
+    try {
+      const name = names.of(code);
+      return typeof name === 'string' && name !== code ? name : '';
+    } catch {
+      return '';
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * The rows of the list: the current language first, then the rest in
+ * alphabetical order of their own-language names (collated for the
+ * interface language). `localName` is the name in the interface language,
+ * left empty when it only repeats `nativeName`.
+ * @param {object} input
+ * @param {readonly string[]} input.locales
+ * @param {string} input.current
+ * @param {Record<string, string>} input.nativeNames
+ * @param {(code: string) => string} [input.localName]
+ * @returns {Array<{code: string, nativeName: string, localName: string, selected: boolean}>}
+ */
+export function buildLocaleOptions({
+  locales,
+  current,
+  nativeNames,
+  localName = () => '',
+}) {
+  const rows = locales.map((code) => {
+    const nativeName = nativeNames[code] || code;
+    const translated = localName(code) || '';
+    return {
+      code,
+      nativeName,
+      localName:
+        foldSearchText(translated) === foldSearchText(nativeName)
+          ? ''
+          : translated,
+      selected: code === current,
+    };
+  });
+  let collate;
+  try {
+    collate = new Intl.Collator(current).compare;
+  } catch {
+    collate = (a, b) => a.localeCompare(b);
+  }
+  const others = rows
+    .filter((row) => !row.selected)
+    .sort((a, b) => collate(a.nativeName, b.nativeName));
+  return [...rows.filter((row) => row.selected), ...others];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Rows matching a search: by own-language name, interface-language name or
+ * code, ignoring case and diacritics. An empty query keeps every row.
+ * @template {{code: string, nativeName: string, localName: string}} Row
+ * @param {Row[]} options
+ * @param {string} query
+ * @returns {Row[]}
+ */
+export function filterLocaleOptions(options, query) {
+  const needle = foldSearchText(query);
+  if (!needle) return options.slice();
+  return options.filter((option) =>
+    [option.nativeName, option.localName, option.code].some((value) =>
+      foldSearchText(value).includes(needle),
+    ),
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * The option a navigation key moves to; null for any other key. The list
+ * does not wrap, as in the ARIA listbox pattern.
+ * @param {string} key
+ * @param {number} index Active option, -1 for none.
+ * @param {number} count
+ * @returns {number|null}
+ */
+export function moveActiveIndex(key, index, count) {
+  if (count <= 0) return null;
+  switch (key) {
+    case 'ArrowDown':
+      return index < 0 ? 0 : Math.min(index + 1, count - 1);
+    case 'ArrowUp':
+      return index < 0 ? count - 1 : Math.max(index - 1, 0);
+    case 'Home':
+      return 0;
+    case 'End':
+      return count - 1;
+    default:
+      return null;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Type-ahead: the next option after `fromIndex` (wrapping) whose own-language
+ * or interface-language name starts with `buffer`. A buffer of one repeated
+ * letter cycles through the options starting with that letter.
+ * @param {Array<{nativeName: string, localName: string}>} options
+ * @param {string} buffer
+ * @param {number} fromIndex
+ * @returns {number} -1 when nothing matches.
+ */
+export function typeaheadIndex(options, buffer, fromIndex) {
+  const folded = foldSearchText(buffer);
+  if (!folded || !options.length) return -1;
+  const repeated = [...folded].every((char) => char === folded[0]);
+  const prefix = repeated ? folded[0] : folded;
+  // A longer prefix keeps refining the current option; a single letter moves on.
+  const start = repeated ? fromIndex + 1 : Math.max(fromIndex, 0);
+  for (let step = 0; step < options.length; step++) {
+    const index = (start + step) % options.length;
+    const option = options[index];
+    if (
+      foldSearchText(option.nativeName).startsWith(prefix) ||
+      foldSearchText(option.localName).startsWith(prefix)
+    )
+      return index;
+  }
+  return -1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * What choosing a language does. The current one changes nothing; another one
+ * switches after `confirmSwitch()` agrees (it asks when a reload loses work).
+ * @param {string} locale
+ * @param {{current: string, confirmSwitch: () => boolean, switchLocale: (locale: string) => void}} actions
+ * @returns {'unchanged'|'declined'|'switched'}
+ */
+export function applyLocaleChoice(
+  locale,
+  { current, confirmSwitch, switchLocale },
+) {
+  if (locale === current) return 'unchanged';
+  if (!confirmSwitch()) return 'declined';
+  switchLocale(locale);
+  return 'switched';
+}
+
+/**
+ * The picker's state without a DOM: open/closed, query, visible rows, active
+ * row and type-ahead. `keydown` answers what a key did so the DOM layer only
+ * has to render and focus.
+ * @param {object} input
+ * @param {readonly string[]} [input.locales]
+ * @param {string} input.current
+ * @param {Record<string, string>} [input.nativeNames]
+ * @param {(code: string) => string} [input.localName]
+ * @param {number} [input.searchThreshold]
+ * @param {() => number} [input.now]
+ */
+export function createLocalePickerModel({
+  locales = LOCALES,
+  current,
+  nativeNames = LOCALE_NAMES,
+  localName = () => '',
+  searchThreshold = LOCALE_SEARCH_THRESHOLD,
+  now = () => Date.now(),
+}) {
+  const options = buildLocaleOptions({
+    locales,
+    current,
+    nativeNames,
+    localName,
+  });
+  const searchable = locales.length > searchThreshold;
+  let open = false;
+  let query = '';
+  let visible = options;
+  let active = -1;
+  let typed = '';
+  let typedAt = -Infinity;
+
+  const activateSelected = () => {
+    const selected = visible.findIndex((option) => option.selected);
+    active = visible.length ? Math.max(selected, 0) : -1;
+  };
+
+  return {
+    current,
+    options,
+    searchable,
+    get open() {
+      return open;
+    },
+    get query() {
+      return query;
+    },
+    get visible() {
+      return visible;
+    },
+    get activeIndex() {
+      return active;
+    },
+    get activeOption() {
+      return visible[active] || null;
+    },
+    openList() {
+      open = true;
+      query = '';
+      visible = options;
+      typed = '';
+      activateSelected();
+    },
+    closeList() {
+      open = false;
+      typed = '';
+    },
+    setQuery(text) {
+      query = String(text ?? '');
+      visible = filterLocaleOptions(options, query);
+      // The current language stays active while it matches; else the first.
+      activateSelected();
+    },
+    setActive(index) {
+      if (index >= 0 && index < visible.length) active = index;
+    },
+    /**
+     * @param {{key: string, altKey?: boolean, ctrlKey?: boolean, metaKey?: boolean}} event
+     * @returns {{handled: boolean, close?: boolean, choose?: string}}
+     */
+    keydown({ key, altKey = false, ctrlKey = false, metaKey = false }) {
+      if (!open) return { handled: false };
+      if (key === 'Escape') return { handled: true, close: true };
+      if (key === 'Enter' || (key === ' ' && !searchable)) {
+        const option = visible[active];
+        return option
+          ? { handled: true, choose: option.code }
+          : { handled: true };
+      }
+      // In the search field Home/End move the caret, as in the APG combobox.
+      if (searchable && (key === 'Home' || key === 'End'))
+        return { handled: false };
+      const moved = moveActiveIndex(key, active, visible.length);
+      if (moved !== null) {
+        active = moved;
+        return { handled: true };
+      }
+      const printable =
+        key.length === 1 && key !== ' ' && !altKey && !ctrlKey && !metaKey;
+      // With a search field, letters are typed into it.
+      if (!printable || searchable) return { handled: false };
+      const time = now();
+      typed = time - typedAt > TYPEAHEAD_RESET_MS ? key : typed + key;
+      typedAt = time;
+      const match = typeaheadIndex(visible, typed, active);
+      if (match >= 0) active = match;
+      return { handled: true };
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+/* ── DOM ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+const SVG_NS = 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg';
+
+/** Thin-line globe, check mark and caret, drawn in currentColor. */
+const ICONS = Object.freeze({
+  globe: {
+    stroke: [
+      'M12 3a9 9 0 1 0 0 18a9 9 0 1 0 0-18Z',
+      'M12 3c-2.6 2.5-3.9 5.5-3.9 9s1.3 6.5 3.9 9',
+      'M12 3c2.6 2.5 3.9 5.5 3.9 9s-1.3 6.5-3.9 9',
+      'M3 12h18',
+      'M4.3 7.5h15.4',
+      'M4.3 16.5h15.4',
+    ],
+  },
+  check: { stroke: ['M5 12.5l4.3 4.3L19 7'] },
+  caret: { fill: ['M7 10h10l-5 5.5Z'] },
+});
+
+function icon(documentRef, name, className) {
+  const svg = documentRef.createElementNS(SVG_NS, 'svg');
+  svg.setAttribute('viewBox', '0 0 24 24');
+  svg.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
+  svg.setAttribute('focusable', 'false');
+  svg.setAttribute('class', className);
+  const { stroke = [], fill = [] } = ICONS[name];
+  for (const d of stroke) {
+    const path = documentRef.createElementNS(SVG_NS, 'path');
+    path.setAttribute('d', d);
+    path.setAttribute('fill', 'none');
+    path.setAttribute('stroke', 'currentColor');
+    path.setAttribute('stroke-width', '1.4');
+    path.setAttribute('stroke-linecap', 'round');
+    path.setAttribute('stroke-linejoin', 'round');
+    svg.append(path);
+  }
+  for (const d of fill) {
+    const path = documentRef.createElementNS(SVG_NS, 'path');
+    path.setAttribute('d', d);
+    path.setAttribute('fill', 'currentColor');
+    svg.append(path);
+  }
+  return svg;
+}
+
+function element(documentRef, tag, className) {
+  const node = documentRef.createElement(tag);
+  if (className) node.className = className;
+  return node;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Render the picker into `root` and wire it.
+ * @param {object} input
+ * @param {HTMLElement} input.root Empty #locale-picker container.
+ * @param {string} input.current Active interface language.
+ * @param {(locale: string) => void} input.onSelect Called after the list
+ *   closes, for a language other than the current one.
+ * @param {readonly string[]} [input.locales]
+ * @param {Record<string, string>} [input.nativeNames]
+ * @param {number} [input.searchThreshold]
+ * @returns {{open: Function, close: Function, isOpen: () => boolean, destroy: Function}}
+ */
+export function mountLocalePicker({
+  root,
+  current,
+  onSelect,
+  locales = LOCALES,
+  nativeNames = LOCALE_NAMES,
+  searchThreshold = LOCALE_SEARCH_THRESHOLD,
+}) {
+  const documentRef = root.ownerDocument;
+  const windowRef = documentRef.defaultView;
+  const model = createLocalePickerModel({
+    locales,
+    current,
+    nativeNames,
+    localName: createLocalNameReader(current),
+    searchThreshold,
+  });
+  const id = root.id || 'locale-picker';
+  const ids = {
+    popup: `${id}-popup`,
+    heading: `${id}-heading`,
+    listbox: `${id}-listbox`,
+    option: (code) => `${id}-option-${code}`,
+  };
+
+  root.textContent = '';
+  root.classList.add('locale-picker');
+
+  const button = element(documentRef, 'button', 'locale-picker-button');
+  button.type = 'button';
+  button.setAttribute('aria-haspopup', 'listbox');
+  button.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
+  button.setAttribute('aria-controls', ids.popup);
+  button.setAttribute(
+    'aria-label',
+    t('Language: {language}', {
+      language: nativeNames[current] || current,
+    }),
+  );
+  button.title = t('Change the interface language');
+  const code = element(documentRef, 'span', 'locale-picker-code');
+  code.setAttribute('translate', 'no');
+  code.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
+  code.textContent = current.toUpperCase();
+  button.append(
+    icon(documentRef, 'globe', 'locale-picker-globe'),
+    code,
+    icon(documentRef, 'caret', 'locale-picker-caret'),
+  );
+
+  const popup = element(documentRef, 'div', 'locale-picker-popup');
+  popup.id = ids.popup;
+  popup.hidden = true;
+  const heading = element(documentRef, 'div', 'locale-picker-heading');
+  heading.id = ids.heading;
+  heading.textContent = t('Interface language');
+  popup.append(heading);
+
+  const listbox = element(documentRef, 'ul', 'locale-picker-list');
+  listbox.id = ids.listbox;
+  listbox.setAttribute('role', 'listbox');
+  listbox.setAttribute('aria-labelledby', ids.heading);
+  listbox.tabIndex = -1;
+
+  let search = null;
+  if (model.searchable) {
+    search = element(documentRef, 'input', 'locale-picker-search');
+    search.type = 'search';
+    search.autocomplete = 'off';
+    search.spellcheck = false;
+    search.setAttribute('role', 'combobox');
+    search.setAttribute('aria-autocomplete', 'list');
+    search.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
+    search.setAttribute('aria-controls', ids.listbox);
+    search.setAttribute('aria-label', t('Search languages'));
+    search.placeholder = t('Search languages');
+    popup.append(search);
+  }
+  popup.append(listbox);
+  const empty = element(documentRef, 'p', 'locale-picker-empty');
+  empty.setAttribute('role', 'status');
+  empty.textContent = t('No matching languages');
+  empty.hidden = true;
+  popup.append(empty);
+  root.append(button, popup);
+
+  const optionNodes = new Map();
+  for (const option of model.options) {
+    const item = element(documentRef, 'li', 'locale-picker-option');
+    item.id = ids.option(option.code);
+    item.setAttribute('role', 'option');
+    item.setAttribute('aria-selected', String(option.selected));
+    item.lang = option.code;
+    item.dataset.locale = option.code;
+    const name = element(documentRef, 'span', 'locale-picker-native');
+    name.textContent = option.nativeName;
+    // Every row reads the same: the language named in itself, then its code.
+    // The interface-language name only helps the search find it.
+    const meta = element(documentRef, 'span', 'locale-picker-meta');
+    const codeLabel = element(documentRef, 'span', 'locale-picker-option-code');
+    codeLabel.setAttribute('translate', 'no');
+    codeLabel.textContent = option.code.toUpperCase();
+    meta.append(codeLabel);
+    const text = element(documentRef, 'span', 'locale-picker-text');
+    text.append(name, meta);
+    item.append(text);
+    if (option.selected)
+      item.append(icon(documentRef, 'check', 'locale-picker-check'));
+    optionNodes.set(option.code, item);
+  }
+
+  const focusTarget = () => search || listbox;
+
+  const render = () => {
+    const visible = new Set(model.visible.map((option) => option.code));
+    listbox.replaceChildren(
+      ...model.visible.map((option) => optionNodes.get(option.code)),
+    );
+    for (const [localeCode, item] of optionNodes) {
+      item.classList.toggle(
+        'is-active',
+        visible.has(localeCode) && model.activeOption?.code === localeCode,
+      );
+    }
+    empty.hidden = model.visible.length > 0;
+    const activeNode = model.activeOption
+      ? optionNodes.get(model.activeOption.code)
+      : null;
+    if (activeNode) {
+      focusTarget().setAttribute('aria-activedescendant', activeNode.id);
+      activeNode.scrollIntoView?.({ block: 'nearest' });
+    } else {
+      focusTarget().removeAttribute('aria-activedescendant');
+    }
+  };
+
+  let swallowSpaceKeyup = false;
+
+  const close = ({ restoreFocus = false } = {}) => {
+    if (!model.open) return;
+    model.closeList();
+    popup.hidden = true;
+    root.classList.remove('is-open');
+    button.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
+    windowRef?.removeEventListener('keydown', onWindowKeyDown, true);
+    documentRef.removeEventListener('pointerdown', onDocumentPointerDown, true);
+    if (restoreFocus) button.focus({ preventScroll: true });
+  };
+
+  const choose = (localeCode) => {
+    close({ restoreFocus: true });
+    if (localeCode !== current) onSelect(localeCode);
+  };
+
+  const open = () => {
+    if (model.open) return;
+    model.openList();
+    if (search) search.value = '';
+    popup.hidden = false;
+    root.classList.add('is-open');
+    button.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
+    render();
+    // Window capture runs before the document-level shortcut handlers
+    // (cockpit, hotkeys, push-to-talk), so keys typed in the list stay here.
+    windowRef?.addEventListener('keydown', onWindowKeyDown, true);
+    documentRef.addEventListener('pointerdown', onDocumentPointerDown, true);
+    focusTarget().focus({ preventScroll: true });
+  };
+
+  function onWindowKeyDown(event) {
+    if (!model.open || event.isComposing) return;
+    const inside = root.contains(event.target);
+    if (!inside && event.key !== 'Escape') return;
+    const result = model.keydown(event);
+    if (!result.handled) return;
+    event.preventDefault();
+    event.stopImmediatePropagation();
+    if (result.close) close({ restoreFocus: true });
+    else if (result.choose) {
+      if (event.key === ' ') swallowSpaceKeyup = true;
+      choose(result.choose);
+    } else render();
+  }
+
+  function onDocumentPointerDown(event) {
+    if (!root.contains(event.target)) close();
+  }
+
+  const onButtonClick = () => {
+    if (model.open) close({ restoreFocus: true });
+    else open();
+  };
+
+  const onButtonKeyDown = (event) => {
+    if (event.key !== 'ArrowDown' && event.key !== 'ArrowUp') return;
+    event.preventDefault();
+    event.stopPropagation();
+    open();
+  };
+
+  // Space chose an option and moved focus here; its keyup must not click.
+  const onButtonKeyUp = (event) => {
+    if (event.key !== ' ' || !swallowSpaceKeyup) return;
+    swallowSpaceKeyup = false;
+    event.preventDefault();
+  };
+
+  const optionFromEvent = (event) =>
+    event.target?.closest?.('[role="option"]')?.dataset.locale || null;
+
+  const onListClick = (event) => {
+    const localeCode = optionFromEvent(event);
+    if (localeCode) choose(localeCode);
+  };
+
+  const onListPointerMove = (event) => {
+    const localeCode = optionFromEvent(event);
+    if (!localeCode || model.activeOption?.code === localeCode) return;
+    model.setActive(
+      model.visible.findIndex((option) => option.code === localeCode),
+    );
+    render();
+  };
+
+  const onSearchInput = () => {
+    model.setQuery(search.value);
+    render();
+  };
+
+  const onFocusOut = (event) => {
+    const next = event.relatedTarget;
+    if (model.open && next && !root.contains(next)) close();
+  };
+
+  button.addEventListener('click', onButtonClick);
+  button.addEventListener('keydown', onButtonKeyDown);
+  button.addEventListener('keyup', onButtonKeyUp);
+  listbox.addEventListener('click', onListClick);
+  listbox.addEventListener('pointermove', onListPointerMove);
+  search?.addEventListener('input', onSearchInput);
+  root.addEventListener('focusout', onFocusOut);
+
+  return {
+    open,
+    close,
+    isOpen: () => model.open,
+    destroy() {
+      close();
+      button.removeEventListener('click', onButtonClick);
+      button.removeEventListener('keydown', onButtonKeyDown);
+      button.removeEventListener('keyup', onButtonKeyUp);
+      listbox.removeEventListener('click', onListClick);
+      listbox.removeEventListener('pointermove', onListPointerMove);
+      search?.removeEventListener('input', onSearchInput);
+      root.removeEventListener('focusout', onFocusOut);
+      root.textContent = '';
+    },
+  };
+}

src/ui/localePicker.test.mjs

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+// The interface language picker without a DOM: row order, search, the
+// keyboard model and what choosing a language does.
+import { test } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import {
+  LOCALE_SEARCH_THRESHOLD,
+  TYPEAHEAD_RESET_MS,
+  applyLocaleChoice,
+  buildLocaleOptions,
+  createLocalNameReader,
+  createLocalePickerModel,
+  filterLocaleOptions,
+  foldSearchText,
+  moveActiveIndex,
+  typeaheadIndex,
+} from './localePicker.js';
+import { LOCALES, LOCALE_NAMES } from '../i18n/locale.js';
+
+const NAMES = {
+  en: 'English',
+  es: 'Español',
+  ru: 'Русский',
+  de: 'Deutsch',
+  fr: 'Français',
+  pt: 'Português',
+  tr: 'Türkçe',
+  uk: 'Українська',
+  ja: '日本語',
+};
+const MANY = Object.keys(NAMES);
+
+const codes = (rows) => rows.map((row) => row.code);
+
+test('the current language comes first, the rest by their own names', () => {
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    codes(
+      buildLocaleOptions({
+        locales: LOCALES,
+        current: 'ru',
+        nativeNames: LOCALE_NAMES,
+      }),
+    ),
+    ['ru', 'en', 'es'],
+  );
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    codes(
+      buildLocaleOptions({
+        locales: LOCALES,
+        current: 'es',
+        nativeNames: LOCALE_NAMES,
+      }),
+    ),
+    ['es', 'en', 'ru'],
+  );
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    codes(
+      buildLocaleOptions({
+        locales: LOCALES,
+        current: 'en',
+        nativeNames: LOCALE_NAMES,
+      }),
+    ),
+    ['en', 'es', 'ru'],
+  );
+  const rows = buildLocaleOptions({
+    locales: MANY,
+    current: 'en',
+    nativeNames: NAMES,
+  });
+  assert.deepEqual(codes(rows), [
+    'en',
+    'de',
+    'es',
+    'fr',
+    'pt',
+    'tr',
+    'ru',
+    'uk',
+    'ja',
+  ]);
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    rows.map((row) => row.selected),
+    [true, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false],
+  );
+});
+
+test('each row gets the interface-language name for search, unless it only repeats the native one', () => {
+  const local = createLocalNameReader('ru');
+  const rows = buildLocaleOptions({
+    locales: LOCALES,
+    current: 'ru',
+    nativeNames: LOCALE_NAMES,
+    localName: local,
+  });
+  const byCode = Object.fromEntries(rows.map((row) => [row.code, row]));
+  assert.equal(byCode.en.localName, 'английский');
+  assert.equal(byCode.es.localName, 'испанский');
+  assert.equal(byCode.ru.localName, '', 'русский only repeats Русский');
+  const english = buildLocaleOptions({
+    locales: LOCALES,
+    current: 'en',
+    nativeNames: LOCALE_NAMES,
+    localName: createLocalNameReader('en'),
+  });
+  assert.equal(english.find((row) => row.code === 'es').localName, 'Spanish');
+});
+
+test('without Intl.DisplayNames the interface-language name is simply left out', () => {
+  const read = createLocalNameReader('ru', null);
+  assert.equal(read('en'), '');
+  class Broken {
+    of() {
+      throw new RangeError('bad code');
+    }
+  }
+  assert.equal(createLocalNameReader('ru', Broken)('en'), '');
+  class Echo {
+    of(code) {
+      return code;
+    }
+  }
+  assert.equal(
+    createLocalNameReader('ru', Echo)('xx'),
+    '',
+    'a code echoed back is no name',
+  );
+});
+
+test('search folds case and diacritics, and matches either name or the code', () => {
+  assert.equal(foldSearchText('  Español '), 'espanol');
+  assert.equal(foldSearchText('Français'), 'francais');
+  assert.equal(foldSearchText('Ёлка'), 'елка');
+  const rows = buildLocaleOptions({
+    locales: MANY,
+    current: 'ru',
+    nativeNames: NAMES,
+    localName: createLocalNameReader('ru'),
+  });
+  assert.deepEqual(codes(filterLocaleOptions(rows, 'espan')), ['es']);
+  assert.deepEqual(codes(filterLocaleOptions(rows, 'ESPAÑ')), ['es']);
+  assert.deepEqual(codes(filterLocaleOptions(rows, 'francais')), ['fr']);
+  assert.deepEqual(codes(filterLocaleOptions(rows, 'turkce')), ['tr']);
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    codes(filterLocaleOptions(rows, 'испан')),
+    ['es'],
+    'by the interface-language name',
+  );
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    codes(filterLocaleOptions(rows, 'УКРАИН')),
+    ['uk'],
+    'й folds to и',
+  );
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    codes(filterLocaleOptions(rows, 'JA')),
+    ['ja'],
+    'by the code',
+  );
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    codes(filterLocaleOptions(rows, '  ')),
+    codes(rows),
+    'empty keeps all',
+  );
+  assert.deepEqual(filterLocaleOptions(rows, 'klingon'), []);
+});
+
+test('the search field appears only above the threshold', () => {
+  assert.equal(LOCALE_SEARCH_THRESHOLD, 8);
+  assert.equal(createLocalePickerModel({ current: 'en' }).searchable, false);
+  const eight = MANY.slice(0, 8);
+  assert.equal(
+    createLocalePickerModel({
+      locales: eight,
+      nativeNames: NAMES,
+      current: 'en',
+    }).searchable,
+    false,
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    createLocalePickerModel({
+      locales: MANY,
+      nativeNames: NAMES,
+      current: 'en',
+    }).searchable,
+    true,
+  );
+});
+
+test('choosing the current language changes nothing; another asks, then switches', () => {
+  const calls = [];
+  const actions = (answer) => ({
+    current: 'ru',
+    confirmSwitch: () => {
+      calls.push('confirm');
+      return answer;
+    },
+    switchLocale: (locale) => calls.push(`switch:${locale}`),
+  });
+  assert.equal(applyLocaleChoice('ru', actions(true)), 'unchanged');
+  assert.deepEqual(calls, [], 'no prompt, no reload');
+  assert.equal(applyLocaleChoice('es', actions(false)), 'declined');
+  assert.deepEqual(calls, ['confirm']);
+  assert.equal(applyLocaleChoice('es', actions(true)), 'switched');
+  assert.deepEqual(calls, ['confirm', 'confirm', 'switch:es']);
+});
+
+test('navigation keys move without wrapping', () => {
+  assert.equal(moveActiveIndex('ArrowDown', 0, 3), 1);
+  assert.equal(moveActiveIndex('ArrowDown', 2, 3), 2);
+  assert.equal(moveActiveIndex('ArrowUp', 0, 3), 0);
+  assert.equal(moveActiveIndex('ArrowUp', 2, 3), 1);
+  assert.equal(moveActiveIndex('ArrowDown', -1, 3), 0);
+  assert.equal(moveActiveIndex('ArrowUp', -1, 3), 2);
+  assert.equal(moveActiveIndex('Home', 2, 3), 0);
+  assert.equal(moveActiveIndex('End', 0, 3), 2);
+  assert.equal(moveActiveIndex('Tab', 0, 3), null);
+  assert.equal(moveActiveIndex('ArrowDown', 0, 0), null);
+});
+
+test('type-ahead cycles by first letter and refines with more letters', () => {
+  const rows = buildLocaleOptions({
+    locales: MANY,
+    current: 'en',
+    nativeNames: NAMES,
+  });
+  // en, de, es, fr, pt, tr, ru, uk, ja
+  assert.equal(
+    typeaheadIndex(rows, 'e', 0),
+    2,
+    'from English, e moves on to Español',
+  );
+  assert.equal(typeaheadIndex(rows, 'e', 2), 0, 'and wraps back to English');
+  assert.equal(
+    typeaheadIndex(rows, 'ee', 2),
+    0,
+    'a repeated letter keeps cycling',
+  );
+  assert.equal(typeaheadIndex(rows, 'es', 0), 2);
+  assert.equal(
+    typeaheadIndex(rows, 'en', 0),
+    0,
+    'a longer prefix may stay put',
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    typeaheadIndex(rows, 'р', 0),
+    6,
+    'Русский by its Cyrillic letter',
+  );
+  assert.equal(typeaheadIndex(rows, 'q', 0), -1);
+});
+
+test('keyboard model: open on the current language, move, choose, close', () => {
+  const model = createLocalePickerModel({
+    current: 'ru',
+    localName: createLocalNameReader('ru'),
+  });
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    model.keydown({ key: 'ArrowDown' }),
+    { handled: false },
+    'closed: ignored',
+  );
+  model.openList();
+  assert.equal(model.activeOption.code, 'ru');
+  assert.deepEqual(model.keydown({ key: 'ArrowDown' }), { handled: true });
+  assert.equal(model.activeOption.code, 'en');
+  model.keydown({ key: 'End' });
+  assert.equal(model.activeOption.code, 'es');
+  model.keydown({ key: 'Home' });
+  assert.equal(model.activeOption.code, 'ru');
+  model.keydown({ key: 'ArrowUp' });
+  assert.equal(model.activeOption.code, 'ru', 'no wrap at the top');
+  assert.deepEqual(model.keydown({ key: 'Enter' }), {
+    handled: true,
+    choose: 'ru',
+  });
+  model.keydown({ key: 'ArrowDown' });
+  assert.deepEqual(model.keydown({ key: ' ' }), {
+    handled: true,
+    choose: 'en',
+  });
+  assert.deepEqual(model.keydown({ key: 'Escape' }), {
+    handled: true,
+    close: true,
+  });
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    model.keydown({ key: 'Tab' }),
+    { handled: false },
+    'Tab leaves the list',
+  );
+  model.closeList();
+  assert.equal(model.open, false);
+});
+
+test('keyboard model: type-ahead resets after a pause and ignores shortcuts', () => {
+  let clock = 0;
+  const model = createLocalePickerModel({ current: 'en', now: () => clock });
+  model.openList();
+  assert.deepEqual(model.keydown({ key: 'e' }), { handled: true });
+  assert.equal(model.activeOption.code, 'es');
+  clock += 100;
+  model.keydown({ key: 's' });
+  assert.equal(model.activeOption.code, 'es', '"es" keeps Español');
+  clock += TYPEAHEAD_RESET_MS + 1;
+  model.keydown({ key: 'Р' });
+  assert.equal(model.activeOption.code, 'ru');
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    model.keydown({ key: 'z' }),
+    { handled: true },
+    'an unmatched letter is still the list’s, not a global hotkey',
+  );
+  assert.equal(model.activeOption.code, 'ru');
+  assert.deepEqual(model.keydown({ key: 'c', metaKey: true }), {
+    handled: false,
+  });
+});
+
+test('keyboard model with search: letters, Space, Home and End belong to the field', () => {
+  const model = createLocalePickerModel({
+    locales: MANY,
+    nativeNames: NAMES,
+    current: 'en',
+    localName: createLocalNameReader('en'),
+  });
+  model.openList();
+  assert.deepEqual(model.keydown({ key: 'f' }), { handled: false });
+  assert.deepEqual(model.keydown({ key: ' ' }), { handled: false });
+  assert.deepEqual(model.keydown({ key: 'Home' }), { handled: false });
+  model.setQuery('SPAN');
+  assert.deepEqual(codes(model.visible), ['es']);
+  assert.equal(model.activeOption.code, 'es');
+  assert.deepEqual(model.keydown({ key: 'Enter' }), {
+    handled: true,
+    choose: 'es',
+  });
+  model.setQuery('e');
+  assert.equal(
+    model.activeOption.code,
+    'en',
+    'the current language stays active while it matches',
+  );
+  model.keydown({ key: 'ArrowDown' });
+  assert.notEqual(model.activeOption.code, 'en');
+  model.setQuery('nothing like it');
+  assert.equal(model.activeOption, null);
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    model.keydown({ key: 'Enter' }),
+    { handled: true },
+    'nothing to choose',
+  );
+  model.openList();
+  assert.equal(model.query, '', 'reopening clears the search');
+  assert.equal(model.visible.length, MANY.length);
+});

src/ui/localeSwitchReload.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+// The language picker reloads the page, so it asks first while the
+// reload would lose work (unsaved CCTV calibration, the open cockpit, anything
+// a module registers). Choosing the language already active does nothing.
+import { test } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { StyleManager } from './applicationShell.js';
+import {
+  describeUnsavedWork,
+  msg,
+  registerUnsavedWork,
+  setLocale,
+} from '../i18n/index.js';
+
+/** Wire the shell's language choice with the given shell state. No picker
+ * markup here: the picker's own behaviour is covered by localePicker.test. */
+function renderSwitch({ calDirty = false, cockpit = false } = {}) {
+  const previous = {
+    document: globalThis.document,
+    location: globalThis.location,
+    history: globalThis.history,
+    confirm: globalThis.confirm,
+  };
+  const reloads = [];
+  const prompts = [];
+  let answer = true;
+  globalThis.document = { getElementById: () => null };
+  globalThis.location = {
+    href: 'https://gev.example/#v=2',
+    assign() {},
+    reload: () => reloads.push(true),
+  };
+  globalThis.history = { replaceState() {} };
+  globalThis.confirm = (text) => {
+    prompts.push(text);
+    return answer;
+  };
+  const shell = {
+    services: {
+      cctvLayer: {
+        getUIState: () => ({ cameras: [{ calDirty: false }, { calDirty }] }),
+      },
+    },
+    cockpitView: { active: cockpit },
+    _confirmLocaleReload: StyleManager.prototype._confirmLocaleReload,
+    _chooseLocale: StyleManager.prototype._chooseLocale,
+  };
+  StyleManager.prototype._initLocaleSelector.call(shell);
+  return {
+    choose: (locale) => shell._chooseLocale(locale),
+    reloads,
+    prompts,
+    answer: (value) => (answer = value),
+    restore() {
+      for (const unregister of shell._unsavedWorkChecks) unregister();
+      Object.assign(globalThis, previous);
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+const storage = globalThis.localStorage;
+test.before(() => {
+  globalThis.localStorage = { setItem() {}, getItem: () => null };
+});
+test.after(() => {
+  globalThis.localStorage = storage;
+});
+
+test('nothing to lose: the switch reloads without asking', () => {
+  const view = renderSwitch();
+  try {
+    view.choose('es');
+    assert.deepEqual(view.prompts, []);
+    assert.equal(view.reloads.length, 1);
+  } finally {
+    view.restore();
+  }
+});
+
+test('unsaved calibration or the open cockpit: the switch asks first', () => {
+  const view = renderSwitch({ calDirty: true, cockpit: true });
+  try {
+    view.answer(false);
+    view.choose('ru');
+    assert.equal(view.prompts.length, 1);
+    assert.match(view.prompts[0], /unsaved CCTV calibration/);
+    assert.match(view.prompts[0], /the open cockpit/);
+    assert.equal(view.reloads.length, 0, 'declined: no reload');
+    view.answer(true);
+    view.choose('ru');
+    assert.equal(view.reloads.length, 1, 'confirmed: reload');
+  } finally {
+    view.restore();
+  }
+});
+
+test('modules register their own unsaved work', () => {
+  const unregister = registerUnsavedWork(() => msg('drawings on the map'));
+  const failing = registerUnsavedWork(() => {
+    throw new Error('broken check');
+  });
+  const view = renderSwitch();
+  try {
+    view.answer(false);
+    view.choose('es');
+    assert.match(view.prompts[0], /drawings on the map/);
+    assert.equal(view.reloads.length, 0);
+  } finally {
+    view.restore();
+    unregister();
+    failing();
+  }
+  assert.deepEqual(describeUnsavedWork(), []);
+});
+
+test('the prompt reads in the active language', () => {
+  setLocale('es');
+  const view = renderSwitch({ calDirty: true });
+  try {
+    view.answer(false);
+    view.choose('en');
+    assert.equal(view.prompts.length, 1);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(view.prompts[0], /Switching language/);
+  } finally {
+    view.restore();
+    setLocale('en');
+  }
+});
+
+test('the language already active neither asks nor reloads', () => {
+  const view = renderSwitch({ calDirty: true });
+  try {
+    assert.equal(view.choose('en'), 'unchanged');
+    assert.deepEqual(view.prompts, []);
+    assert.equal(view.reloads.length, 0);
+  } finally {
+    view.restore();
+  }
+});

src/ui/locationControls.js

@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 import { locationMiniStatus } from '../locationStatus.js';
+import { t } from '../i18n/index.js';
+import { localizePlaceName } from './placeNames.js';
+
 const POI_KEYS = ['Q', 'W', 'E', 'R', 'T'];
 
+/**
+ * locationStatus.js placeholder lines, built by the module itself; renderStatus
+ * swaps them for translated text. Place names are shown as they are.
+ */
+const LOCATION_MINI_EMPTY = Object.freeze(locationMiniStatus());
+const LOCATION_MINI_SEARCHED_PLACEHOLDER = Object.freeze(
+  locationMiniStatus({ searchedLabel: '·' }),
+);
+
 /** Location DOM, keyboard handling and pending row animation over supplied actions. */
 export class LocationControls {
   constructor({
@@ -38,7 +50,7 @@ export class LocationControls {
       pill.type = 'button';
       pill.className = 'location-pill';
       pill.dataset.locationId = id;
-      pill.textContent = city.name;
+      pill.textContent = localizePlaceName(city.name);
       this.bind(pill, 'click', () => onCity(id));
       elements.pills.appendChild(pill);
     }
@@ -129,12 +141,28 @@ export class LocationControls {
     for (const pill of this.elements.pills.querySelectorAll('.location-pill'))
       pill.classList.toggle('active', pill.dataset.locationId === id);
   }
-  renderStatus(state) {
+  renderStatus(record) {
     if (this.destroyed || !this.elements.statusCity || !this.elements.statusPoi)
       return;
+    // A preset city shows its name in the UI language; the record stays English.
+    const state = record?.city?.name
+      ? {
+          ...record,
+          city: { ...record.city, name: localizePlaceName(record.city.name) },
+        }
+      : record;
     const lines = locationMiniStatus(state);
-    this.elements.statusCity.textContent = lines.city;
-    this.elements.statusPoi.textContent = lines.poi;
+    this.elements.statusCity.textContent =
+      lines.city === LOCATION_MINI_EMPTY.city
+        ? t('📍 Location: --')
+        : lines.city;
+    if (lines.poi === LOCATION_MINI_EMPTY.poi) {
+      this.elements.statusPoi.textContent = t('Landmark: --');
+    } else if (lines.poi === LOCATION_MINI_SEARCHED_PLACEHOLDER.poi) {
+      this.elements.statusPoi.textContent = t('Searched location');
+    } else {
+      this.elements.statusPoi.textContent = lines.poi;
+    }
   }
   createOrbitIndicator() {
     if (this.destroyed) return null;
@@ -144,7 +172,7 @@ export class LocationControls {
       const icon = this.doc.createElement('span');
       icon.className = 'orbit-icon';
       icon.textContent = '↻';
-      this.orbitIndicator.append(icon, ' ORBIT');
+      this.orbitIndicator.append(icon, ` ${t('ORBIT')}`);
       this.doc.body.appendChild(this.orbitIndicator);
     }
     return this.orbitIndicator;

src/ui/locationNavigation.js

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as Cesium from 'cesium';
+import { t } from '../i18n/index.js';
 import { createStateChannel } from '../app/stateChannel.js';
 import { LocationControls } from './location.js';
 
@@ -87,8 +88,9 @@ export class LocationNavigation {
       this._currentPoi = null;
       this._collapsePOIRow();
       this._updateLocationMiniStatus();
-    } else if (change.type === 'missing') this._showToast('Location not found');
-    else if (change.type === 'failed') this._showToast('Search failed');
+    } else if (change.type === 'missing')
+      this._showToast(t('Location not found'));
+    else if (change.type === 'failed') this._showToast(t('Search failed'));
     else if (change.type === 'settled')
       this._settleLocationSearchUi(change.generation);
     else if (
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ export class LocationNavigation {
         }),
       onResult: (destination) => {
         if (destination.outlineUnavailable)
-          this._showToast('Detailed outline unavailable');
+          this._showToast(t('Detailed outline unavailable'));
       },
       onError: (error) => console.error('[Search] Geocoding failed:', error),
     });
@@ -277,7 +279,7 @@ export class LocationNavigation {
 
   _toggleOrbit() {
     if (!this._currentTarget) {
-      this._showToast('Fly to a POI first');
+      this._showToast(t('Fly to a POI first'));
       return;
     }
 
@@ -379,11 +381,11 @@ export class LocationNavigation {
       };
       this._resetGlobeBtn?.setAttribute(
         'aria-label',
-        'Reset to full globe view',
+        t('Reset to full globe view'),
       );
       this._cockpitResetGlobeBtn?.setAttribute(
         'aria-label',
-        'Reset cockpit to full globe view',
+        t('Reset cockpit to full globe view'),
       );
       this._globeResetPromise = null;
       this._cancelGlobeReset = null;
@@ -399,11 +401,11 @@ export class LocationNavigation {
     }, 4200);
     this._resetGlobeBtn?.setAttribute(
       'aria-label',
-      'Resetting to full globe view',
+      t('Resetting to full globe view'),
     );
     this._cockpitResetGlobeBtn?.setAttribute(
       'aria-label',
-      'Resetting cockpit to full globe view',
+      t('Resetting cockpit to full globe view'),
     );
     const target = flyToGlobeView(this.viewer, {
       onComplete: () => finish(false),

src/ui/mapSourceControls.js

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { renderMapStackChips, syncMapStackChips } from '../mapStackChips.js';
+import { t } from '../i18n/index.js';
 
 /**
  * Own Map Source presentation and selection without constructing map providers.
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ export function createMapSourceControls({
       statusElement.textContent =
         state.status === 'switching'
           ? '...'
-          : stack?.shortLabel || stack?.label || 'MAP';
+          : stack?.shortLabel || stack?.label || t('MAP');
       statusElement.classList.toggle('warn', !!state.lastError);
     }
   }

src/ui/panelChrome.js

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { UiLifetime } from './uiLifetime.js';
+import { t, msg } from '../i18n/index.js';
 import { displayPanelScroller } from './displayPanelScroll.js';
 import { PanelPositionControls } from './panelPositionControls.js';
 import { PanelLayoutController } from './panelLayoutController.js';
@@ -71,7 +72,8 @@ export class PanelChrome {
         variant: this.hud.getVariant(),
       }),
       scheduleCockpitLayout: () => this.cockpitView?.scheduleContextLayout(),
-      syncPanelCollapseButton: (panel) => this._syncPanelCollapseButton(panel),
+      syncPanelCollapseButton: (panel) =>
+        this._syncRailPanelCollapseButton(panel),
       readDisplayScrollTop: () =>
         this._displayPortalScrollRestoreOwner === 'standard'
           ? this._standardDisplayScrollTop
@@ -286,6 +288,19 @@ export class PanelChrome {
     return this._panelLayout._scheduleLeftPanelLayout(options0);
   }
 
+  _syncRailPanelCollapseButton(panelEl) {
+    // Adaptive rail layout may directly restore an auto-collapsed Context
+    // without invoking setPanelCollapsed(). Enforce Radio ownership there too.
+    if (
+      panelEl?.id === 'global-context-panel' &&
+      !panelEl.classList.contains('collapsed') &&
+      this._contextRadioDock?.classList.contains('disclosure-open')
+    ) {
+      this._setRadioDisclosure?.(false);
+    }
+    this._syncPanelCollapseButton(panelEl);
+  }
+
   _syncPanelCollapseButton(panelEl) {
     const isRightRail = [
       'pp-toggles',
@@ -310,14 +325,25 @@ export class PanelChrome {
         const panelName =
           panelEl
             .querySelector('.panel-title, .pp-header-label')
-            ?.textContent?.trim() || 'panel';
-        const action = collapsed ? 'Expand' : 'Collapse';
-        btn.title = `${action} ${panelName}`;
-        btn.setAttribute('aria-label', `${action} ${panelName}`);
+            ?.textContent?.trim() || t('panel');
+        const titleKey = collapsed
+          ? msg('Expand {name}')
+          : msg('Collapse {name}');
+        btn.title = t(titleKey, { name: panelName });
+        btn.setAttribute('aria-label', t(titleKey, { name: panelName }));
         if (panelEl.id === 'radio-panel') {
-          const action = collapsed ? 'Expand' : 'Collapse';
-          btn.title = `${action} Radio`;
-          btn.setAttribute('aria-label', `${action} Radio section`);
+          // Radio keeps the wording of its static button (context.html).
+          btn.title = t(
+            collapsed ? msg('Expand Radio') : msg('Collapse Radio'),
+          );
+          btn.setAttribute(
+            'aria-label',
+            t(
+              collapsed
+                ? msg('Expand Radio section')
+                : msg('Collapse Radio section'),
+            ),
+          );
         }
       });
     const dockToggle = panelEl.querySelector(
@@ -327,11 +353,13 @@ export class PanelChrome {
       const panelName =
         panelEl
           .querySelector('.panel-title, .location-toolbar-label')
-          ?.textContent?.trim() || 'panel';
-      const action = collapsed ? 'Expand' : 'Collapse';
+          ?.textContent?.trim() || t('panel');
+      const titleKey = collapsed
+        ? msg('Expand {name}')
+        : msg('Collapse {name}');
       dockToggle.setAttribute('aria-expanded', String(!collapsed));
-      dockToggle.setAttribute('aria-label', `${action} ${panelName}`);
-      dockToggle.title = `${action} ${panelName}`;
+      dockToggle.setAttribute('aria-label', t(titleKey, { name: panelName }));
+      dockToggle.title = t(titleKey, { name: panelName });
     }
     if (panelEl.id === 'radio-panel' && this._contextRadioDetailsBtn) {
       this._contextRadioDetailsBtn.setAttribute(
@@ -487,6 +515,15 @@ export class PanelChrome {
         syncShare,
       });
     }
+    // A repeated Context-open request must clear a stale compact Radio mini
+    // even when no collapsed class changes.
+    if (
+      !nextCollapsed &&
+      panelId === 'global-context-panel' &&
+      this._contextRadioDock?.classList.contains('disclosure-open')
+    ) {
+      this._setRadioDisclosure?.(false);
+    }
     if (
       panelEl.classList.contains('collapsed') === nextCollapsed &&
       !wasAutoCollapsed

src/ui/panelChrome.radioOwnership.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import test from 'node:test';
+
+import { PanelChrome } from './panelChrome.js';
+import { PanelLayoutController } from './panelLayoutController.js';
+
+function classList(initial = []) {
+  const values = new Set(initial);
+  return {
+    contains: (value) => values.has(value),
+    add: (...items) => items.forEach((item) => values.add(item)),
+    remove: (...items) => items.forEach((item) => values.delete(item)),
+    toggle(value, force) {
+      if (force === true) values.add(value);
+      else if (force === false) values.delete(value);
+      else if (values.has(value)) values.delete(value);
+      else values.add(value);
+      return values.has(value);
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+test('opening an already-open Context still closes a stale compact Radio disclosure', (t) => {
+  const priorDocument = globalThis.document;
+  const contextPanel = {
+    id: 'global-context-panel',
+    classList: classList(),
+  };
+  globalThis.document = {
+    documentElement: { dataset: { uiTheme: 'tactical' } },
+    getElementById(id) {
+      return id === 'global-context-panel' ? contextPanel : null;
+    },
+  };
+  t.after(() => {
+    globalThis.document = priorDocument;
+  });
+
+  const radioDock = { classList: classList(['disclosure-open']) };
+  const calls = [];
+  const owner = {
+    _contextRadioDock: radioDock,
+    _setRadioDisclosure(open) {
+      calls.push(open);
+      radioDock.classList.toggle('disclosure-open', open);
+    },
+    _leftPanelStack: null,
+    _rightPanelStack: null,
+    _panelLayout: {
+      _leftStackPreferredPanelId: null,
+      _rightStackPreferredPanelId: null,
+    },
+    _syncPanelCollapseButton() {},
+    _scheduleLeftPanelLayout() {},
+    _scheduleRightPanelLayout() {},
+    shareLinkManager: null,
+    cockpitView: null,
+  };
+
+  PanelChrome.prototype.setPanelCollapsed.call(
+    owner,
+    'global-context-panel',
+    false,
+  );
+
+  assert.deepEqual(calls, [false]);
+  assert.equal(radioDock.classList.contains('disclosure-open'), false);
+});
+
+test('adaptive rail restore hides compact Radio before revealing Context', (t) => {
+  const priorRaf = globalThis.requestAnimationFrame;
+  let nextFrame;
+  globalThis.requestAnimationFrame = (callback) => {
+    nextFrame = callback;
+    return 1;
+  };
+  t.after(() => {
+    globalThis.requestAnimationFrame = priorRaf;
+  });
+
+  // Valid starting state: the tactical rail automatically collapsed Context,
+  // and the user opened the compact Radio controls from its header.
+  const contextPanel = {
+    id: 'global-context-panel',
+    classList: classList(['collapsed', 'layout-auto-collapsed']),
+  };
+  const radioDock = { classList: classList(['disclosure-open']) };
+  const radioMini = { hidden: false };
+  const calls = [];
+  const chrome = {
+    _contextRadioDock: radioDock,
+    _setRadioDisclosure(open) {
+      calls.push(`disclosure:${open}`);
+      radioDock.classList.toggle('disclosure-open', open);
+      radioMini.hidden = !open;
+    },
+    _syncPanelCollapseButton(panel) {
+      calls.push(`button:${panel.id}`);
+    },
+  };
+  const layout = {
+    destroyed: false,
+    _rightStackLayoutFrame: null,
+    _rightStackReconsiderAutoCollapse: false,
+    _rightPanelStack: {
+      querySelectorAll: (selector) =>
+        selector === '.layout-auto-collapsed' ? [contextPanel] : [],
+    },
+    _syncPanelCollapseButton(panel) {
+      PanelChrome.prototype._syncRailPanelCollapseButton.call(chrome, panel);
+    },
+    _syncRightPanelAdaptiveLayout() {
+      calls.push('layout');
+    },
+  };
+
+  PanelLayoutController.prototype._scheduleRightPanelLayout.call(layout, {
+    reconsiderAutoCollapse: true,
+  });
+  assert.equal(contextPanel.classList.contains('collapsed'), true);
+  assert.equal(radioMini.hidden, false);
+  nextFrame();
+
+  assert.equal(contextPanel.classList.contains('collapsed'), false);
+  assert.equal(contextPanel.classList.contains('layout-auto-collapsed'), false);
+  assert.equal(radioDock.classList.contains('disclosure-open'), false);
+  assert.equal(radioMini.hidden, true);
+  assert.deepEqual(calls, [
+    'disclosure:false',
+    'button:global-context-panel',
+    'layout',
+  ]);
+});
+
+test('real PanelChrome constructor wires rail restore to compact Radio owner', (t) => {
+  const priorDocument = globalThis.document;
+  const priorRaf = globalThis.requestAnimationFrame;
+  let nextFrame;
+  const contextPanel = {
+    id: 'global-context-panel',
+    classList: classList(['collapsed', 'layout-auto-collapsed']),
+  };
+  const rightRail = {
+    querySelectorAll(selector) {
+      return selector === '.layout-auto-collapsed' ? [contextPanel] : [];
+    },
+  };
+  globalThis.document = {
+    getElementById(id) {
+      return id === 'right-context-rail' ? rightRail : null;
+    },
+  };
+  globalThis.requestAnimationFrame = (callback) => {
+    nextFrame = callback;
+    return 1;
+  };
+  t.after(() => {
+    globalThis.document = priorDocument;
+    globalThis.requestAnimationFrame = priorRaf;
+  });
+
+  const dock = { classList: classList(['disclosure-open']) };
+  const calls = [];
+  const chrome = new PanelChrome({
+    elements: { _contextRadioDock: dock },
+    operations: {
+      _setRadioDisclosure(open) {
+        calls.push(`disclosure:${open}`);
+        dock.classList.toggle('disclosure-open', open);
+      },
+      _syncPanelCollapseButton(panel) {
+        calls.push(`button:${panel.id}`);
+      },
+    },
+    readHud: () => ({ visible: true, getVariant: () => 'tactical' }),
+    readCockpit: () => null,
+    readShareLinks: () => null,
+    readInitialShare: () => null,
+    readScrollRestoreOwner: () => null,
+    readDisplayScrollTop: () => 0,
+  });
+  chrome._panelLayout._syncRightPanelAdaptiveLayout = () => {
+    calls.push('layout');
+  };
+
+  chrome._panelLayout._scheduleRightPanelLayout({
+    reconsiderAutoCollapse: true,
+  });
+  assert.equal(typeof nextFrame, 'function');
+  assert.equal(dock.classList.contains('disclosure-open'), true);
+  nextFrame();
+
+  assert.equal(contextPanel.classList.contains('collapsed'), false);
+  assert.equal(dock.classList.contains('disclosure-open'), false);
+  assert.deepEqual(calls, [
+    'disclosure:false',
+    'button:global-context-panel',
+    'layout',
+  ]);
+});

src/ui/panelPositionControls.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /** Own panel position preferences, viewport clamping and drag listeners. */
+import { t, msg } from '../i18n/index.js';
 import { RESIZE_DIRECTIONS, resizeBox } from './panelResize.js';
-
 /** Versioned localStorage namespace prefix to invalidate stale panel layouts. */
 const PANEL_LAYOUT_STORAGE_VERSION = 'v6';
 /**
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const VIEWPORT_MARGIN_PX = 6;
  */
 const PANEL_OBSTACLE_IDS = ['command-dock', 'gev-voice-control'];
 const PANEL_FLOAT_HINT_STORAGE_KEY = `godsEyeView.${PANEL_POSITION_STORAGE_VERSION}.panelFloatHintShown`;
-const PANEL_FLOAT_HINT = 'Double-click the header to snap the panel back';
+const PANEL_FLOAT_HINT = msg('Double-click the header to snap the panel back');
 /** Header children whose own interaction wins over a drag or a snap-back. */
 const INTERACTIVE_SELECTOR =
   'input, select, option, textarea, button, a, [role="button"]';
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ export class PanelPositionControls {
       );
       if (hadOldPositions) {
         this._showToast(
-          'Panel layout updated — positions reset to new defaults',
+          t('Panel layout updated — positions reset to new defaults'),
         );
       }
     } catch {
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ export class PanelPositionControls {
       if (this._floatHintShown) return;
       this._floatHintShown = true;
     }
-    this._showToast(PANEL_FLOAT_HINT);
+    this._showToast(t(PANEL_FLOAT_HINT));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -761,7 +761,9 @@ export class PanelPositionControls {
       handle.dataset.dir = dir;
       handle.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
       if (dir === 'se') {
-        handle.title = 'Drag to resize · double-click the header to snap back';
+        handle.title = t(
+          'Drag to resize · double-click the header to snap back',
+        );
       }
       panelEl.appendChild(handle);
       this._resizeHandles.push(handle);

src/ui/placeNames.js

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/**
+ * Preset place names as the page shows them.
+ *
+ * The preset cities in src/cityPois.js keep their English names in data:
+ * those are what voice tools, the AI model, share links and lookups match on.
+ * This helper translates a known English name at a presentation boundary
+ * only; any other place (a geocoded address, a name the model chose) is shown
+ * as given.
+ *
+ * Pure: imports only i18n, no DOM.
+ * @module ui/placeNames
+ */
+import { msg, t } from '../i18n/index.js';
+
+// The preset cities (CITY_POIS names, kept in step by placeNames.test.mjs),
+// and Los Angeles, which voice results name for the analyst's region scopes.
+const PLACE_NAME_KEYS = new Map(
+  [
+    msg('Austin'),
+    msg('San Francisco'),
+    msg('New York'),
+    msg('Tokyo'),
+    msg('London'),
+    msg('Paris'),
+    msg('Dubai'),
+    msg('Washington DC'),
+    msg('Tallinn'),
+    msg('Los Angeles'),
+  ].map((key) => [key, key]),
+);
+
+/**
+ * A preset place name in the active language; any other text unchanged.
+ * @param {string} name English place name, e.g. `Tokyo`.
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+export function localizePlaceName(name) {
+  if (typeof name !== 'string') return name;
+  const key = PLACE_NAME_KEYS.get(name.trim());
+  return key ? t(key) : name;
+}
+
+/** The English names this module translates (for tests). */
+export const KNOWN_PLACE_NAMES = Object.freeze([...PLACE_NAME_KEYS.keys()]);

src/ui/placeNames.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+// Preset place names show in the UI language at the presentation boundary
+// (voice results, location pills, HUD); the preset data stays English.
+import { test } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { setLocale } from '../i18n/index.js';
+import { CITY_POIS } from '../cityPois.js';
+import { KNOWN_PLACE_NAMES, localizePlaceName } from './placeNames.js';
+import { LocationControls } from './locationControls.js';
+
+test.afterEach(() => setLocale('en'));
+
+test('every preset city has a display name entry', () => {
+  for (const city of Object.values(CITY_POIS))
+    assert.ok(KNOWN_PLACE_NAMES.includes(city.name), city.name);
+});
+
+test('en: place names pass through unchanged', () => {
+  setLocale('en');
+  for (const name of KNOWN_PLACE_NAMES)
+    assert.equal(localizePlaceName(name), name);
+});
+
+for (const [locale, tokyo, losAngeles] of [
+  ['ru', 'Токио', 'Лос-Анджелес'],
+  ['es', 'Tokio', 'Los Ángeles'],
+]) {
+  test(`${locale}: preset names are translated, other places shown as given`, () => {
+    setLocale(locale);
+    assert.equal(localizePlaceName('Tokyo'), tokyo);
+    assert.equal(localizePlaceName('Los Angeles'), losAngeles);
+    assert.equal(localizePlaceName('Ulaanbaatar'), 'Ulaanbaatar');
+    assert.equal(localizePlaceName(undefined), undefined);
+  });
+}
+
+function element() {
+  return {
+    children: [],
+    dataset: {},
+    textContent: '',
+    addEventListener() {},
+    removeEventListener() {},
+    appendChild(child) {
+      this.children.push(child);
+    },
+    replaceChildren() {
+      this.children = [];
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+test('ru: location pills and the mini-status show the translated city', () => {
+  setLocale('ru');
+  const elements = {
+    pills: element(),
+    poiRow: element(),
+    divider: element(),
+    search: element(),
+    searchToggle: element(),
+    resetButtons: [],
+    statusCity: element(),
+    statusPoi: element(),
+  };
+  const doc = { ...element(), createElement: element };
+  const cities = { tokyo: CITY_POIS.tokyo };
+  const controls = new LocationControls({
+    elements,
+    cities,
+    getExpandedCity: () => null,
+    onCity() {},
+    onPoi() {},
+    onSearch() {},
+    onReset() {},
+    doc,
+    requestFrame: () => 0,
+    cancelFrame() {},
+  });
+  assert.equal(elements.pills.children[0].textContent, 'Токио');
+  controls.renderStatus({ city: CITY_POIS.tokyo, currentPoi: null });
+  assert.equal(elements.statusCity.textContent, '📍 Токио');
+  assert.equal(CITY_POIS.tokyo.name, 'Tokyo');
+});

src/ui/radioBindings.js

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { t, msg } from '../i18n/index.js';
 import {
   radioTunerSlot,
   radioTunerCommitSlot,
@@ -47,22 +48,36 @@ export function bindRadioControls() {
     );
     if (displayOpen) this.actions.revealStyleParameters();
     if (this._cockpitDisplayToggleBtn) {
-      const action = displayOpen ? 'Collapse' : 'Expand';
       this._cockpitDisplayToggleBtn.textContent = displayOpen ? '▶' : '◀';
       this._cockpitDisplayToggleBtn.setAttribute(
         'aria-label',
-        `${action} Cockpit display options`,
+        t(
+          displayOpen
+            ? msg('Collapse Cockpit display options')
+            : msg('Expand Cockpit display options'),
+        ),
+      );
+      this._cockpitDisplayToggleBtn.title = t(
+        displayOpen
+          ? msg('Collapse Cockpit display options')
+          : msg('Expand Cockpit display options'),
       );
-      this._cockpitDisplayToggleBtn.title = `${action} Cockpit display options`;
     }
     if (this._cockpitRadioToggleBtn) {
-      const action = radioOpen ? 'Collapse' : 'Expand';
       this._cockpitRadioToggleBtn.textContent = radioOpen ? '▶' : '◀';
       this._cockpitRadioToggleBtn.setAttribute(
         'aria-label',
-        `${action} Cockpit Radio controls`,
+        t(
+          radioOpen
+            ? msg('Collapse Cockpit Radio controls')
+            : msg('Expand Cockpit Radio controls'),
+        ),
+      );
+      this._cockpitRadioToggleBtn.title = t(
+        radioOpen
+          ? msg('Collapse Cockpit Radio controls')
+          : msg('Expand Cockpit Radio controls'),
       );
-      this._cockpitRadioToggleBtn.title = `${action} Cockpit Radio controls`;
     }
     if (!expanded && returnFocus) {
       (kind === 'display'
@@ -139,18 +154,25 @@ export function bindRadioControls() {
     syncTunerTape(resolvedCoordinate);
     if (this._radioTunerValue) {
       this._radioTunerValue.textContent = station
-        ? `CH ${String(slot.stationIndex + 1).padStart(2, '0')} / ${String(this._radioTunerStations.length).padStart(2, '0')}`
-        : 'NO STATIONS';
+        ? t('CH {index} / {total}', {
+            index: String(slot.stationIndex + 1).padStart(2, '0'),
+            total: String(this._radioTunerStations.length).padStart(2, '0'),
+          })
+        : t('NO STATIONS');
     }
     if (this._radioTunerStation)
       this._radioTunerStation.textContent =
-        station?.name || 'NO STATION AVAILABLE';
+        station?.name || t('NO STATION AVAILABLE');
     if (this._radioTunerSlider) {
       this._radioTunerSlider.setAttribute(
         'aria-valuetext',
         station
-          ? `${station.name}, station ${slot.stationIndex + 1} of ${this._radioTunerStations.length}`
-          : 'No station available',
+          ? t('{name}, station {index} of {total}', {
+              name: station.name,
+              index: slot.stationIndex + 1,
+              total: this._radioTunerStations.length,
+            })
+          : t('No station available'),
       );
     }
     if (syncStatic)
@@ -301,12 +323,12 @@ export function bindRadioControls() {
       this._radioTunerBandPinnedForNavigation = false;
       if (result.reason === 'station-unavailable') {
         if (this._radioTunerValue)
-          this._radioTunerValue.textContent = 'OFF AIR';
+          this._radioTunerValue.textContent = t('OFF AIR');
         if (this._radioTunerStation)
-          this._radioTunerStation.textContent = 'STATION UNAVAILABLE';
+          this._radioTunerStation.textContent = t('STATION UNAVAILABLE');
         this._radioTunerSlider?.setAttribute(
           'aria-valuetext',
-          'Station unavailable after directory refresh',
+          t('Station unavailable after directory refresh'),
         );
       }
     }
@@ -340,7 +362,14 @@ export function bindRadioControls() {
             origin: 'user',
             notificationToken,
           }),
+        // contextSessionOrdering.test.mjs pins this English argument; the
+        // toast shows localizedMessage.
         `Radio could not ${enabling ? 'start' : 'stop'} cleanly`,
+        {
+          localizedMessage: t('Radio could not {action} cleanly', {
+            action: enabling ? t('start') : t('stop'),
+          }),
+        },
       );
       if (this.destroyed || toggled === false) return;
       if (

src/ui/radioControls.js

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { t, msg } from '../i18n/index.js';
 import { bindRadioControls } from './radioBindings.js';
 import { renderRadioState } from './radioPresentation.js';
 
@@ -178,9 +179,11 @@ export class RadioControls {
         'aria-expanded',
         String(radioExpanded),
       );
-      const label = radioExpanded
-        ? 'Go to expanded Radio section'
-        : 'Expand Radio section in Context';
+      const label = t(
+        radioExpanded
+          ? msg('Go to expanded Radio section')
+          : msg('Expand Radio section in Context'),
+      );
       this._contextRadioToggleBtn.setAttribute('aria-label', label);
       this._contextRadioToggleBtn.title = label;
       return;
@@ -198,12 +201,13 @@ export class RadioControls {
       'aria-expanded',
       String(compactOpen),
     );
-    const action = compactOpen ? 'Close' : 'Open';
-    this._contextRadioToggleBtn.setAttribute(
-      'aria-label',
-      `${action} compact Radio controls`,
+    const launcherLabel = t(
+      compactOpen
+        ? msg('Close compact Radio controls')
+        : msg('Open compact Radio controls'),
     );
-    this._contextRadioToggleBtn.title = `${action} compact Radio controls`;
+    this._contextRadioToggleBtn.setAttribute('aria-label', launcherLabel);
+    this._contextRadioToggleBtn.title = launcherLabel;
   }
 
   destroy() {

src/ui/radioPresentation.js

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 /** Render Radio state without making playback or Context decisions. */
+import { t } from '../i18n/index.js';
+
 export function renderRadioState(state) {
   if (this.destroyed || !state || !this._radioPanel) return;
   const lifecycle = this.actions.getLifecycle() || null;
@@ -30,33 +32,36 @@ export function renderRadioState(state) {
   }
   this._syncContextRadioLauncherState();
   this._radioLayerState?.classList.toggle('active', enabled);
+  const lifecycleLabel =
+    lifecycleState === 'enabling' ? t('ENABLING') : t('DISABLING');
   if (this._radioLayerState) {
     this._radioLayerState.textContent = transitioning
-      ? lifecycleState.toUpperCase()
+      ? lifecycleLabel
       : uncertain
-        ? 'UNCERTAIN'
+        ? t('UNCERTAIN')
         : state.loading
-          ? 'SYNC'
+          ? t('SYNC')
           : enabled
             ? `${state.filteredCount}/${state.stationCount}`
-            : 'OFF';
+            : t('OFF');
   }
+  const enableLabel = uncertain
+    ? t('RECONCILE')
+    : enabled
+      ? t('DISABLE')
+      : t('ENABLE');
+  const enableAria = uncertain
+    ? t('Reconcile Radio — lifecycle uncertain')
+    : enabled
+      ? t('Disable Radio')
+      : t('Enable Radio');
   if (this._radioEnableBtn) {
     this._radioEnableBtn.classList.toggle('active', enabled);
     this._radioEnableBtn.setAttribute('aria-pressed', String(enabled));
     this._radioEnableBtn.textContent = transitioning
-      ? lifecycleState.toUpperCase()
-      : uncertain
-        ? 'RECONCILE'
-        : enabled
-          ? 'DISABLE'
-          : 'ENABLE';
-    this._radioEnableBtn.setAttribute(
-      'aria-label',
-      uncertain
-        ? 'Reconcile Radio — lifecycle uncertain'
-        : `${enabled ? 'Disable' : 'Enable'} Radio`,
-    );
+      ? lifecycleLabel
+      : enableLabel;
+    this._radioEnableBtn.setAttribute('aria-label', enableAria);
     this._radioEnableBtn.disabled = false;
     this._radioEnableBtn.setAttribute('aria-disabled', String(transitioning));
     this._radioEnableBtn.setAttribute('aria-busy', String(transitioning));
@@ -68,18 +73,9 @@ export function renderRadioState(state) {
       String(enabled),
     );
     this._contextRadioMiniEnableBtn.textContent = transitioning
-      ? lifecycleState.toUpperCase()
-      : uncertain
-        ? 'RECONCILE'
-        : enabled
-          ? 'DISABLE'
-          : 'ENABLE';
-    this._contextRadioMiniEnableBtn.setAttribute(
-      'aria-label',
-      uncertain
-        ? 'Reconcile Radio — lifecycle uncertain'
-        : `${enabled ? 'Disable' : 'Enable'} Radio`,
-    );
+      ? lifecycleLabel
+      : enableLabel;
+    this._contextRadioMiniEnableBtn.setAttribute('aria-label', enableAria);
     this._contextRadioMiniEnableBtn.disabled = false;
     this._contextRadioMiniEnableBtn.setAttribute(
       'aria-disabled',
@@ -94,18 +90,9 @@ export function renderRadioState(state) {
     this._cockpitRadioEnableBtn.classList.toggle('active', enabled);
     this._cockpitRadioEnableBtn.setAttribute('aria-pressed', String(enabled));
     this._cockpitRadioEnableBtn.textContent = transitioning
-      ? lifecycleState.toUpperCase()
-      : uncertain
-        ? 'RECONCILE'
-        : enabled
-          ? 'DISABLE'
-          : 'ENABLE';
-    this._cockpitRadioEnableBtn.setAttribute(
-      'aria-label',
-      uncertain
-        ? 'Reconcile Radio — lifecycle uncertain'
-        : `${enabled ? 'Disable' : 'Enable'} Radio`,
-    );
+      ? lifecycleLabel
+      : enableLabel;
+    this._cockpitRadioEnableBtn.setAttribute('aria-label', enableAria);
     this._cockpitRadioEnableBtn.disabled = false;
     this._cockpitRadioEnableBtn.setAttribute(
       'aria-disabled',
@@ -156,8 +143,12 @@ export function renderRadioState(state) {
     );
     this._radioTunerBandLabel.textContent =
       state.filter === 'all'
-        ? 'DIRECTORY BAND'
-        : `${String(activeCategory?.label || state.filter).toUpperCase()} BAND`;
+        ? t('DIRECTORY BAND')
+        : t('{category} BAND', {
+            category: String(
+              activeCategory?.label || state.filter,
+            ).toUpperCase(),
+          });
   }
   this._radioTuner?.classList.toggle('is-static', Boolean(state.tuningStatic));
   if (tunerAvailable) this._refreshRadioTunerBand?.();
@@ -176,7 +167,7 @@ export function renderRadioState(state) {
 
   if (this._radioStationName)
     this._radioStationName.textContent =
-      selected?.name || 'NO STATION SELECTED';
+      selected?.name || t('NO STATION SELECTED');
   if (this._radioStationMeta) {
     const place = selected
       ? [selected.state, selected.countryCode].filter(Boolean).join(' · ')
@@ -188,15 +179,15 @@ export function renderRadioState(state) {
       : '';
     this._radioStationMeta.textContent = selected
       ? [place, signal].filter(Boolean).join('  /  ') ||
-        'Directory metadata only'
+        t('Directory metadata only')
       : state.loading
-        ? 'Loading station directory…'
-        : 'Choose a globe marker or use next.';
+        ? t('Loading station directory…')
+        : t('Choose a globe marker or use next.');
   }
   if (this._radioStationTags) {
     const tags = Array.isArray(selected?.tags) ? selected.tags.slice(0, 8) : [];
     this._radioStationTags.textContent = tags.length
-      ? `TAGS · ${tags.join(' · ')}`
+      ? t('TAGS · {tags}', { tags: tags.join(' · ') })
       : '';
   }
   if (this._radioStationHomepage) {
@@ -218,49 +209,41 @@ export function renderRadioState(state) {
     this._cockpitRadioPrevBtn.disabled = !interactive || !hasStations;
   if (this._cockpitRadioNextBtn)
     this._cockpitRadioNextBtn.disabled = !interactive || !hasStations;
+  const playbackAction = activePlayback
+    ? t('Pause')
+    : state.audioState === 'paused'
+      ? t('Resume')
+      : t('Play');
+  // The transport button is narrow: it gets its own short uppercase labels.
+  const playbackButtonLabel = activePlayback
+    ? t('PAUSE')
+    : state.audioState === 'paused'
+      ? t('RESUME')
+      : t('PLAY');
+  const playTargetWord = selected ? t('selected') : t('nearest');
+  const playAria = t('{action} {target} radio station', {
+    action: playbackAction,
+    target: playTargetWord,
+  });
   if (this._radioPlayBtn) {
-    const action = activePlayback
-      ? 'Pause'
-      : state.audioState === 'paused'
-        ? 'Resume'
-        : 'Play';
     this._radioPlayBtn.disabled = !interactive || !hasStations;
     this._radioPlayBtn.classList.toggle('active', activePlayback);
-    this._radioPlayBtn.textContent = action.toUpperCase();
-    this._radioPlayBtn.setAttribute(
-      'aria-label',
-      `${action} ${selected ? 'selected' : 'nearest'} radio station`,
-    );
+    this._radioPlayBtn.textContent = playbackButtonLabel;
+    this._radioPlayBtn.setAttribute('aria-label', playAria);
   }
   if (this._contextRadioMiniPlayBtn) {
-    const action = activePlayback
-      ? 'Pause'
-      : state.audioState === 'paused'
-        ? 'Resume'
-        : 'Play';
     this._contextRadioMiniPlayBtn.disabled = !interactive || !hasStations;
     this._contextRadioMiniPlayBtn.classList.toggle('active', activePlayback);
     this._contextRadioMiniPlayBtn.textContent = activePlayback ? 'Ⅱ' : '▶';
-    this._contextRadioMiniPlayBtn.setAttribute(
-      'aria-label',
-      `${action} ${selected ? 'selected' : 'nearest'} radio station`,
-    );
-    this._contextRadioMiniPlayBtn.title = action;
+    this._contextRadioMiniPlayBtn.setAttribute('aria-label', playAria);
+    this._contextRadioMiniPlayBtn.title = playbackAction;
   }
   if (this._cockpitRadioPlayBtn) {
-    const action = activePlayback
-      ? 'Pause'
-      : state.audioState === 'paused'
-        ? 'Resume'
-        : 'Play';
     this._cockpitRadioPlayBtn.disabled = !interactive || !hasStations;
     this._cockpitRadioPlayBtn.classList.toggle('active', activePlayback);
     this._cockpitRadioPlayBtn.textContent = activePlayback ? 'Ⅱ' : '▶';
-    this._cockpitRadioPlayBtn.setAttribute(
-      'aria-label',
-      `${action} ${selected ? 'selected' : 'nearest'} radio station`,
-    );
-    this._cockpitRadioPlayBtn.title = action;
+    this._cockpitRadioPlayBtn.setAttribute('aria-label', playAria);
+    this._cockpitRadioPlayBtn.title = playbackAction;
   }
   if (this._radioStopBtn)
     this._radioStopBtn.disabled =
@@ -295,56 +278,65 @@ export function renderRadioState(state) {
   }
   if (this._contextRadioMiniStation) {
     this._contextRadioMiniStation.textContent = uncertain
-      ? 'RADIO STATE UNCERTAIN'
-      : selected?.name || (state.loading ? 'SYNCING DIRECTORY' : 'RADIO READY');
+      ? t('RADIO STATE UNCERTAIN')
+      : selected?.name ||
+        (state.loading ? t('SYNCING DIRECTORY') : t('RADIO READY'));
   }
   if (this._cockpitRadioStation) {
     this._cockpitRadioStation.textContent = uncertain
-      ? 'UNCERTAIN'
-      : selected?.name || (state.loading ? 'SYNCING' : 'READY');
+      ? t('UNCERTAIN')
+      : selected?.name || (state.loading ? t('SYNCING') : t('READY'));
   }
   if (this._radioPlaybackState) {
+    const stationName = selected?.name || t('station');
     const catalogSuffix = state.degraded
       ? state.stale
-        ? ' · stale/degraded directory'
-        : ' · degraded directory'
+        ? t(' · stale/degraded directory')
+        : t(' · degraded directory')
       : state.stale
-        ? ' · stale directory'
+        ? t(' · stale directory')
         : '';
     const outsideFilter =
-      selected && state.selectedIndex < 0 ? ' · outside current filter' : '';
+      selected && state.selectedIndex < 0 ? t(' · outside current filter') : '';
     const messages = {
       stopped: enabled
-        ? 'Ready — playback starts only from your action'
-        : 'Radio off',
-      loading: 'Connecting directly to broadcaster…',
-      buffering: 'Buffering broadcaster stream…',
-      playing: `Playing ${selected?.name || 'station'}`,
-      paused: `Paused ${selected?.name || 'station'}`,
-      error: state.audioError || 'Broadcaster stream unavailable',
+        ? t('Ready — playback starts only from your action')
+        : t('Radio off'),
+      loading: t('Connecting directly to broadcaster…'),
+      buffering: t('Buffering broadcaster stream…'),
+      playing: t('Playing {station}', { station: stationName }),
+      paused: t('Paused {station}', { station: stationName }),
+      // Playback keeps its messages in English (msg()); shown in the UI language.
+      error: state.audioError
+        ? t(state.audioError)
+        : t('Broadcaster stream unavailable'),
     };
     const voiceSuffix = state.voiceDucked
-      ? ' · muted during voice interaction'
+      ? t(' · muted during voice interaction')
       : state.voiceRestoring
-        ? ' · restoring volume after voice'
+        ? t(' · restoring volume after voice')
         : '';
     const tuningSuffix = state.tuningAwaitingStationId
       ? state.audioState === 'error'
-        ? ' · static indicates no broadcaster audio'
-        : ' · tuning static until broadcaster starts'
+        ? t(' · static indicates no broadcaster audio')
+        : t(' · tuning static until broadcaster starts')
       : '';
     const unavailable = state.tuningUnavailableStationId
-      ? 'Station unavailable after directory refresh — choose another channel'
+      ? t(
+          'Station unavailable after directory refresh — choose another channel',
+        )
       : null;
     const lifecycleMessage = transitioning
       ? lifecycleState === 'enabling'
-        ? 'Radio is enabling…'
-        : 'Radio is disabling…'
+        ? t('Radio is enabling…')
+        : t('Radio is disabling…')
       : null;
     const uncertainMessage = uncertain
-      ? 'Radio lifecycle is uncertain — use Enable or Disable to reconcile'
+      ? t('Radio lifecycle is uncertain — use Enable or Disable to reconcile')
       : null;
-    this._radioPlaybackState.textContent = `${uncertainMessage || unavailable || lifecycleMessage || state.error || messages[state.audioState] || 'Ready'}${tuningSuffix}${voiceSuffix}${catalogSuffix}${outsideFilter}`;
+    // Directory errors are msg() literals from the radio layer's ingestion.
+    const directoryError = state.error ? t(state.error) : null;
+    this._radioPlaybackState.textContent = `${uncertainMessage || unavailable || lifecycleMessage || directoryError || messages[state.audioState] || t('Ready')}${tuningSuffix}${voiceSuffix}${catalogSuffix}${outsideFilter}`;
     this._radioPlaybackState.classList.toggle(
       'error',
       Boolean(

src/ui/radioPresentation.playbackError.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import test from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { setLocale } from '../i18n/index.js';
+import { renderRadioState } from './radioPresentation.js';
+
+function el() {
+  const classes = new Set();
+  return {
+    textContent: '',
+    classList: {
+      toggle(name, on) {
+        on ? classes.add(name) : classes.delete(name);
+      },
+      contains: (name) => classes.has(name),
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function render(audioError) {
+  globalThis.document = { getElementById: () => null, activeElement: null };
+  const host = {
+    destroyed: false,
+    _radioPanel: el(),
+    _radioPlaybackState: el(),
+    _syncContextRadioLauncherState() {},
+    actions: {
+      getLifecycle: () => null,
+      preservePanelStateDuringClear: () => false,
+      setPanelCollapsed() {},
+      scheduleLayout() {},
+    },
+  };
+  renderRadioState.call(host, {
+    enabled: true,
+    audioState: 'error',
+    audioError,
+    filteredCount: 1,
+    stationCount: 1,
+    volume: 1,
+  });
+  return host._radioPlaybackState.textContent;
+}
+
+const PLAYBACK_ERRORS = [
+  'Playback requires a direct click or tap.',
+  'Broadcaster stream could not be started.',
+  'Broadcaster stream is unavailable or blocked by the browser.',
+];
+
+for (const locale of ['es', 'ru']) {
+  test(`radio playback errors are localized in ${locale}`, () => {
+    setLocale(locale);
+    try {
+      for (const message of PLAYBACK_ERRORS) {
+        assert.notEqual(render(message), message, `${locale}: ${message}`);
+      }
+      // Control: the fallback (no audioError) is translated.
+      assert.notEqual(render(null), 'Broadcaster stream unavailable');
+    } finally {
+      setLocale('en');
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+test('radio playback errors stay English', () => {
+  setLocale('en');
+  for (const message of PLAYBACK_ERRORS) {
+    assert.equal(render(message), message);
+  }
+  assert.equal(render(null), 'Broadcaster stream unavailable');
+});

src/ui/radioPresentationTransition.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { test } from 'node:test';
+import { renderRadioState } from './radioPresentation.js';
+
+function el() {
+  const attrs = new Map();
+  return {
+    textContent: '',
+    hidden: false,
+    disabled: false,
+    style: {},
+    dataset: {},
+    classList: { toggle() {}, add() {}, remove() {}, contains: () => false },
+    setAttribute: (k, v) => attrs.set(k, String(v)),
+    getAttribute: (k) => attrs.get(k),
+    attrs,
+  };
+}
+
+for (const lifecycleState of ['enabling', 'disabling']) {
+  test(`Radio render survives the ${lifecycleState} transition`, () => {
+    const prior = globalThis.document;
+    globalThis.document = { getElementById: () => null };
+    try {
+      const enable = el();
+      const ctx = {
+        destroyed: false,
+        _radioPanel: el(),
+        _radioEnableBtn: enable,
+        _syncContextRadioLauncherState() {},
+        actions: {
+          getLifecycle: () => ({
+            lifecycleState,
+            enabled: lifecycleState === 'disabling',
+            uncertain: false,
+          }),
+        },
+      };
+      const state = {
+        enabled: false,
+        categories: [],
+        filteredCount: 0,
+        stationCount: 0,
+        audioState: 'idle',
+      };
+      try {
+        renderRadioState.call(ctx, state);
+      } catch (error) {
+        // Anything thrown after the transitional label is a different
+        // missing fixture field, not the bug under test.
+        assert.ok(
+          !(
+            error instanceof ReferenceError &&
+            /lifecycleLabel/.test(error.message)
+          ),
+          `render threw: ${error.message}`,
+        );
+      }
+      assert.equal(enable.attrs.get('aria-busy'), 'true');
+      assert.equal(enable.textContent, lifecycleState.toUpperCase());
+    } finally {
+      globalThis.document = prior;
+    }
+  });
+}

src/ui/railCardBlocks.js

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import { t } from '../i18n/index.js';
 import { syncChipGroup } from './chipGroup.js';
 import { syncRowList } from './rowList.js';
+import { formatScaleLabel, unitLabel } from './unitLabels.js';
 
 const set = (node, key, value) => {
   if (node[key] !== value) node[key] = value;
@@ -13,6 +15,13 @@ const order = (parent, nodes) =>
       parent.insertBefore(node, parent.children[i] || null);
   });
 
+// "960 — 1050+ гПа": the unit stays with the last number.
+const scaleText = (low, high, units) => {
+  const unit = unitLabel(units);
+  const range = `${formatScaleLabel(low)} — ${formatScaleLabel(high)}`;
+  return unit ? `${range}\u00a0${unit}` : range;
+};
+
 /** Optional, ordered blocks without disclosure state. All controls are keyed. */
 export function createRailCardBlocks({ container, cardId, onParams }) {
   const document = container.ownerDocument;
@@ -159,8 +168,8 @@ export function createRailCardBlocks({ container, cardId, onParams }) {
             block.clear.type = 'button';
             block.clear.dataset.actionId = 'clear';
             block.clear.textContent = '×';
-            block.clear.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Clear reading');
-            block.clear.title = 'Clear reading';
+            block.clear.setAttribute('aria-label', t('Clear reading'));
+            block.clear.title = t('Clear reading');
             bind((event) => {
               if (event.target === block.clear) dispatch(block.props.clear);
             });
@@ -300,7 +309,7 @@ export function createRailCardBlocks({ container, cardId, onParams }) {
             block.scale,
             'textContent',
             visible
-              ? `${legend.labels[0]} — ${legend.labels.at(-1)} ${legend.units || ''}`.trim()
+              ? scaleText(legend.labels[0], legend.labels.at(-1), legend.units)
               : '',
           );
         } else if (props.type === 'actions') {

src/ui/railTimeline.js

@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
+import { formatUtcDayMonth, t } from '../i18n/index.js';
 const set = (node, key, value) => {
   if (node[key] !== value) node[key] = value;
 };
+/**
+ * "HH:MM UTC" of a time, or '' when it is not one. Computed on its own rather
+ * than cut from the dated readout: the localized day and month vary in length
+ * ("3/9" in Spanish, "09-03" in English).
+ */
+export const utcClock = (tick) =>
+  Number.isFinite(Date.parse(tick))
+    ? `${new Date(tick).toISOString().slice(11, 16)} UTC`
+    : '';
 const utc = (tick) =>
   Number.isFinite(Date.parse(tick))
-    ? `${new Date(tick).toISOString().slice(5, 16).replace('T', ' ')} UTC`
+    ? `${formatUtcDayMonth(tick)} ${utcClock(tick)}`
     : '';
 
 /** Stable native transport with local preview and a coalesced 150 ms drag commit. */
@@ -32,7 +42,7 @@ export function createRailTimeline({
     parent.appendChild(node);
     return node;
   };
-  const previous = makeButton('‹', 'Earlier observation', row);
+  const previous = makeButton('‹', t('Earlier observation'), row);
   const slider = document.createElement('input');
   slider.type = 'range';
   slider.className = `gev-quantitative-slider${sliderClassName ? ` ${sliderClassName}` : ''}`;
@@ -40,19 +50,23 @@ export function createRailTimeline({
   slider.max = '0';
   slider.step = '1';
   slider.value = '0';
-  slider.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Observed history');
+  slider.setAttribute('aria-label', t('Observed history'));
   row.appendChild(slider);
-  const next = makeButton('›', 'Later observation', row);
+  const next = makeButton('›', t('Later observation'), row);
   const controls = document.createElement('div');
   controls.className = 'rail-timeline-controls';
-  const latest = makeButton('Latest', 'Newest frame per product', controls);
-  const play = makeButton('Play', 'Replay observed history', controls);
+  const latest = makeButton(
+    t('Latest'),
+    t('Newest frame per product'),
+    controls,
+  );
+  const play = makeButton(t('Play'), t('Replay observed history'), controls);
   const readout = document.createElement('span');
   readout.className = 'rail-timeline-readout';
   controls.appendChild(readout);
   const label = document.createElement('div');
   label.className = 'panel-title';
-  label.textContent = 'Observed history';
+  label.textContent = t('Observed history');
   const endpoints = document.createElement('div');
   endpoints.className = 'rail-timeline-endpoints';
   const oldest = document.createElement('span');
@@ -110,8 +124,8 @@ export function createRailTimeline({
         String(Math.max(0, Math.min(props.index, ticks.length - 1))),
       );
       valueText(ticks[Number(slider.value)]);
-      set(oldest, 'textContent', utc(ticks[0]).slice(6));
-      set(newest, 'textContent', utc(ticks.at(-1)).slice(6));
+      set(oldest, 'textContent', utcClock(ticks[0]));
+      set(newest, 'textContent', utcClock(ticks.at(-1)));
       set(readout, 'textContent', props.readout || '');
     }
     for (const node of [slider, latest, play])
@@ -128,7 +142,7 @@ export function createRailTimeline({
       `data-toggle-chip${props.mode === 'latest' ? ' active' : ''}`,
     );
     set(play, 'className', `data-toggle-chip${props.playing ? ' active' : ''}`);
-    set(play, 'textContent', props.playing ? 'Pause' : 'Play');
+    set(play, 'textContent', props.playing ? t('Pause') : t('Play'));
     for (const [node, active] of [
       [latest, props.mode === 'latest'],
       [play, props.playing],

src/ui/recentImagery.js

@@ -8,40 +8,98 @@
  * strip and selection bar are this adapter's own keyed DOM. Source toggles
  * live on the data-panel row.
  */
+import { formatNumber, msg, t, tn, translateKnown } from '../i18n/index.js';
 import { createRailCardBlocks } from './railCardBlocks.js';
 import { createRailCards } from './railCards.js';
 import { createImagerySplit } from './imagerySplit.js';
 import {
   PRODUCTS,
   hhmm,
-  shortDay,
   wvsSnapshotUrl,
 } from '../layers/recentImagery/model.js';
+import { displayDay, displayMetres } from '../layers/recentImagery/display.js';
+import { formatQuantity } from './unitLabels.js';
+import { pointerOwnerName } from '../data/pointerOwnerNames.js';
 
 const PANEL_ID = 'recent-imagery-panel';
 const OVERVIEW_MIN_BOX_KM = 25;
-const ESRI_NOTE = 'Imagery on Esri · Google 3D returns when cleared';
+const ESRI_NOTE = msg('Imagery on Esri · Google 3D returns when cleared');
+
+// The layer keeps its notices and box refusals in English (AI tools read the
+// same snapshot); translate the ones we write, show anything else as it came.
+const LAYER_NOTICES = new Set([
+  ESRI_NOTE,
+  msg('Box and images cleared'),
+  msg('Esri map unavailable · no swipe'),
+  msg('Swipe needs a globe map'),
+  msg('Imagery stays on Esri · CLEAR to use Google 3D'),
+  // Box refusals the layer writes itself (layers/recentImagery/index.js).
+  msg('Point the camera at the ground to use the view'),
+  msg('That point cannot anchor a box'),
+]);
+// Refusals with a value in them (layers/recentImagery/model.js and
+// imageryBoxTool.js); fixed refusals there are msg() text for translateKnown.
+const TOO_LARGE = /^(Box|View) is ([\d,]+) km wide · limit ([\d,]+) km$/;
+const POLAR = /^Imagery stops at ±([\d.]+)° latitude$/;
+const POINTER_BUSY = /^(.+) is using the pointer — close it first$/;
+
+/**
+ * The notice line in the UI language: notices and box refusals arrive in
+ * English. Exported for tests.
+ * @param {string} text
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+export function localizeNotice(text) {
+  if (!text) return '';
+  if (LAYER_NOTICES.has(text)) return t(text);
+  const polar = POLAR.exec(text);
+  if (polar)
+    return t('Imagery stops at ±{limit}° latitude', {
+      limit: formatNumber(Number(polar[1]), {
+        minimumFractionDigits: 2,
+        maximumFractionDigits: 2,
+      }),
+    });
+  const busy = POINTER_BUSY.exec(text);
+  if (busy)
+    return t('{owner} is using the pointer — close it first', {
+      owner: translateKnown(pointerOwnerName(busy[1])),
+    });
+  const tooLarge = TOO_LARGE.exec(text);
+  if (!tooLarge) return translateKnown(text);
+  const values = {
+    size: formatQuantity(Number(tooLarge[2].replace(/,/g, '')), 'km', {
+      useGrouping: true,
+    }),
+    limit: formatQuantity(Number(tooLarge[3].replace(/,/g, '')), 'km', {
+      useGrouping: true,
+    }),
+  };
+  return tooLarge[1] === 'Box'
+    ? t('Box is {size} wide · limit {limit}', values)
+    : t('View is {size} wide · limit {limit}', values);
+}
 const MODE_LABELS = [
-  ['image', 'IMAGE'],
-  ['basemap', 'VS BASEMAP'],
-  ['ab', 'A / B'],
+  ['image', msg('IMAGE')],
+  ['basemap', msg('VS BASEMAP')],
+  ['ab', msg('A / B')],
 ];
 const START_HERE_TITLES = {
-  clear: 'Newest low-cloud day for this box · scene cloud, not box cloud',
-  cloudy: 'Newest day covering this box · cloudier than 20%',
-  partial: 'Newest day with imagery for this box · partial coverage',
-  overview: 'Newest daily overview for this box',
+  clear: msg('Newest low-cloud day for this box · scene cloud, not box cloud'),
+  cloudy: msg('Newest day covering this box · cloudier than 20%'),
+  partial: msg('Newest day with imagery for this box · partial coverage'),
+  overview: msg('Newest daily overview for this box'),
 };
 const START_HERE_REASONS = {
-  clear: 'newest clear day',
-  cloudy: 'newest day (cloudy)',
-  partial: 'newest day (partial coverage)',
-  overview: 'newest overview',
+  clear: msg('newest clear day'),
+  cloudy: msg('newest day (cloudy)'),
+  partial: msg('newest day (partial coverage)'),
+  overview: msg('newest overview'),
 };
 const PLACEHOLDERS = {
-  empty: 'No imagery',
-  error: 'Unavailable',
-  present: 'Loading',
+  empty: msg('No imagery'),
+  error: msg('Unavailable'),
+  present: msg('Loading'),
 };
 const KEY_STEPS = {
   ArrowLeft: (index) => index - 1,
@@ -55,48 +113,57 @@ const appearedDocuments = new WeakSet();
 
 const sensorLine = (product) =>
   PRODUCTS[product]
-    ? `${PRODUCTS[product].name} · ${PRODUCTS[product].resolutionM} m`
+    ? `${t(PRODUCTS[product].name)} · ${displayMetres(PRODUCTS[product].resolutionM)}`
     : product || '';
 const utcTime = (iso) => (hhmm(iso) ? `${hhmm(iso)}Z` : '');
 const longerSideKm = (size) =>
   Math.max(Number(size?.width) || 0, Number(size?.height) || 0);
-const kmText = (km) =>
-  !Number.isFinite(km)
-    ? '?'
-    : km >= 100
-      ? Math.round(km).toLocaleString('en-US')
-      : km.toFixed(1);
+const kmText = (km) => {
+  if (!Number.isFinite(km)) return '?';
+  const digits = km >= 100 ? 0 : 1;
+  return formatNumber(km, {
+    minimumFractionDigits: digits,
+    maximumFractionDigits: digits,
+  });
+};
+
+function coverageText(coverage) {
+  if (coverage === 'full') return t('full', { context: 'coverage' });
+  if (coverage === 'partial') return t('partial', { context: 'coverage' });
+  return t('unknown');
+}
 
 function cloudText(candidate) {
-  if (candidate.thumbnail?.status === 'empty') return 'no imagery';
-  if (!candidate.cloud) return 'cloud unknown';
+  if (candidate.thumbnail?.status === 'empty') return t('no imagery');
+  if (!candidate.cloud) return t('cloud unknown');
   const min = Math.round(candidate.cloud.min);
   const max = Math.round(candidate.cloud.max);
-  return min === max ? `${min}% cloud` : `${min}–${max}% cloud`;
+  return min === max
+    ? t('{percent}% cloud', { percent: min })
+    : t('{min}–{max}% cloud', { min, max });
 }
 
 function countText(snapshot) {
-  if (!snapshot.box) return 'NO BOX';
-  if (snapshot.searching) return 'SEARCHING';
-  const count = snapshot.candidates.length;
-  return `${count} DAY${count === 1 ? '' : 'S'}`;
+  if (!snapshot.box) return t('NO BOX');
+  if (snapshot.searching) return t('SEARCHING');
+  return tn(snapshot.candidates.length, '{count} DAY', '{count} DAYS');
 }
 
 /** The one-line hint under the strip: the next thing to do, per state. */
 function hintText(snapshot) {
-  if (snapshot.zoomToFit) return 'Zoom in or draw a smaller box';
-  if (!snapshot.box) return 'Select a box or use the view';
-  if (snapshot.searching) return 'Searching the last 30 days';
-  if (!snapshot.candidates.length) return 'No days to show for this box';
+  if (snapshot.zoomToFit) return t('Zoom in or draw a smaller box');
+  if (!snapshot.box) return t('Select a box or use the view');
+  if (snapshot.searching) return t('Searching the last 30 days');
+  if (!snapshot.candidates.length) return t('No days to show for this box');
   const { mode, pins, shown } = snapshot;
-  if (shown.swipe !== 'none') return 'Drag the divider · SWAP trades sides';
+  if (shown.swipe !== 'none') return t('Drag the divider · SWAP trades sides');
   if (mode === 'ab') {
     if (!pins.a.key && !pins.b.key)
-      return '← → preview · A or B pins the focused day';
-    return '← → preview the other side · A or B pins it';
+      return t('← → preview · A or B pins the focused day');
+    return t('← → preview the other side · A or B pins it');
   }
-  if (pins.a.key) return 'S on another day replaces it · × unpins';
-  return '← → preview · S shows the focused day';
+  if (pins.a.key) return t('S on another day replaces it · × unpins');
+  return t('← → preview · S shows the focused day');
 }
 
 /**
@@ -173,7 +240,7 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
 
   // ---- build: every block exists from the start, in its final order ----
   const root = el('section', 'recent-imagery-readout');
-  root.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Recent imagery');
+  root.setAttribute('aria-label', t('Recent imagery'));
 
   const actionsHost = el('div', 'ri-block ri-actions-row', root);
   actionsHost.id = 'ri-actions';
@@ -191,10 +258,15 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
   noticeText.id = 'ri-notice-text';
   noticeText.setAttribute('role', 'status');
   noticeText.setAttribute('aria-live', 'polite');
-  const zoomIn = el('button', 'data-toggle-chip ri-zoom-in', notice, 'ZOOM IN');
+  const zoomIn = el(
+    'button',
+    'data-toggle-chip ri-zoom-in',
+    notice,
+    t('ZOOM IN'),
+  );
   zoomIn.id = 'ri-zoom-in';
   zoomIn.type = 'button';
-  zoomIn.title = 'Fly in until the view fits the 1,000 km limit';
+  zoomIn.title = t('Fly in until the view fits the 1,000 km limit');
 
   const strip = el('div', 'ri-block ri-strip', root);
   strip.id = 'ri-strip';
@@ -203,7 +275,7 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
   strip.setAttribute('aria-orientation', 'horizontal');
   strip.setAttribute(
     'aria-label',
-    'Imagery days, newest first · arrows move, S or A and B pin',
+    t('Imagery days, newest first · arrows move, S or A and B pin'),
   );
   strip.setAttribute('aria-keyshortcuts', 'A B S');
   const stripEmpty = el('div', 'ri-strip-empty', strip);
@@ -213,16 +285,16 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
 
   const selection = el('section', 'ri-block ri-selection', root);
   selection.id = 'ri-selection';
-  selection.setAttribute('aria-label', 'On the map');
+  selection.setAttribute('aria-label', t('On the map'));
   const modeGroup = el('div', 'ri-mode', selection);
   modeGroup.id = 'ri-mode';
   modeGroup.setAttribute('role', 'radiogroup');
-  modeGroup.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Mode');
+  modeGroup.setAttribute('aria-label', t('Mode'));
   const modeButtons = new Map(
     MODE_LABELS.map(([mode, label]) => {
       const node = el('button', 'data-toggle-chip ri-mode-btn', modeGroup);
       node.type = 'button';
-      node.textContent = label;
+      node.textContent = t(label);
       node.dataset.mode = mode;
       node.setAttribute('role', 'radio');
       return [mode, node];
@@ -244,7 +316,7 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
   const controls = el('div', 'ri-block ri-controls', root);
   controls.id = 'ri-controls';
   const opacityLabel = el('label', 'ri-opacity-label', controls);
-  el('span', '', opacityLabel, 'OPACITY');
+  el('span', '', opacityLabel, t('OPACITY'));
   const opacityValue = el('span', 'ri-opacity-value', opacityLabel, '100%');
   const opacity = el('input', 'ri-opacity', controls);
   opacity.id = 'ri-opacity';
@@ -255,13 +327,13 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
     step: '1',
     value: '100',
   });
-  opacity.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Imagery opacity');
+  opacity.setAttribute('aria-label', t('Imagery opacity'));
   opacityLabel.htmlFor = 'ri-opacity';
   // Its slot is always there; it is only usable while a swipe is live.
-  const swap = el('button', 'data-toggle-chip ri-swap', controls, 'SWAP');
+  const swap = el('button', 'data-toggle-chip ri-swap', controls, t('SWAP'));
   swap.id = 'ri-swap';
   swap.type = 'button';
-  swap.title = 'Trade the two sides of the divider';
+  swap.title = t('Trade the two sides of the divider');
   const exportHost = el('div', 'ri-exports', controls);
   const exports = createRailCardBlocks({
     container: exportHost,
@@ -272,7 +344,6 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
   const detailsHost = el('div', 'ri-details', root);
   detailsHost.id = 'ri-details';
   let detailsOpen = false;
-  let detailsShownOpen = false;
   const details = createRailCards({
     container: detailsHost,
     document,
@@ -280,6 +351,8 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
     onOpen: () => {
       detailsOpen = !detailsOpen;
       render();
+      // After the render: preserveScroll() puts the old position back.
+      if (detailsOpen) revealCard(container, detailsHost.children[0]);
     },
   });
 
@@ -318,8 +391,8 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
         actions: [
           {
             id: 'select-box',
-            label: 'SELECT BOX',
-            title: 'Drag a box on the map (Esc cancels)',
+            label: t('SELECT BOX'),
+            title: t('Drag a box on the map (Esc cancels)'),
             onClick: () => {
               exportError = null;
               if (tool?.isActive()) tool.cancel('toggle');
@@ -328,8 +401,8 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
           },
           {
             id: 'use-view',
-            label: 'USE VIEW',
-            title: 'Use the current view as the box',
+            label: t('USE VIEW'),
+            title: t('Use the current view as the box'),
             onClick: () => {
               exportError = null;
               layer.useCurrentView(viewer);
@@ -337,8 +410,8 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
           },
           {
             id: 'clear',
-            label: 'CLEAR',
-            title: 'Forget the box and its images',
+            label: t('CLEAR', { context: 'action' }),
+            title: t('Forget the box and its images'),
             disabled: !snapshot.box && !snapshot.boxError,
             onClick: () => {
               exportError = null;
@@ -365,8 +438,9 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
   // ---- notice -----------------------------------------------------------
   function renderNotice() {
     const warning = snapshot.boxError || snapshot.error || exportError;
-    const text =
-      warning || snapshot.notice || (snapshot.borrowedEsri ? ESRI_NOTE : '');
+    const text = localizeNotice(
+      warning || snapshot.notice || (snapshot.borrowedEsri ? ESRI_NOTE : ''),
+    );
     set(noticeText, 'textContent', text);
     attribute(noticeText, 'title', text);
     toggle(notice, 'warn', Boolean(warning));
@@ -388,7 +462,7 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
     entry.thumb = el('div', 'ri-thumb', card);
     entry.placeholder = el('span', 'ri-thumb-text', entry.thumb);
     entry.flag = el('span', 'ri-card-flag', entry.thumb);
-    entry.start = el('span', 'ri-card-start', entry.thumb, 'START HERE');
+    entry.start = el('span', 'ri-card-start', entry.thumb, t('START HERE'));
     entry.date = el('div', 'ri-card-date', card);
     entry.sensor = el('div', 'ri-card-sensor', card);
     entry.cloud = el('div', 'ri-card-cloud', card);
@@ -409,7 +483,7 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
     const entry = cards.get(candidate.key);
     if (!entry) return;
     const { card } = entry;
-    const day = shortDay(candidate.day);
+    const day = displayDay(candidate.day);
     const ab = snapshot.mode === 'ab';
     set(card, 'id', `ri-card-${index}`);
     const focused = index === snapshot.focusIndex;
@@ -432,13 +506,17 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
     }
     if (entry.image) set(entry.image, 'hidden', !shown);
     set(entry.placeholder, 'hidden', shown);
-    set(entry.placeholder, 'textContent', PLACEHOLDERS[status] || 'Checking');
+    set(
+      entry.placeholder,
+      'textContent',
+      PLACEHOLDERS[status] ? t(PLACEHOLDERS[status]) : t('Checking'),
+    );
     if (entry.thumb.dataset.status !== status)
       entry.thumb.dataset.status = status;
     const flag = candidate.preview
-      ? 'PREVIEW'
+      ? t('PREVIEW')
       : candidate.pending
-        ? 'LOADING'
+        ? t('LOADING')
         : '';
     set(entry.flag, 'textContent', flag);
     set(entry.flag, 'hidden', !flag);
@@ -448,8 +526,10 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
       set(
         entry.start,
         'title',
-        START_HERE_TITLES[snapshot.recommended.reason] ||
-          'Newest day with imagery for this box',
+        t(
+          START_HERE_TITLES[snapshot.recommended.reason] ||
+            msg('Newest day with imagery for this box'),
+        ),
       );
     set(entry.date, 'textContent', day);
     set(entry.sensor, 'textContent', sensorLine(candidate.product));
@@ -459,7 +539,7 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
       const chip = entry.chips[slotId];
       const live = slotId === 'a' || ab;
       const on = candidate.pinned === slotId && live;
-      const label = slotId === 'a' ? (ab ? 'A' : 'SHOW') : 'B';
+      const label = slotId === 'a' ? (ab ? 'A' : t('SHOW')) : 'B';
       set(chip, 'textContent', label);
       set(chip, 'disabled', empty || !live);
       toggle(chip, 'active', on);
@@ -469,22 +549,29 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
       attribute(
         chip,
         'aria-label',
-        ab ? `Pin ${day} as ${slotId.toUpperCase()}` : `Show ${day}`,
+        ab
+          ? t('Pin {day} as {slot}', { day, slot: slotId.toUpperCase() })
+          : t('Show {day}', { day }),
       );
     }
     const state = candidate.pinned
       ? ab
-        ? ` · pinned ${candidate.pinned.toUpperCase()}`
+        ? t('pinned {slot}', { slot: candidate.pinned.toUpperCase() })
         : candidate.pinned === 'a'
-          ? ' · shown'
+          ? t('shown')
           : ''
       : candidate.preview
-        ? ' · preview'
+        ? t('preview')
         : '';
     attribute(
       card,
       'aria-label',
-      `${day} · ${sensorLine(candidate.product)} · ${cloudText(candidate)}${recommended ? ' · start here' : ''}${state}`,
+      [
+        day,
+        sensorLine(candidate.product),
+        cloudText(candidate),
+        ...[recommended ? t('start here') : '', state].filter(Boolean),
+      ].join(' · '),
     );
   }
 
@@ -512,14 +599,14 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
       candidates.length
         ? ''
         : !snapshot.box
-          ? 'No box'
+          ? t('No box')
           : snapshot.searching
-            ? 'Searching'
+            ? t('Searching')
             : snapshot.hiddenCount
-              ? 'Every day is empty here'
+              ? t('Every day is empty here')
               : !snapshot.sources.hls && !snapshot.sources.viirs
-                ? 'Sources off'
-                : 'No imagery',
+                ? t('Sources off')
+                : t('No imagery'),
     );
     set(stripEmpty, 'hidden', candidates.length > 0);
     if (candidates[snapshot.focusIndex])
@@ -596,18 +683,22 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
       set(
         tag,
         'textContent',
-        ab ? slotId.toUpperCase() : slotId === 'a' ? 'IMAGE' : 'VS',
+        ab ? slotId.toUpperCase() : slotId === 'a' ? t('IMAGE') : t('VS'),
       );
-      let text = 'Not set';
-      if (basemapRow) text = 'Basemap';
+      let text = t('Not set');
+      if (basemapRow) text = t('Basemap');
       else if (image?.label)
-        text = `${image.sourceOff ? 'Source off · ' : ''}${image.label}${
+        text = [
+          image.sourceOff ? t('Source off') : '',
+          image.label,
           image.preview
-            ? ' · preview'
+            ? t('preview')
             : image.candidate && !image.drapable && !image.sourceOff
-              ? ' · loading'
-              : ''
-        }`;
+              ? t('loading')
+              : '',
+        ]
+          .filter(Boolean)
+          .join(' · ');
       set(value, 'textContent', text);
       attribute(value, 'title', text);
       const lit = basemapRow
@@ -625,7 +716,9 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
       attribute(
         unpin,
         'aria-label',
-        ab ? `Unpin ${slotId.toUpperCase()}` : 'Unpin the image',
+        ab
+          ? t('Unpin {slot}', { slot: slotId.toUpperCase() })
+          : t('Unpin the image'),
       );
       set(unpin, 'title', unpin.getAttribute('aria-label'));
     }
@@ -658,8 +751,12 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
         type: 'actions',
         actions: ['a', 'b'].map((slotId) => ({
           id: `export-${slotId}`,
-          label: ab ? `EXPORT ${slotId.toUpperCase()}` : 'EXPORT',
-          title: `Download ${ab ? slotId.toUpperCase() : 'the image'} as a PNG`,
+          label: ab
+            ? t('EXPORT {slot}', { slot: slotId.toUpperCase() })
+            : t('EXPORT'),
+          title: ab
+            ? t('Download {slot} as a PNG', { slot: slotId.toUpperCase() })
+            : t('Download the image as a PNG'),
           disabled: !exportTarget(slotId) || exporting.has(slotId),
           onClick: () => void exportImage(slotId),
         })),
@@ -682,7 +779,10 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
     if (snapshot.box)
       lines.push({
         id: 'box',
-        text: `Box ${kmText(snapshot.boxSizeKm?.width)} × ${kmText(snapshot.boxSizeKm?.height)} km`,
+        text: t('Box {width} × {height} km', {
+          width: kmText(snapshot.boxSizeKm?.width),
+          height: kmText(snapshot.boxSizeKm?.height),
+        }),
       });
     if (focus) {
       lines.push({ id: 'readout', text: snapshot.readout || '' });
@@ -690,14 +790,24 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
       if (focus.timeRange?.start) {
         const start = utcTime(focus.timeRange.start);
         const end = utcTime(focus.timeRange.end || focus.timeRange.start);
-        times.push(`Acquired ${start === end ? start : `${start}–${end}`}`);
+        times.push(
+          t('Acquired {time}', {
+            time: start === end ? start : `${start}–${end}`,
+          }),
+        );
       } else if (focus.thumbnail?.acquisitionTime)
-        times.push(`Acquired ${utcTime(focus.thumbnail.acquisitionTime)}`);
-      times.push(`Coverage ${focus.coverage || 'unknown'}`);
+        times.push(
+          t('Acquired {time}', {
+            time: utcTime(focus.thumbnail.acquisitionTime),
+          }),
+        );
+      times.push(
+        t('Coverage {coverage}', { coverage: coverageText(focus.coverage) }),
+      );
       lines.push({ id: 'acquired', text: times.join(' · ') });
       (focus.granules || []).forEach((granule, index) => {
         const cloud = Number.isFinite(granule.cloud)
-          ? ` · ${Math.round(granule.cloud)}% cloud`
+          ? ` · ${t('{percent}% cloud', { percent: Math.round(granule.cloud) })}`
           : '';
         lines.push({
           id: `granule-${index}`,
@@ -707,7 +817,11 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
       });
     }
     const reason = START_HERE_REASONS[snapshot.recommended?.reason];
-    if (reason) lines.push({ id: 'start', text: `START HERE · ${reason}` });
+    if (reason)
+      lines.push({
+        id: 'start',
+        text: t('START HERE · {reason}', { reason: t(reason) }),
+      });
     for (const [index, note] of snapshot.notes.entries())
       lines.push({ id: `note-${index}`, text: note, muted: true });
     if (
@@ -718,12 +832,14 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
     )
       lines.push({
         id: 'overview-scale',
-        text: 'Daily overview shows little detail in a box this small',
+        text: t('Daily overview shows little detail in a box this small'),
         muted: true,
       });
     lines.push({
       id: 'credit',
-      text: 'Imagery: NASA GIBS and Worldview · HLS (Sentinel-2, Landsat 8/9) and VIIRS',
+      text: t(
+        'Imagery: NASA GIBS and Worldview · HLS (Sentinel-2, Landsat 8/9) and VIIRS',
+      ),
       muted: true,
     });
     return lines;
@@ -735,9 +851,11 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
     details.update([
       {
         id: 'details',
-        title: 'Details',
+        title: t('Details'),
         open: detailsOpen,
-        compact: snapshot.focus ? snapshot.readout : 'Times, coverage, sources',
+        compact: snapshot.focus
+          ? snapshot.readout
+          : t('Times, coverage, sources'),
         blocks: [
           { id: 'lines', type: 'lines', lines: detailLines() },
           {
@@ -747,9 +865,9 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
               {
                 id: 'toggle-empty',
                 label: showing
-                  ? 'HIDE EMPTY DAYS'
-                  : `SHOW EMPTY DAYS · ${hidden}`,
-                title: 'Days the probe found empty in this box',
+                  ? t('HIDE EMPTY DAYS')
+                  : t('SHOW EMPTY DAYS · {count}', { count: hidden }),
+                title: t('Days the probe found empty in this box'),
                 disabled: !showing && !hidden,
                 onClick: () => layer.setShowUnavailable(!showing),
               },
@@ -758,9 +876,6 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
         ],
       },
     ]);
-    if (detailsOpen && !detailsShownOpen)
-      revealCard(container, detailsHost.children[0]);
-    detailsShownOpen = detailsOpen;
   }
 
   // ---- divider ----------------------------------------------------------
@@ -773,8 +888,10 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
     const describe = (c) => (c ? `${sensorLine(c.product)} · ${c.day}` : '');
     // The two sides as [label, title, spoken name]; SWAP trades them.
     const sides = [
-      basemap ? ['IMAGE', describe(a), 'image'] : ['A', describe(a), 'A'],
-      basemap ? ['BASEMAP', 'The basemap', 'basemap'] : ['B', describe(b), 'B'],
+      basemap ? [t('IMAGE'), describe(a), t('image')] : ['A', describe(a), 'A'],
+      basemap
+        ? [t('BASEMAP'), t('The basemap'), t('basemap')]
+        : ['B', describe(b), 'B'],
     ];
     const [before, after] = swapped ? [sides[1], sides[0]] : sides;
     const signature = live
@@ -799,10 +916,15 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
       beforeTitle: before[1],
       afterTitle: after[1],
       ariaLabel: basemap
-        ? 'Recent imagery against the basemap divider'
-        : 'Recent imagery A and B divider',
+        ? t('Recent imagery against the basemap divider')
+        : t('Recent imagery A and B divider'),
       formatValueText: (leftPercent, rightPercent) =>
-        `${before[2][0].toUpperCase()}${before[2].slice(1)} ${leftPercent} percent, ${after[2]} ${rightPercent} percent`,
+        t('{before} {left} percent, {after} {right} percent', {
+          before: `${before[2][0].toUpperCase()}${before[2].slice(1)}`,
+          left: leftPercent,
+          after: after[2],
+          right: rightPercent,
+        }),
       getViewportWidth: () =>
         Number(viewer?.scene?.canvas?.clientWidth) ||
         Number(document.documentElement?.clientWidth) ||
@@ -895,7 +1017,9 @@ export function createRecentImageryPanel({
       return true;
     } catch (error) {
       if (!destroyed)
-        exportError = `Export failed · ${error?.message || error}`;
+        exportError = t('Export failed · {error}', {
+          error: error?.message || error,
+        });
       return false;
     } finally {
       exporting.delete(slotId);

src/ui/recentImagery.test.mjs

@@ -646,7 +646,10 @@ test('cards carry thumbnail, date, sensor, cloud, START HERE and PREVIEW; the ch
   f.layer.focus(1);
   const s18 = f.card(S18);
   assert.equal(f.part(s18, 'ri-card-date').textContent, 'Sep 18');
-  assert.equal(f.part(s18, 'ri-card-sensor').textContent, 'Sentinel-2 · 30 m');
+  assert.equal(
+    f.part(s18, 'ri-card-sensor').textContent,
+    'Sentinel-2 · 30\u00a0m',
+  );
   assert.equal(f.part(s18, 'ri-card-cloud').textContent, '12% cloud');
   assert.equal(f.part(s18, 'ri-card-start').hidden, false);
   assert.match(f.part(s18, 'ri-card-start').title, /Newest low-cloud day/);
@@ -658,11 +661,11 @@ test('cards carry thumbnail, date, sensor, cloud, START HERE and PREVIEW; the ch
   assert.equal(f.part(f.card(V21), 'ri-thumb-text').textContent, 'Checking');
   assert.equal(
     f.part(f.card(V21), 'ri-card-sensor').textContent,
-    'Daily overview · 250 m',
+    'Daily overview · 250\u00a0m',
   );
   assert.equal(
     f.part(f.card(L16), 'ri-card-sensor').textContent,
-    'Landsat 8/9 · 30 m',
+    'Landsat 8/9 · 30\u00a0m',
   );
   // IMAGE: one SHOW chip; the B chip keeps its box but is invisible.
   const [a, b] = [f.chip(S18, 'a'), f.chip(S18, 'b')];
@@ -734,7 +737,10 @@ test('the selection bar reads the mode, both rows and a preview, with × reserve
       ['A / B', 'radio', 'false'],
     ],
   );
-  assert.equal(rowText(f, 'a'), 'IMAGE | Sep 18 · Sentinel-2 · 30 m · preview');
+  assert.equal(
+    rowText(f, 'a'),
+    'IMAGE | Sep 18 · Sentinel-2 · 30\u00a0m · preview',
+  );
   assert.equal(f.byId('ri-slot-a').dataset.state, 'preview');
   assert.equal(rowText(f, 'b'), 'VS | Basemap');
   assert.equal(f.byId('ri-slot-b').classList.contains('lit'), false, 'dimmed');
@@ -748,7 +754,7 @@ test('the selection bar reads the mode, both rows and a preview, with × reserve
     [true, true, '×'],
   );
   f.key('s');
-  assert.equal(rowText(f, 'a'), 'IMAGE | Sep 18 · Sentinel-2 · 30 m');
+  assert.equal(rowText(f, 'a'), 'IMAGE | Sep 18 · Sentinel-2 · 30\u00a0m');
   assert.equal(f.byId('ri-slot-a').dataset.state, 'pinned');
   assert.equal(unpinA.disabled, false);
   assert.equal(unpinA.getAttribute('aria-label'), 'Unpin the image');
@@ -757,12 +763,12 @@ test('the selection bar reads the mode, both rows and a preview, with × reserve
   assert.equal(modes[1].getAttribute('aria-checked'), 'true');
   assert.equal(f.byId('ri-slot-b').classList.contains('lit'), true, 'lit');
   modes[2].click();
-  assert.equal(rowText(f, 'a'), 'A | Sep 18 · Sentinel-2 · 30 m');
+  assert.equal(rowText(f, 'a'), 'A | Sep 18 · Sentinel-2 · 30\u00a0m');
   assert.equal(rowText(f, 'b'), 'B | Not set');
   assert.equal(f.byId('ri-slot-b').dataset.state, 'empty');
   assert.equal(f.byId('ri-unpin-b').classList.contains('is-reserved'), true);
   f.chip(L16, 'b').click();
-  assert.equal(rowText(f, 'b'), 'B | Sep 16 · Landsat 8/9 · 30 m');
+  assert.equal(rowText(f, 'b'), 'B | Sep 16 · Landsat 8/9 · 30\u00a0m');
   f.byId('ri-unpin-b').click();
   assert.equal(f.snap().pins.b.key, null);
   unpinA.click();
@@ -879,7 +885,10 @@ test('the notice line shows the refusal, then errors, then CLEAR, then the Esri
   );
   assert.equal(notice.classList.contains('info'), true);
   f.layer.setBox({ west: 0, south: 0, east: 20, north: 20 });
-  assert.equal(noticeText.textContent, 'Box is 2,226 km wide · limit 1,000 km');
+  assert.equal(
+    noticeText.textContent,
+    'Box is 2,226\u00a0km wide · limit 1,000\u00a0km',
+  );
   assert.equal(notice.classList.contains('warn'), true);
   assert.equal(hint.textContent, 'Zoom in or draw a smaller box');
   f.layer.setBox(BOX);
@@ -929,7 +938,7 @@ test('an oversized box offers ZOOM IN in a fixed slot at the end of the notice l
   assert.deepEqual(reserved(), [false, false, 'false', true]);
   assert.equal(
     f.byId('ri-notice-text').textContent,
-    'Box is 2,226 km wide · limit 1,000 km',
+    'Box is 2,226\u00a0km wide · limit 1,000\u00a0km',
   );
   assert.equal(f.byId('ri-hint').textContent, 'Zoom in or draw a smaller box');
   assert.equal(zoom.title, 'Fly in until the view fits the 1,000 km limit');
@@ -998,7 +1007,10 @@ test('the divider exists only while a swipe is live, labelled A / B or IMAGE / B
     [split.options.beforeLabel, split.options.afterLabel],
     ['A', 'B'],
   );
-  assert.equal(split.options.afterTitle, 'Landsat 8/9 · 30 m · 2026-09-16');
+  assert.equal(
+    split.options.afterTitle,
+    'Landsat 8/9 · 30\u00a0m · 2026-09-16',
+  );
   split.options.onChange(0.3);
   assert.equal(f.snap().split, 0.3);
   assert.deepEqual(directions(), ['left', 'right']);
@@ -1015,7 +1027,7 @@ test('the divider exists only while a swipe is live, labelled A / B or IMAGE / B
   assert.deepEqual(labels(), ['B', 'A']);
   assert.equal(
     f.splits.at(-1).options.beforeTitle,
-    'Landsat 8/9 · 30 m · 2026-09-16',
+    'Landsat 8/9 · 30\u00a0m · 2026-09-16',
   );
   assert.equal(f.splits.at(-1).options.initialValue, 0.3);
   assert.deepEqual(directions(), ['right', 'left']);
@@ -1135,6 +1147,29 @@ test('the body scroll position survives renders even when DOM mutations reset it
   assert.equal(f.body.scrollTop, 120);
 });
 
+test('opening DETAILS scrolls its card into view, and closing it does not scroll', async () => {
+  const f = fixture();
+  await f.ready();
+  // The body is 100 px high and scrolled 40 px; the card opens 150 px down.
+  f.body.scrollTop = 40;
+  f.body.clientHeight = 100;
+  f.body.getBoundingClientRect = () => ({ top: 0 });
+  const header = f
+    .byId('ri-details')
+    .find((node) => node.classList.contains('rail-card-header'));
+  const card = header.parentNode;
+  card.getBoundingClientRect = () => ({
+    top: 150,
+    height: card.dataset.open === 'true' ? 60 : 0,
+  });
+  header.click();
+  assert.equal(card.dataset.open, 'true');
+  assert.equal(f.body.scrollTop, 150);
+  header.click();
+  assert.equal(card.dataset.open, 'false');
+  assert.equal(f.body.scrollTop, 150);
+});
+
 test('destroy returns every listener, the divider and the panel state', async () => {
   const f = fixture();
   await f.ready();

src/ui/recentImageryNotice.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+// Box-tool and model refusals on the Recent Imagery notice line are
+// shown in the UI language; the layer keeps them in English.
+import { test } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+
+import { setLocale } from '../i18n/index.js';
+import { validateBox } from '../layers/recentImagery/model.js';
+import { localizeNotice } from './recentImagery.js';
+
+const REFUSALS = [
+  'Drag to size the box', // imageryBoxTool.js, click without drag
+  'Press on the ground, not the sky', // imageryBoxTool.js
+  'draw is using the pointer — close it first', // imageryBoxTool.js, pointer busy
+  'Point the camera at the ground to use the view', // layers/recentImagery/index.js
+  'That point cannot anchor a box', // layers/recentImagery/index.js
+  ...[
+    { west: 170, south: 10, east: -170, north: 20 }, // dateline
+    { west: 10, south: 80, east: 20, north: 89 }, // polar
+    { west: 10, south: 10, east: 10, north: 20 }, // degenerate
+    { west: 10, south: 10, east: 200, north: 20 }, // longitude range
+    { west: Number.NaN, south: 10, east: 20, north: 20 }, // not finite
+  ].map((box) => {
+    const result = validateBox(box);
+    assert.equal(result.ok, false);
+    return result.message;
+  }),
+];
+
+// The pointer-busy refusal names the owner by its internal id; the notice
+// shows the tool's name instead, in English too.
+const SHOWN_EN = new Map([
+  [
+    'draw is using the pointer — close it first',
+    'Draw is using the pointer — close it first',
+  ],
+]);
+
+test('en: refusals stay English', () => {
+  setLocale('en');
+  for (const text of REFUSALS)
+    assert.equal(localizeNotice(text), SHOWN_EN.get(text) ?? text);
+  assert.ok(REFUSALS.includes('Imagery stops at ±85.05° latitude'));
+});
+
+test('E3/E12: the pointer owner is named by its tool, never by its id', () => {
+  const owners = {
+    en: {
+      draw: 'Draw',
+      directions: 'Directions',
+      'recent-imagery-box': 'Recent imagery',
+    },
+    ru: {
+      draw: 'Рисование',
+      directions: 'Маршруты',
+      'recent-imagery-box': 'Свежие снимки',
+    },
+    es: {
+      draw: 'Dibujo',
+      directions: 'Indicaciones',
+      'recent-imagery-box': 'Imágenes recientes',
+    },
+  };
+  try {
+    for (const [locale, names] of Object.entries(owners)) {
+      setLocale(locale);
+      for (const [id, name] of Object.entries(names)) {
+        const shown = localizeNotice(
+          `${id} is using the pointer — close it first`,
+        );
+        assert.ok(shown.includes(name), `${locale} ${id}: ${shown}`);
+        assert.ok(!shown.includes(id), `${locale} ${id} leaked: ${shown}`);
+      }
+    }
+    setLocale('en');
+    assert.equal(
+      localizeNotice('measure is using the pointer — close it first'),
+      'measure is using the pointer — close it first',
+      'an unregistered owner falls back to its id',
+    );
+  } finally {
+    setLocale('en');
+  }
+});
+
+for (const locale of ['es', 'ru']) {
+  test(`${locale}: box-tool and model refusals are translated`, () => {
+    setLocale(locale);
+    try {
+      for (const text of REFUSALS)
+        assert.notEqual(localizeNotice(text), text, `untranslated: ${text}`);
+      assert.match(
+        localizeNotice('Imagery stops at ±85.05° latitude'),
+        /85,05/,
+      );
+      assert.doesNotMatch(
+        localizeNotice('draw is using the pointer — close it first'),
+        /\bdraw\b/,
+      );
+    } finally {
+      setLocale('en');
+    }
+  });
+}

src/ui/sceneControls.js

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /** Own Scene panel listeners and presentation through project reads and actions. */
+import { t, msg } from '../i18n/index.js';
 import {
   sceneElements,
   renderSceneOptions,
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ export class SceneControls {
     this.listen(elements.start, 'click', () =>
       this.run('start', this.read().selectedSceneId),
     );
-    this.listen(elements.stop, 'click', () => this.run('stop', 'Stopped'));
+    this.listen(elements.stop, 'click', () => this.run('stop', msg('Stopped')));
     this.listen(elements.import, 'click', () => elements.file?.click());
     this.listen(elements.file, 'change', async () => {
       const file = elements.file?.files?.[0];
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ export class SceneControls {
       if (!this.destroyed) elements.file.value = '';
     });
     if (!subscribe) {
-      this.updateStatus('Ready');
+      this.updateStatus(t('Ready'));
       this.setProgress(0);
       this.setButtons(false);
     }
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ export class SceneControls {
     const generation = ++this.actionGeneration;
     const failed = () => {
       if (!this.destroyed && generation === this.actionGeneration)
-        this.updateStatus('Scene action failed');
+        this.updateStatus(t('Scene action failed'));
     };
     try {
       const result = this.actions[action](...args);
@@ -140,8 +141,8 @@ export class SceneControls {
   createScene() {
     if (this.destroyed) return;
     const name = window.prompt(
-      'New scene name',
-      `Scene ${this.read().scenes.length + 1}`,
+      t('New scene name'),
+      t('Scene {n}', { n: this.read().scenes.length + 1 }),
     );
     if (name) this.run('create', name);
   }
@@ -152,7 +153,12 @@ export class SceneControls {
     const scene = state.scenes.find(
       (item) => item.id === state.selectedSceneId,
     );
-    if (scene && window.confirm(`Delete scene "${scene.title}" and all shots?`))
+    if (
+      scene &&
+      window.confirm(
+        t('Delete scene "{scene}" and all shots?', { scene: scene.title }),
+      )
+    )
       this.run('deleteScene');
   }
 
@@ -160,7 +166,12 @@ export class SceneControls {
     if (this.destroyed) return;
     const scene = this.read().scenes.find((item) => item.id === sceneId);
     const shot = scene?.shots.find((item) => item.id === shotId);
-    if (shot && window.confirm(`Delete shot "${shot.title}"?`))
+    if (
+      shot &&
+      window.confirm(
+        t('Delete shot "{shot}"?', { shot: shot.displayTitle || shot.title }),
+      )
+    )
       this.run('deleteShot', sceneId, shotId);
   }
 
@@ -215,7 +226,7 @@ export class SceneControls {
     } else if (!this.destroyed && !this.playbackKeyRemover) {
       const onKeyDown = (event) => {
         if (!this.destroyed && event.key === 'Escape' && this.read().running)
-          this.run('stop', 'Stopped (Esc)');
+          this.run('stop', msg('Stopped (Esc)'));
       };
       document.addEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown);
       this.playbackKeyRemover = () =>

src/ui/scenePresentation.js

@@ -1,4 +1,26 @@
 /** Scene panel elements and text-only project presentation. */
+import { formatNumber, msg, t } from '../i18n/index.js';
+
+// Labels for what a shot stores; anything else shows as stored. Style names
+// match STYLE_STATUS_LABELS in visualPresets.js, which this package cannot
+// import (it pulls in the shaders).
+const STYLE_LABELS = Object.freeze({
+  normal: msg('NORMAL'),
+  retro: msg('CRT'),
+  surveillance: msg('NVG'),
+  thermal: msg('FLIR'),
+  anime: msg('ANIME'),
+  noir: msg('NOIR'),
+  snow: msg('SNOW'),
+});
+
+const DETECTION_MODE_LABELS = Object.freeze({
+  OFF: msg('OFF'),
+  SPARSE: msg('SPARSE'),
+  BALANCED: msg('BALANCED'),
+  DENSE: msg('DENSE'),
+});
+
 export function sceneElements(root = document) {
   const ids = {
     panel: 'scene-panel',
@@ -47,11 +69,16 @@ export function renderSceneShots(
   if (!scene || scene.shots.length === 0) {
     const empty = document.createElement('div');
     empty.className = 'scene-shot-empty';
-    empty.textContent = 'No shots yet. Use CAPTURE SHOT to save current look.';
+    empty.textContent = t(
+      'No shots yet. Use CAPTURE SHOT to save current look.',
+    );
     element.appendChild(empty);
     return;
   }
   for (const shot of scene.shots) {
+    // Built-in titles arrive localized as displayTitle; the stored title
+    // stays English, so a rename happens only when the shown text changes.
+    const shownTitle = shot.displayTitle || shot.title;
     const row = document.createElement('div');
     row.className = 'scene-shot-row';
     row.dataset.sceneShotId = shot.id;
@@ -60,23 +87,23 @@ export function renderSceneShots(
     top.className = 'scene-shot-top';
     const label = document.createElement('div');
     label.className = 'scene-shot-label';
-    label.textContent = shot.title;
-    label.title = 'Double-click to rename';
+    label.textContent = shownTitle;
+    label.title = t('Double-click to rename');
     listen(label, 'click', () => select(shot.id));
     listen(label, 'dblclick', () => {
       if (label.children.length) return;
       const input = document.createElement('input');
       input.type = 'text';
       input.className = 'scene-shot-rename';
-      input.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Shot name');
-      input.value = shot.title;
+      input.setAttribute('aria-label', t('Shot name'));
+      input.value = shownTitle;
       let finished = false;
       const finish = (save) => {
         if (finished) return;
         finished = true;
         const title = input.value.trim();
-        label.textContent = shot.title;
-        if (save && title && title !== shot.title)
+        label.textContent = shownTitle;
+        if (save && title && title !== shownTitle)
           rename(scene.id, shot.id, title);
       };
       listen(input, 'keydown', (event) => {
@@ -96,11 +123,11 @@ export function renderSceneShots(
     actions.className = 'scene-shot-actions';
     const loadButton = document.createElement('button');
     loadButton.className = 'scene-shot-btn';
-    loadButton.textContent = 'LOAD';
+    loadButton.textContent = t('LOAD');
     listen(loadButton, 'click', () => load(scene.id, shot.id));
     const deleteButton = document.createElement('button');
     deleteButton.className = 'scene-shot-btn scene-shot-danger';
-    deleteButton.textContent = 'DEL';
+    deleteButton.textContent = t('DEL');
     listen(deleteButton, 'click', () => remove(scene.id, shot.id));
     actions.appendChild(loadButton);
     actions.appendChild(deleteButton);
@@ -110,7 +137,23 @@ export function renderSceneShots(
     meta.className = 'scene-shot-meta';
     const mode = shot.visual?.detection?.mode || 'OFF';
     const style = shot.visual?.style || 'normal';
-    meta.textContent = `${style.toUpperCase()} · ${mode} · ${shot.durationSec.toFixed(1)}s + ${shot.holdSec.toFixed(1)}s`;
+    const styleLabel = STYLE_LABELS[style]
+      ? t(STYLE_LABELS[style])
+      : style.toUpperCase();
+    const modeLabel = DETECTION_MODE_LABELS[mode]
+      ? t(DETECTION_MODE_LABELS[mode])
+      : mode;
+    const seconds = (value) =>
+      formatNumber(value, {
+        minimumFractionDigits: 1,
+        maximumFractionDigits: 1,
+      });
+    // English keeps its compact "4.0s + 0.9s"; other languages space the unit.
+    const timing = t('{duration}s + {hold}s', {
+      duration: seconds(shot.durationSec),
+      hold: seconds(shot.holdSec),
+    });
+    meta.textContent = `${styleLabel} · ${modeLabel} · ${timing}`;
     row.appendChild(top);
     row.appendChild(meta);
     element.appendChild(row);

src/ui/sceneSharing.js

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { t, tn } from '../i18n/index.js';
+
 /** Small owned modal for scene authoring and import review; text never becomes markup. */
 export function createSceneDialog(title, onClose) {
   const dialog = document.createElement('dialog');
@@ -79,10 +81,72 @@ export function createSceneDialog(title, onClose) {
     });
     if (multiline) node.rows = 9;
     wrapper.append(node);
+    if (type === 'file') fileChooser(wrapper, node);
     body.append(wrapper);
     return node;
   }
-  button('Cancel', onClose);
+  /**
+   * The browser draws a file input's button and "no file" text in its own
+   * language. Stretch the native input, transparent, over the whole row (so
+   * click, focus and drops stay native) and draw translated text under it.
+   */
+  function fileChooser(wrapper, node) {
+    wrapper.style.position = 'relative';
+    Object.assign(node.style, {
+      position: 'absolute',
+      inset: '0',
+      width: '100%',
+      height: '100%',
+      margin: '0',
+      padding: '0',
+      border: '0',
+      opacity: '0',
+      cursor: 'pointer',
+      zIndex: '1',
+    });
+    const row = document.createElement('span');
+    row.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
+    Object.assign(row.style, {
+      display: 'flex',
+      alignItems: 'center',
+      gap: '10px',
+      margin: '6px 0 14px',
+      padding: '7px',
+      background: '#10242e',
+      border: '1px solid #397080',
+    });
+    const chooser = document.createElement('span');
+    chooser.textContent = t('Choose files');
+    Object.assign(chooser.style, {
+      padding: '3px 9px',
+      border: '1px solid #397080',
+      borderRadius: '3px',
+      background: '#08141e',
+      cursor: 'pointer',
+    });
+    const chosen = document.createElement('span');
+    const showChosen = () => {
+      const count = node.files?.length || 0;
+      // One file shows its name, like the browser's own picker did.
+      chosen.textContent =
+        count === 1
+          ? node.files[0].name
+          : count
+            ? tn(count, '{count} file selected', '{count} files selected')
+            : t('No file chosen');
+    };
+    showChosen();
+    row.append(chooser, chosen);
+    wrapper.append(row);
+    listen(node, 'change', showChosen);
+    listen(node, 'focus', () => {
+      chooser.style.outline = '2px solid #e3faff';
+    });
+    listen(node, 'blur', () => {
+      chooser.style.outline = '';
+    });
+  }
+  button(t('Cancel'), onClose);
   listen(dialog, 'cancel', (event) => {
     event.preventDefault();
     onClose();
@@ -116,8 +180,8 @@ export function mountSceneSharing(
   bar.dataset.directorAuthoring = '';
   bar.className = 'scene-controls';
   const entries = [
-    ['EDIT DETAILS', edit],
-    ['SHARE SCENE', share],
+    [t('EDIT DETAILS'), edit],
+    [t('SHARE SCENE'), share],
   ];
   const removers = [];
   for (const [text, fn] of entries) {

src/ui/shareRestoration.js

@@ -1,8 +1,56 @@
 import { LayerStateCoordinator } from '../data/layerStateCoordinator.js';
 import { stampInitialShareGesture } from '../navigationPolicy.js';
 import { canPresentDeferredStatusNotice } from '../loadingFeedback.js';
+import { t, msg } from '../i18n/index.js';
 import { UiLifetime } from './uiLifetime.js';
 
+// One ready-made sentence per restore policy (SHARE_TRACKING_RESTORE_POLICIES
+// label) and outcome: a label dropped into a template cannot take the case or
+// article the sentence needs in every language. The generic template stays
+// for a label this table does not know.
+const SHARE_RESTORE_NOTICES = Object.freeze({
+  expired: Object.freeze({
+    flight: msg('Shared flight follow expired'),
+    'military flight': msg('Shared military flight follow expired'),
+    satellite: msg('Shared satellite follow expired'),
+  }),
+  'source-unavailable': Object.freeze({
+    flight: msg('Shared flight could not be restored — feed unavailable'),
+    'military flight': msg(
+      'Shared military flight could not be restored — feed unavailable',
+    ),
+    satellite: msg('Shared satellite could not be restored — feed unavailable'),
+  }),
+  unavailable: Object.freeze({
+    flight: msg('Shared flight is unavailable'),
+    'military flight': msg('Shared military flight is unavailable'),
+    satellite: msg('Shared satellite is unavailable'),
+  }),
+});
+
+/**
+ * The status notice for a terminal share-tracking restore result.
+ * @param {{classification?: string, label?: string}} result
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+export function shareTrackingRestoreNotice(result) {
+  const outcome =
+    result?.classification === 'expired' ||
+    result?.classification === 'source-unavailable'
+      ? result.classification
+      : 'unavailable';
+  const ready = SHARE_RESTORE_NOTICES[outcome][result?.label];
+  if (ready) return t(ready);
+  const subject = result?.label ? t(result.label) : t('entity');
+  return outcome === 'expired'
+    ? t('Shared {subject} follow expired', { subject })
+    : outcome === 'source-unavailable'
+      ? t('Shared {subject} could not be restored — feed unavailable', {
+          subject,
+        })
+      : t('Shared {subject} is unavailable', { subject });
+}
+
 /** Own initial share restoration, durable layer state and restoration notices. */
 export class ShareRestoration {
   constructor({
@@ -188,9 +236,13 @@ export class ShareRestoration {
     if (result.classification === 'pending') {
       this._shareTrackingNoticeGeneration += 1;
       this._shareTrackingAcquiringKey = trackingKey;
-      this.showStatus('ACQUIRING', {
+      this.showStatus(t('ACQUIRING'), {
         state: 'acquiring',
-        detail: `SHARED ${String(result.label || 'SUBJECT').toUpperCase()}`,
+        detail: t('SHARED {subject}', {
+          subject: String(
+            result.label ? t(result.label) : t('subject'),
+          ).toUpperCase(),
+        }),
         persistent: true,
       });
       return;
@@ -214,13 +266,7 @@ export class ShareRestoration {
     const noticeGeneration = ownsAcquiringNotice
       ? this._shareTrackingNoticeGeneration
       : ++this._shareTrackingNoticeGeneration;
-    const subject = result.label || 'entity';
-    const message =
-      result.classification === 'expired'
-        ? `Shared ${subject} follow expired`
-        : result.classification === 'source-unavailable'
-          ? `Shared ${subject} could not be restored — feed unavailable`
-          : `Shared ${subject} is unavailable`;
+    const message = shareTrackingRestoreNotice(result);
     const showAfterStartupCover = () => {
       this._lifetime.frame(() => {
         if (

src/ui/shareRestorationNotice.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+// Share-tracking restore notices are ready-made sentences per policy: a label
+// dropped into a template cannot take the case (ru) or article (es) needed.
+import { test } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { setLocale } from '../i18n/index.js';
+import { SHARE_TRACKING_RESTORE_POLICIES } from '../data/layerState.js';
+import { shareTrackingRestoreNotice } from './shareRestoration.js';
+
+const { flights, military, satellites } = SHARE_TRACKING_RESTORE_POLICIES;
+
+test.afterEach(() => setLocale('en'));
+
+test('en: the notices for every policy and outcome', () => {
+  setLocale('en');
+  const notice = (policy, classification) =>
+    shareTrackingRestoreNotice({ ...policy, classification });
+  assert.equal(notice(flights, 'expired'), 'Shared flight follow expired');
+  assert.equal(
+    notice(military, 'expired'),
+    'Shared military flight follow expired',
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    notice(satellites, 'source-unavailable'),
+    'Shared satellite could not be restored — feed unavailable',
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    notice(flights, 'source-unavailable'),
+    'Shared flight could not be restored — feed unavailable',
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    notice(military, 'unavailable'),
+    'Shared military flight is unavailable',
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    notice(satellites, 'unavailable'),
+    'Shared satellite is unavailable',
+  );
+  // Unknown label and classification: the generic template still applies.
+  assert.equal(
+    shareTrackingRestoreNotice({ label: 'contact', classification: 'odd' }),
+    'Shared contact is unavailable',
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    shareTrackingRestoreNotice({ classification: 'expired' }),
+    'Shared entity follow expired',
+  );
+});
+
+test('ru: the restore notices do not glue the nominative label into a genitive slot', () => {
+  setLocale('ru');
+  for (const policy of [flights, military, satellites]) {
+    for (const classification of [
+      'expired',
+      'source-unavailable',
+      'unavailable',
+    ]) {
+      const message = shareTrackingRestoreNotice({ ...policy, classification });
+      // "Срок отслеживания" takes the genitive: рейса / спутника, never the
+      // nominative label as stored in the policy.
+      assert.doesNotMatch(
+        message,
+        /отслеживания (военный )?(рейс|спутник) /,
+        message,
+      );
+      assert.doesNotMatch(message, /Shared|\{subject\}/, message);
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+test('es: the restore notices read with an article before the subject', () => {
+  setLocale('es');
+  const message = shareTrackingRestoreNotice({
+    ...flights,
+    classification: 'expired',
+  });
+  assert.doesNotMatch(message, /seguimiento de vuelo/, message);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(message, /Shared/, message);
+});

src/ui/shellFeedback.js

@@ -9,6 +9,112 @@ import {
   reduceTrafficSyncFeedback,
 } from '../loadingFeedback.js';
 import { setSplitFlapText, disposeSplitFlap } from '../splitFlap.js';
+import { getLocale, t, msg } from '../i18n/index.js';
+import { localizeLayerName } from './layerPanel.js';
+import { translateFeedError } from './statusText.js';
+
+// The server also loads loadingFeedback.js (through the HUD summary), so its
+// labels stay English. Translate the known ones; pass anything else (a live
+// provider error) through.
+const STATUS_LABEL_KEYS = Object.freeze({
+  'LOADING LIVE DATA': msg('LOADING LIVE DATA'),
+  'LOAD COMPLETE': msg('LOAD COMPLETE'),
+  'LOAD CANCELLED': msg('LOAD CANCELLED'),
+  'LOAD FAILED': msg('LOAD FAILED'),
+  'LIVE DATA OFF': msg('LIVE DATA OFF'),
+  'MAPPED SITES LOADED': msg('MAPPED SITES LOADED'),
+  'RETRYING MAPPED SITES': msg('RETRYING MAPPED SITES'),
+  'FETCHING MAPPED SITES': msg('FETCHING MAPPED SITES'),
+  'RETRYING ALPR CAMERAS': msg('RETRYING ALPR CAMERAS'),
+  'FETCHING ALPR CAMERAS': msg('FETCHING ALPR CAMERAS'),
+  'OVERPASS TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE': msg('OVERPASS TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE'),
+  // The other mapped-site failure reasons (src/data/installationFeedback.js),
+  // upper-cased by presentGlobalLoadingStatus.
+  'OVERPASS RATE-LIMITED': msg('OVERPASS RATE-LIMITED'),
+  'OVERPASS TIMED OUT': msg('OVERPASS TIMED OUT'),
+  'OVERPASS COULD NOT COMPLETE THE QUERY': msg(
+    'OVERPASS COULD NOT COMPLETE THE QUERY',
+  ),
+  'MAP TILES TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE': msg('MAP TILES TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE'),
+  'MAPPED NAMES TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE': msg(
+    'MAPPED NAMES TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE',
+  ),
+  'TURNING OFF LIVE DATA': msg('TURNING OFF LIVE DATA'),
+  'REFRESHING LIVE DATA': msg('REFRESHING LIVE DATA'),
+  'syncing road network': msg('syncing road network'),
+});
+
+// The ALPR retry chip shows the layer's English error upper-cased
+// (loadingFeedback.js). These are the camera and vector tile failures it can
+// carry, by their upper-cased text; each is translated through its own
+// sentence-case key, the one the layer row shows, and upper-cased again.
+const CHIP_ERROR_KEYS = new Map(
+  [
+    msg('Vector tile metadata unavailable'),
+    msg('Vector tiles unavailable'),
+    msg('Vector tile request timed out'),
+    msg('Camera coverage unavailable'),
+    msg('Camera source temporarily unavailable'),
+    msg('Overpass returned an incomplete camera response'),
+  ].map((key) => [key.toUpperCase(), key]),
+);
+const CHIP_TILE_HTTP_RE = /^VECTOR TILES UNAVAILABLE \(HTTP (\d+)\)$/;
+
+function localizeStatusLabel(label) {
+  if (typeof label !== 'string' || !label) return label;
+  const text = label.trim();
+  const key = STATUS_LABEL_KEYS[text];
+  if (key) return t(key);
+  const errorKey = CHIP_ERROR_KEYS.get(text);
+  const http = errorKey ? null : CHIP_TILE_HTTP_RE.exec(text);
+  if (!errorKey && !http) return label;
+  return translateFeedError(
+    errorKey || `Vector tiles unavailable (HTTP ${http[1]})`,
+  ).toLocaleUpperCase(getLocale());
+}
+
+// A retry detail is "retrying in Ns" or "retry pending", optionally prefixed
+// by the ALPR layer name (loadingFeedback.js). The prefix is kept in every
+// language: it is what tells the chip apart from a mapped-sites retry.
+const RETRY_DETAIL_RE =
+  /^(?:(ALPR cameras) · )?(?:retrying in (\d+)s|(retry pending))$/;
+
+function localizeStatusDetail(detail) {
+  if (typeof detail !== 'string' || !detail) return detail;
+  const match = detail.trim().match(RETRY_DETAIL_RE);
+  if (match) {
+    const [, prefix, seconds, pending] = match;
+    const retry = pending
+      ? t('retry pending')
+      : t('retrying in {seconds}s', { seconds });
+    return prefix ? `${t('ALPR cameras')} · ${retry}` : retry;
+  }
+  return localizeLayerRoster(detail);
+}
+
+// The loading detail is the active layers' English names joined by " · ",
+// with " +N" when more are loading. Translate each known layer name; anything
+// else (a provider such as "OpenStreetMap · Overpass") passes through.
+function localizeLayerRoster(detail) {
+  const [, names, suffix = ''] = detail.match(/^(.*?)( \+\d+)?$/s) || [];
+  if (!names) return detail;
+  return (
+    names
+      .split(' · ')
+      .map((name) => localizeLayerName(name))
+      .join(' · ') + suffix
+  );
+}
+
+/** The chip's label and detail in the UI language (exported for tests). */
+export function localizeLoadingPresentation(presentation) {
+  if (!presentation) return presentation;
+  return {
+    ...presentation,
+    label: localizeStatusLabel(presentation.label),
+    detail: localizeStatusDetail(presentation.detail),
+  };
+}
 export class ShellFeedback {
   constructor({ readLayers }) {
     this.readLayers = readLayers;
@@ -76,10 +182,14 @@ export class ShellFeedback {
     // the flap keeps textContent equal to the settled label throughout, so
     // this stays a no-op on the repeat ticks exactly as it did before.
     if (presentation.label)
-      setSplitFlapText(this._trafficSyncLabel, presentation.label, {
-        // Completion is a timing signal, not another animated loading stage.
-        immediate: !presentation.busy,
-      });
+      setSplitFlapText(
+        this._trafficSyncLabel,
+        localizeStatusLabel(presentation.label),
+        {
+          // Completion is a timing signal, not another animated loading stage.
+          immediate: !presentation.busy,
+        },
+      );
     // Written on every change INCLUDING the empty settled value — the reducer
     // clears the progress number once the sync lands, and a truthiness guard
     // here would strand the last "..." beside the settled label.
@@ -120,6 +230,7 @@ export class ShellFeedback {
     if (this._loadingFeedbackState?.phase !== 'idle' || noticeNeedsTicker) {
       this._armLoadingFeedbackTicker();
     }
+    const localized = localizeLoadingPresentation(presentation);
     this._globalLoadingStatus.hidden = !presentation;
     if (!presentation) {
       delete this._globalLoadingStatus.dataset.state;
@@ -131,8 +242,8 @@ export class ShellFeedback {
     // here: this runs on every 60 ms and 500 ms tick. The detail line is the
     // live layer roster inside an ellipsised, width-capped span — flapping a
     // list that churns as layers join would be noise, not delight.
-    setSplitFlapText(this._globalLoadingLabel, presentation.label);
-    this._globalLoadingDetail.textContent = presentation.detail;
+    setSplitFlapText(this._globalLoadingLabel, localized.label);
+    this._globalLoadingDetail.textContent = localized.detail;
   }
 
   _showGlobalStatusNotice(message, options = {}) {

src/ui/shellFeedbackStatusLocalization.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+// The global loading chip in the UI language: the status vocabulary, the ALPR
+// retry prefix and every mapped-site failure reason.
+import test from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { setLocale, t } from '../i18n/index.js';
+import {
+  aggregateLayerLoading,
+  createLoadingFeedbackState,
+  presentLoadingFeedback,
+  reduceLoadingFeedback,
+} from '../loadingFeedback.js';
+
+const elements = {
+  'global-loading-status': { hidden: true, dataset: {} },
+  'global-loading-detail': { textContent: '' },
+};
+globalThis.document ??= {
+  getElementById: (id) => elements[id] ?? null,
+  addEventListener() {},
+  removeEventListener() {},
+  hidden: false,
+};
+const { ShellFeedback, localizeLoadingPresentation } =
+  await import('./shellFeedback.js');
+
+function alprChipDetail(locale, retryInMs) {
+  setLocale(locale);
+  const layer = {
+    id: 'alpr-cameras',
+    name: 'ALPR cameras',
+    enabled: true,
+    stats: {
+      status: 'unavailable',
+      error: 'Unavailable',
+      retryAt: Date.now() + retryInMs,
+    },
+  };
+  const feedback = new ShellFeedback({ readLayers: () => [layer] });
+  feedback._armLoadingFeedbackTicker = () => {};
+  feedback._updateGlobalLoadingFeedback(0);
+  return elements['global-loading-detail'].textContent;
+}
+
+test.afterEach(() => setLocale('en'));
+
+test('English ALPR retry chip keeps the layer name (as on main)', () => {
+  assert.equal(alprChipDetail('en', 12000), 'ALPR cameras · retrying in 12s');
+  assert.equal(alprChipDetail('en', -1000), 'ALPR cameras · retry pending');
+});
+
+test('Spanish ALPR retry chip keeps the layer name', () => {
+  assert.match(alprChipDetail('es', 12000), /ALPR.* · reintento en 12 s/);
+});
+
+test('Spanish ALPR retry-pending chip is translated', () => {
+  const detail = alprChipDetail('es', -1000);
+  assert.match(detail, /ALPR/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(detail, /retry pending/);
+});
+
+test('English presentation passes through unchanged', () => {
+  setLocale('en');
+  for (const label of [
+    'OVERPASS TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE',
+    'OVERPASS RATE-LIMITED',
+    'OVERPASS TIMED OUT',
+    'OVERPASS COULD NOT COMPLETE THE QUERY',
+    'MAP TILES TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE',
+    'MAPPED NAMES TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE',
+  ]) {
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      localizeLoadingPresentation({
+        state: 'retry',
+        label,
+        detail: 'retrying in 12s',
+      }),
+      { state: 'retry', label, detail: 'retrying in 12s' },
+    );
+  }
+});
+
+for (const locale of ['es', 'ru']) {
+  test(`${locale}: every mapped-site retry label is translated with its detail`, () => {
+    setLocale(locale);
+    for (const label of [
+      'OVERPASS TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE',
+      'OVERPASS RATE-LIMITED',
+      'OVERPASS TIMED OUT',
+      'OVERPASS COULD NOT COMPLETE THE QUERY',
+      'MAP TILES TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE',
+      'MAPPED NAMES TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE',
+    ]) {
+      const localized = localizeLoadingPresentation({
+        state: 'retry',
+        label,
+        detail: 'retrying in 12s',
+      });
+      assert.notEqual(localized.label, label, `label stays English: ${label}`);
+      assert.notEqual(localized.detail, 'retrying in 12s');
+    }
+  });
+
+  test(`${locale}: a live provider error label passes through verbatim`, () => {
+    setLocale(locale);
+    const localized = localizeLoadingPresentation({
+      state: 'retry',
+      label: 'HTTP 503 FROM OVERPASS-API.DE',
+      detail: 'retry pending',
+    });
+    assert.equal(localized.label, 'HTTP 503 FROM OVERPASS-API.DE');
+    assert.notEqual(localized.detail, 'retry pending');
+  });
+
+  // An incomplete Overpass answer (alpr/source.js) on the ALPR retry chip,
+  // which shows the layer's error upper-cased.
+  test(`${locale}: the ALPR retry chip translates an incomplete Overpass answer`, () => {
+    setLocale(locale);
+    const error = 'Overpass returned an incomplete camera response';
+    assert.notEqual(t(error), error, 'the catalog has the entry');
+    const now = Date.now();
+    const layer = {
+      id: 'alpr-cameras',
+      name: 'ALPR cameras',
+      enabled: true,
+      stats: { status: 'unavailable', error, retryAt: now + 12000 },
+    };
+    const summary = aggregateLayerLoading([layer]);
+    const state = reduceLoadingFeedback(
+      createLoadingFeedbackState(),
+      summary,
+      now,
+    );
+    const shown = localizeLoadingPresentation(
+      presentLoadingFeedback(state, summary, now),
+    );
+    assert.equal(shown.state, 'retry', 'the ALPR retry chip is up');
+    assert.equal(shown.label, t(error).toLocaleUpperCase(locale));
+  });
+}

src/ui/shellToasts.i18n.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+// Shell toasts, prompts and launcher labels: pin that they are marked in the
+// code, present in every shipped catalog, and that no bare literal is left at
+// the call sites (`window.prompt/confirm` and constants are invisible to the
+// unmarked-text checker).
+import { test } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import {
+  extractMessages,
+  readCatalog,
+  shippedLocales,
+} from '../../scripts/i18n.mjs';
+import { setLocale } from '../i18n/index.js';
+import {
+  beginDeferredNavigation,
+  reassertNavigationHandoff,
+  runExplicitNavigation,
+} from '../navigationPolicy.js';
+
+const KEYS = [
+  'Tilted view',
+  'Straight-down view',
+  'North up',
+  'Exit cockpit to fly to a camera',
+  'Exit cockpit to fly to a location',
+  'Exit cockpit to fly to a photo',
+  'Exit cockpit to fly to a shared view',
+  'Go to expanded Radio section',
+  'Expand Radio section in Context',
+  'Double-click the header to snap the panel back',
+  'New scene name',
+  'Delete scene "{scene}" and all shots?',
+  'Detailed outline unavailable',
+];
+
+const messages = extractMessages();
+
+for (const key of KEYS) {
+  test(`marked for translation: ${key}`, () => {
+    assert.ok(messages.has(key), `not marked with t()/msg(): ${key}`);
+  });
+  for (const locale of shippedLocales()) {
+    test(`${locale} catalog translates: ${key}`, () => {
+      const value = readCatalog(locale)[key];
+      assert.ok(value, `missing in ${locale}.json`);
+      assert.notEqual(value, key);
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+test('no bare literal reaches showToast in the orientation and navigation code', () => {
+  for (const file of [
+    '../ui/cameraOrientationControls.js',
+    '../navigationPolicy.js',
+    '../ui/locationNavigation.js',
+    '../ui/panelPositionControls.js',
+  ]) {
+    const source = readFileSync(
+      fileURLToPath(new URL(file, import.meta.url)),
+      'utf8',
+    );
+    assert.doesNotMatch(
+      source,
+      /_?showToast\??\.?\(\s*['"`]/,
+      `${file} passes a bare literal to showToast`,
+    );
+  }
+});
+
+test.afterEach(() => setLocale('en'));
+
+test('the Cockpit refusal keeps its English wording per noun', () => {
+  setLocale('en');
+  const log = [];
+  const showToast = (text) => log.push(text);
+  runExplicitNavigation({ cockpitActive: true, noun: 'camera', showToast });
+  beginDeferredNavigation({ cockpitActive: true, showToast });
+  reassertNavigationHandoff({
+    generation: 1,
+    currentGeneration: 1,
+    cockpitActive: true,
+    showToast,
+  });
+  assert.deepEqual(log, [
+    'Exit cockpit to fly to a camera',
+    'Exit cockpit to fly to a location',
+    'Exit cockpit to fly to a location',
+  ]);
+});
+
+for (const locale of ['es', 'ru']) {
+  test(`${locale}: the Cockpit refusal is translated`, () => {
+    setLocale(locale);
+    const log = [];
+    runExplicitNavigation({
+      cockpitActive: true,
+      noun: 'camera',
+      showToast: (text) => log.push(text),
+    });
+    assert.equal(log.length, 1);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(log[0], /Exit cockpit/);
+  });
+}

src/ui/statusText.js

@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+/**
+ * Layer status texts in the UI language.
+ *
+ * Layers report errors, loading labels and status notes as English data
+ * (stats, analyst records, what the model receives); the Layers panel, the
+ * loading chip, layer cards and the voice card show them translated through
+ * here, by their shape.
+ *
+ * Pure: imports only i18n and layer names, no DOM.
+ * @module ui/statusText
+ */
+import { sourceLabel } from './layerNames.js';
+import { formatNumber, msg, t, tn, translateKnown } from '../i18n/index.js';
+
+const STATUS_SEPARATOR = ' · ';
+
+// Live-source failures arrive as English data (src/sources/live/contract.js,
+// standalone.js, flights and military ingestion), some with a source name or a
+// number in them; the row shows them in the UI language. Keep these in step
+// with the producers. Anything else shows its catalog entry, or as it came.
+const FEED_ERRORS = new Set([
+  msg('OpenSky OAuth client missing/invalid'),
+  msg('OpenSky OAuth rejected credentials'),
+  msg('OpenSky username/password rejected'),
+  msg('OpenSky auth missing'),
+  msg('OpenSky auth required'),
+  msg('OpenSky auth invalid'),
+  msg('OpenSky auth failed'),
+]);
+const FEED_ERROR_PATTERNS = [
+  // Street Level provider errors (providers/{kartaview,panoramax}/source.js),
+  // ahead of the generic "<source> HTTP <status>".
+  [
+    /^KartaView answered HTTP (\d+)$/,
+    ([, status]) => t('KartaView answered HTTP {status}', { status }),
+  ],
+  [
+    /^Panoramax answered HTTP (\d+)$/,
+    ([, status]) => t('Panoramax answered HTTP {status}', { status }),
+  ],
+  [
+    /^KartaView refused the request \(code (-?\d+)\)$/,
+    ([, code]) => t('KartaView refused the request (code {code})', { code }),
+  ],
+  // Weather imagery (weather/source.js, infraredImage.js) and vector tile
+  // (sources/vectorTiles.js) failures carry their own wording; the generic
+  // pattern below would take "Weather image" for a source name.
+  [
+    /^Weather (image )?HTTP (\d+)$/,
+    ([, image, status]) =>
+      image
+        ? t('Weather image HTTP {status}', { status })
+        : t('Weather HTTP {status}', { status }),
+  ],
+  [
+    /^Vector tiles unavailable \(HTTP (\d+)\)$/,
+    ([, status]) => t('Vector tiles unavailable (HTTP {status})', { status }),
+  ],
+  // Layer statuses with a number or a feed name in them: GNSS
+  // (gnss/source.js), CelesTrak groups (satellites/ingestion.js) and transit
+  // feeds (transit/ingestion.js).
+  [
+    /^GNSS feed unavailable \(HTTP (\d{3})\)$/,
+    ([, status]) => t('GNSS feed unavailable (HTTP {status})', { status }),
+  ],
+  [
+    /^(\d+) CelesTrak groups? unavailable$/,
+    ([, groups]) =>
+      tn(
+        Number(groups),
+        '{count} CelesTrak group unavailable',
+        '{count} CelesTrak groups unavailable',
+        { count: formatNumber(Number(groups)) },
+      ),
+  ],
+  [
+    /^(.+) feed unavailable$/,
+    ([, feed]) => t('{feed} feed unavailable', { feed: translateKnown(feed) }),
+  ],
+  [
+    /^Source snapshot (\d+) min old$/,
+    ([, minutes]) => t('Source snapshot {minutes} min old', { minutes }),
+  ],
+  [
+    /^(.+) rate limited \(anonymous\)$/,
+    ([, source]) =>
+      t('{source} rate limited (anonymous)', { source: sourceLabel(source) }),
+  ],
+  [
+    /^(.+) rate limited$/,
+    ([, source]) => t('{source} rate limited', { source: sourceLabel(source) }),
+  ],
+  [
+    /^(.+) HTTP (\d{3})$/,
+    ([, source, status]) =>
+      t('{source} HTTP {status}', { source: sourceLabel(source), status }),
+  ],
+  [
+    /^(.+) network error$/,
+    ([, source]) =>
+      t('{source} network error', { source: sourceLabel(source) }),
+  ],
+  [
+    /^Malformed (.+) aircraft rows$/,
+    ([, source]) =>
+      t('Malformed {source} aircraft rows', { source: sourceLabel(source) }),
+  ],
+  [
+    /^Malformed (.+) response$/,
+    ([, source]) =>
+      t('Malformed {source} response', { source: sourceLabel(source) }),
+  ],
+];
+
+/** One error text in the UI language, or null when nothing matches. */
+function feedErrorText(text) {
+  if (FEED_ERRORS.has(text)) return t(text);
+  const known = translateKnown(text);
+  if (known !== text) return known;
+  for (const [pattern, format] of FEED_ERROR_PATTERNS) {
+    const match = pattern.exec(text);
+    if (match) return format(match);
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A layer's error text in the UI language (see FEED_ERRORS). An error made of
+ * several statuses joined by " · " (Local ADS-B) translates piece by piece,
+ * and so does a lone status piece ("feed 1090 unreachable").
+ */
+export function translateFeedError(text) {
+  if (typeof text !== 'string') return text;
+  const whole = feedErrorText(text);
+  if (whole !== null) return whole;
+  // feedErrorText has already looked the text up in the catalog.
+  if (!text.includes(STATUS_SEPARATOR)) return statusPatternText(text) ?? text;
+  return text
+    .split(STATUS_SEPARATOR)
+    .map((piece) => feedErrorText(piece) ?? statusPatternText(piece) ?? piece)
+    .join(STATUS_SEPARATOR);
+}
+
+// A decoder feed with no band is named by the server's "entry N" (its place
+// in LOCAL_RECEIVER_FEEDS, server/providers/local-receivers.js).
+const FEED_ENTRY = /^entry (\d+)$/;
+
+function shownFeedName(name) {
+  const entry = FEED_ENTRY.exec(name);
+  return entry ? t('entry {n}', { n: entry[1] }) : name;
+}
+
+// Feed states named in a Local ADS-B feed problem ("feeds 1090, 978 stale").
+const FEED_PROBLEM_FORMS = Object.freeze({
+  stale: (count, names) =>
+    tn(count, 'feed {names} stale', 'feeds {names} stale', { names }),
+  unreachable: (count, names) =>
+    tn(count, 'feed {names} unreachable', 'feeds {names} unreachable', {
+      names,
+    }),
+  invalid: (count, names) =>
+    tn(count, 'feed {names} invalid', 'feeds {names} invalid', { names }),
+});
+
+// Working texts with a number or a name in them arrive as English data, one
+// piece of a " · " joined line each: transit (transit/queries.js) and Local
+// ADS-B (localAdsb/status.js). The Layers panel and the voice card's analyst
+// notes show them through here. Keep these in step with the producers.
+const STATUS_PIECE_PATTERNS = [
+  [/^Loading (.+)$/, ([, feeds]) => t('Loading {feeds}', { feeds })],
+  [
+    /^(\d+) heard$/,
+    ([, heard]) =>
+      tn(Number(heard), '{count} heard', '{count} heard', {
+        count: formatNumber(Number(heard)),
+      }),
+  ],
+  [
+    /^(USB )?(\d+(?:\.\d+)?) msg\/s$/,
+    ([, usb, rate]) =>
+      usb
+        ? t('USB {rate} msg/s', { rate: formatNumber(Number(rate)) })
+        : t('{rate} msg/s', { rate: formatNumber(Number(rate)) }),
+  ],
+  [
+    /^(\d+) feeds? live$/,
+    ([, live]) =>
+      tn(Number(live), '{count} feed live', '{count} feeds live', {
+        count: formatNumber(Number(live)),
+      }),
+  ],
+  [
+    /^feeds? (.+) (stale|unreachable|invalid)$/,
+    ([, names, status]) => {
+      const list = names.split(', ');
+      return FEED_PROBLEM_FORMS[status](
+        list.length,
+        list.map(shownFeedName).join(', '),
+      );
+    },
+  ],
+  // A quiet transit feed in the coverage line, "TTC 0 (95s old)"
+  // (transit/queries.js); the feed name and the numbers stay as they came.
+  [
+    /^(.+) (\d+) \((\d+)s old\)$/,
+    ([, feed, count, seconds]) =>
+      t('{feed} {count} ({seconds}s old)', { feed, count, seconds }),
+  ],
+];
+
+/** A status piece by its shape in the UI language, or null. */
+function statusPatternText(piece) {
+  for (const [pattern, format] of STATUS_PIECE_PATTERNS) {
+    const match = pattern.exec(piece);
+    if (match) return format(match);
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+/** One piece of a status line in the UI language, or as it came. */
+export function translateStatusPiece(piece) {
+  const known = translateKnown(piece);
+  if (known !== piece) return known;
+  return statusPatternText(piece) ?? piece;
+}
+
+/** A status line of " · " joined pieces in the UI language, piece by piece. */
+export function translateStatusLine(text) {
+  return text
+    .split(STATUS_SEPARATOR)
+    .map(translateStatusPiece)
+    .join(STATUS_SEPARATOR);
+}

src/ui/statusText.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// Layer status texts arrive as English data and show in the UI language by
+// their shape; English shows exactly as it came.
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import test from 'node:test';
+import { setLocale, t } from '../i18n/index.js';
+import { translateFeedError, translateStatusLine } from './statusText.js';
+
+function inLocale(locale, run) {
+  setLocale(locale);
+  try {
+    return run();
+  } finally {
+    setLocale('en');
+  }
+}
+
+const STATUS_LINES = [
+  'feed 1090 unreachable',
+  'feeds 1090, entry 2 invalid',
+  '3 heard · USB 5.8 msg/s · feed 1090 stale',
+  '2 feeds live · 14 heard',
+  'TTC 0 (95s old)',
+  'TTC 0 · GO Transit 4 (95s old)',
+  'Loading TTC, MiWay',
+];
+
+test('en: status lines and errors show as they came', () => {
+  setLocale('en');
+  for (const text of [
+    ...STATUS_LINES,
+    'ECCC HTTP 503',
+    'GNSS feed unavailable (HTTP 503)',
+    'Upstream response too large',
+  ]) {
+    assert.equal(translateFeedError(text), text);
+    assert.equal(translateStatusLine(text), text);
+  }
+});
+
+for (const locale of ['es', 'ru']) {
+  test(`${locale}: a lone feed problem translates like a joined one`, () => {
+    inLocale(locale, () => {
+      const lone = translateFeedError('feed 1090 unreachable');
+      assert.doesNotMatch(lone, /unreachable/, lone);
+      assert.equal(
+        translateFeedError('feed 1090 unreachable · 2 heard').split(' · ')[0],
+        lone,
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  test(`${locale}: a feed with no band is named in the UI language`, () => {
+    inLocale(locale, () => {
+      const shown = translateFeedError('feeds 1090, entry 2 invalid');
+      assert.doesNotMatch(shown, /\b(entry|invalid)\b/, shown);
+      assert.ok(shown.includes(t('entry {n}', { n: 2 })), shown);
+      assert.ok(shown.includes('1090'), shown);
+    });
+  });
+
+  test(`${locale}: a quiet transit feed keeps its name and numbers`, () => {
+    inLocale(locale, () => {
+      const shown = translateStatusLine('TTC 0 · GO Transit 4 (95s old)');
+      assert.doesNotMatch(shown, /\bold\b/, shown);
+      assert.ok(shown.startsWith('TTC 0 · GO Transit 4 '), shown);
+      assert.ok(shown.includes('95'), shown);
+    });
+  });
+
+  test(`${locale}: a known error shows its catalog entry`, () => {
+    inLocale(locale, () => {
+      const text = 'Upstream response too large';
+      assert.notEqual(t(text), text, 'the catalog has the entry');
+      assert.equal(translateFeedError(text), t(text));
+    });
+  });
+}

src/ui/streetLevelControls.js

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   SINCE_STOPS,
 } from './streetLevelPresentation.js';
 
+import { t, translateKnown } from '../i18n/index.js';
 const RENDER_MODE_KEY = 'gev:street-level:render-mode';
 const FOCUSABLE =
   'a[href], button:not([disabled]), input:not([disabled]), select:not([disabled]), [tabindex]:not([tabindex="-1"])';
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ export class StreetLevelControls {
     const sinceDays = () =>
       SINCE_STOPS[Number(el.sinceRange?.value) || 0]?.days ?? 0;
     this.listen(el.sinceRange, 'input', () => {
-      const label = SINCE_STOPS[Number(el.sinceRange.value) || 0].label;
+      const label = t(SINCE_STOPS[Number(el.sinceRange.value) || 0].label);
       if (el.sinceLabel) el.sinceLabel.textContent = label;
       el.sinceRange.setAttribute('aria-valuetext', label);
     });
@@ -229,7 +230,8 @@ export class StreetLevelControls {
       await this.actions.setEnabled?.(true);
     } catch (error) {
       this.actions.showToast?.(
-        error?.message || 'Street Level could not start',
+        translateKnown(error?.message || '') ||
+          t('Street Level could not start'),
       );
       return false;
     }
@@ -241,7 +243,9 @@ export class StreetLevelControls {
     try {
       await this.actions.setEnabled?.(!enabled);
     } catch (error) {
-      this.actions.showToast?.(error?.message || 'Street Level toggle failed');
+      this.actions.showToast?.(
+        translateKnown(error?.message || '') || t('Street Level toggle failed'),
+      );
     }
   }
 
@@ -273,7 +277,9 @@ export class StreetLevelControls {
     try {
       await this.actions.setEnabled?.(false);
     } catch (error) {
-      this.actions.showToast?.(error?.message || 'Street Level toggle failed');
+      this.actions.showToast?.(
+        translateKnown(error?.message || '') || t('Street Level toggle failed'),
+      );
     }
   }
 
@@ -325,7 +331,7 @@ export class StreetLevelControls {
       wrap.classList.add('sl-viewer-wrap-expanded');
       wrap.setAttribute('role', 'dialog');
       wrap.setAttribute('aria-modal', 'true');
-      wrap.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Street-level image');
+      wrap.setAttribute('aria-label', t('Street-level image'));
       wrap.tabIndex = -1;
       wrap.focus({ preventScroll: true });
       this._watchModal(true);
@@ -357,9 +363,9 @@ export class StreetLevelControls {
       const icon = button.querySelector('.sl-btn-icon');
       const text = button.querySelector('.sl-btn-text');
       if (icon) icon.textContent = on ? '⤡' : '⤢';
-      if (text) text.textContent = on ? 'SHRINK' : 'EXPAND';
+      if (text) text.textContent = on ? t('SHRINK') : t('EXPAND');
       button.setAttribute('aria-pressed', String(on));
-      button.setAttribute('aria-label', on ? 'Shrink' : 'Expand');
+      button.setAttribute('aria-label', on ? t('Shrink') : t('Expand'));
     }
     if (!on && dock) this.actions.dockPanel?.();
     this._requestResize();

src/ui/streetLevelMetaLocale.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// The Street Level meta-line test must not depend on the system locale: the
+// code formats the count in the app language (formatNumber), so a contributor
+// whose terminal sets LANG=de_DE or es_ES must see the same green run as CI's
+// C.UTF-8. Runs the presentation test file under three process locales.
+import { test } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import path from 'node:path';
+
+const here = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const target = path.join(here, 'streetLevelPresentation.test.mjs');
+
+for (const locale of ['de_DE.UTF-8', 'es_ES.UTF-8', 'C.UTF-8']) {
+  test(`streetLevelPresentation tests pass under LC_ALL=${locale}`, () => {
+    // Drop the node:test child markers so the nested run is a real top-level run.
+    const env = { ...process.env, LC_ALL: locale, LANG: locale };
+    delete env.NODE_TEST_CONTEXT;
+    delete env.NODE_TEST_WORKER_ID;
+    const result = spawnSync(process.execPath, ['--test', target], {
+      encoding: 'utf8',
+      env,
+    });
+    const failed = result.stdout.match(/^ℹ fail (\d+)/m)?.[1] ?? '?';
+    assert.equal(
+      result.status,
+      0,
+      `exit status ${result.status}, ${failed} failing test(s) under ${locale}\n${result.stdout.slice(-700)}`,
+    );
+  });
+}

src/ui/streetLevelPresentation.js

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-import {
-  keySetupRequirement,
-  keySetupWithAlternatives,
-} from '../keySetupCore.mjs';
+import { formatNumber, msg, t, tn, translateKnown } from '../i18n/index.js';
+import { keyGuidanceText, keyRequirementText } from './keyGuidance.js';
 
 // Street Level UI state to panel strings and flags. Pure, so it is testable.
 
@@ -9,15 +7,15 @@ const DAY_MS = 86_400_000;
 
 /** SINCE slider stops, in relative days so a share link keeps its meaning. */
 export const SINCE_STOPS = Object.freeze([
-  Object.freeze({ days: 0, label: 'ANY DATE' }),
-  Object.freeze({ days: 3652, label: 'LAST 10 YEARS' }),
-  Object.freeze({ days: 1826, label: 'LAST 5 YEARS' }),
-  Object.freeze({ days: 1095, label: 'LAST 3 YEARS' }),
-  Object.freeze({ days: 730, label: 'LAST 2 YEARS' }),
-  Object.freeze({ days: 365, label: 'LAST YEAR' }),
-  Object.freeze({ days: 182, label: 'LAST 6 MONTHS' }),
-  Object.freeze({ days: 91, label: 'LAST 3 MONTHS' }),
-  Object.freeze({ days: 30, label: 'LAST MONTH' }),
+  Object.freeze({ days: 0, label: msg('ANY DATE') }),
+  Object.freeze({ days: 3652, label: msg('LAST 10 YEARS') }),
+  Object.freeze({ days: 1826, label: msg('LAST 5 YEARS') }),
+  Object.freeze({ days: 1095, label: msg('LAST 3 YEARS') }),
+  Object.freeze({ days: 730, label: msg('LAST 2 YEARS') }),
+  Object.freeze({ days: 365, label: msg('LAST YEAR') }),
+  Object.freeze({ days: 182, label: msg('LAST 6 MONTHS') }),
+  Object.freeze({ days: 91, label: msg('LAST 3 MONTHS') }),
+  Object.freeze({ days: 30, label: msg('LAST MONTH') }),
 ]);
 
 /** The exact stop for a day count, else the nearest one. */
@@ -37,13 +35,19 @@ export function sinceStopIndex(days) {
 function presentSince(days, now) {
   const value = Number(days) || 0;
   const index = sinceStopIndex(value);
-  if (value <= 0) return { index, days: 0, label: 'ANY DATE' };
+  if (value <= 0) return { index, days: 0, label: t('ANY DATE') };
   const stop = SINCE_STOPS[index];
-  const window = stop.days === value ? stop.label : `LAST ${value} DAYS`;
+  const window =
+    stop.days === value
+      ? t(stop.label)
+      : tn(value, 'LAST {count} DAY', 'LAST {count} DAYS');
   return {
     index,
     days: value,
-    label: `${window} · SINCE ${formatDate(now - value * DAY_MS)}`,
+    label: t('{window} · SINCE {date}', {
+      window,
+      date: formatDate(now - value * DAY_MS),
+    }),
   };
 }
 
@@ -64,9 +68,9 @@ function formatDate(ms, precision = 'day') {
 function keyGuidance(state) {
   const needs = (state.providers || [])
     .filter((p) => p.on && p.keyRequired && p.requiresKeyId)
-    .map((p) => keySetupRequirement(p.requiresKeyId))
+    .map((p) => keyRequirementText(p.requiresKeyId))
     .filter(Boolean);
-  return keySetupWithAlternatives(
+  return keyGuidanceText(
     [...new Set(needs)].join('; '),
     state.keyAlternatives || [],
   );
@@ -74,21 +78,56 @@ function keyGuidance(state) {
 
 function presentStatus(state) {
   const pressed = state.enabled === true;
-  const title = pressed ? 'Turn Street Level off' : 'Turn Street Level on';
+  const title = pressed
+    ? t('Turn Street Level off')
+    : t('Turn Street Level on');
   if (state.keyRejected)
-    return { text: 'KEY REJECTED', tone: 'warn', pressed, title };
+    return { text: t('KEY REJECTED'), tone: 'warn', pressed, title };
   if (state.keyRequired)
     return {
-      text: 'KEY REQUIRED',
+      text: t('KEY REQUIRED'),
       tone: 'warn',
       pressed,
       title: keyGuidance(state) || title,
     };
   if (state.coverage.loading)
-    return { text: 'LOADING', tone: 'busy', pressed, title };
+    return { text: t('LOADING'), tone: 'busy', pressed, title };
   return pressed
-    ? { text: 'ON', tone: 'on', pressed, title }
-    : { text: 'OFF', tone: '', pressed, title };
+    ? { text: t('ON'), tone: 'on', pressed, title }
+    : { text: t('OFF'), tone: '', pressed, title };
+}
+
+// Provider refusals with a number stay English data (kartaview and panoramax
+// source.js); they go back onto a placeholder here.
+const ERROR_PATTERNS = [
+  [
+    /^KartaView answered HTTP (\d+)$/,
+    ([, status]) => t('KartaView answered HTTP {status}', { status }),
+  ],
+  [
+    /^Panoramax answered HTTP (\d+)$/,
+    ([, status]) => t('Panoramax answered HTTP {status}', { status }),
+  ],
+  [
+    /^KartaView refused the request \(code (-?\d+)\)$/,
+    ([, code]) => t('KartaView refused the request (code {code})', { code }),
+  ],
+];
+
+/**
+ * A provider or viewer error in the UI language. Exported for tests.
+ * @param {string} text English error text from a provider.
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+export function translateStreetLevelError(text) {
+  if (typeof text !== 'string' || !text) return text;
+  const known = translateKnown(text);
+  if (known !== text) return known;
+  for (const [pattern, format] of ERROR_PATTERNS) {
+    const match = pattern.exec(text);
+    if (match) return format(match);
+  }
+  return text;
 }
 
 /** A chip is lit only while the layer and its provider are both on. */
@@ -97,15 +136,18 @@ function presentProviders(state) {
   return (state.providers || []).map((provider) => {
     const keyRequired = provider.keyRequired === true;
     const on = enabled && provider.on === true;
-    let title = `${provider.name} imagery ${on ? 'on' : 'off'}`;
+    let title = on
+      ? t('{name} imagery on', { name: provider.name })
+      : t('{name} imagery off', { name: provider.name });
     if (provider.keyRejected && provider.error)
-      title = `${provider.name}: ${provider.error}`;
+      title = `${provider.name}: ${translateStreetLevelError(provider.error)}`;
     else if (keyRequired && provider.requiresKeyId)
-      title = `${provider.name}: ${keySetupRequirement(provider.requiresKeyId)}`;
-    else if (provider.error) title = `${provider.name}: ${provider.error}`;
+      title = `${provider.name}: ${keyRequirementText(provider.requiresKeyId)}`;
+    else if (provider.error)
+      title = `${provider.name}: ${translateStreetLevelError(provider.error)}`;
     return {
       id: provider.id,
-      label: provider.label,
+      label: translateKnown(provider.label),
       color: provider.color || null,
       title,
       active: on,
@@ -132,7 +174,8 @@ function presentViewer(state) {
     right.push(formatDate(street.capturedAt, street.capturedAtPrecision));
   const left = [];
   if (street.title) left.push(street.title);
-  if (street.creator) left.push(`Image by ${street.creator}`);
+  if (street.creator)
+    left.push(t('Image by {creator}', { creator: street.creator }));
   if (street.license) left.push(street.license);
   return {
     open: street.open === true,
@@ -142,14 +185,20 @@ function presentViewer(state) {
     captionLeft: left.join(' · '),
     captionRight: right.join(' · '),
     link: street.externalUrl || null,
-    linkLabel: street.providerLabel ? `${street.providerLabel} ↗` : '',
+    linkLabel: street.providerLabel
+      ? `${translateKnown(street.providerLabel)} ↗`
+      : '',
     follow: {
       pressed: street.follow === true,
       disabled: street.open !== true || street.followAvailable !== true,
       title:
         street.followAvailable === true
-          ? 'Camera follows view: move the globe camera wherever the street-level view looks'
-          : 'Camera follow needs the Google 3D map: choose Google 3D under MAP SOURCE',
+          ? t(
+              'Camera follows view: move the globe camera wherever the street-level view looks',
+            )
+          : t(
+              'Camera follow needs the Google 3D map: choose Google 3D under MAP SOURCE',
+            ),
     },
   };
 }
@@ -168,40 +217,85 @@ function presentNearest(state) {
       disabled: true,
       providerIds: [],
     };
-  const names = targets.map((provider) => provider.name).join(' or ');
+  const names = targets
+    .map((provider) => translateKnown(provider.name))
+    .join(t(' or '));
+  const labels = targets
+    .map((provider) => translateKnown(provider.label))
+    .join(' / ');
   const ready = state.groundClickReady === true;
   return {
     visible: true,
-    label: `OPEN ${targets.map((provider) => provider.label).join(' / ')}`,
+    label: t('OPEN {labels}', { labels }),
     title: ready
-      ? `Open ${names} at the centre of the view`
-      : `Zoom in to a street to open ${names} here`,
+      ? t('Open {names} at the centre of the view', { names })
+      : t('Zoom in to a street to open {names} here', { names }),
     disabled: !ready || state.street.loading === true,
     providerIds: targets.map((provider) => provider.id),
   };
 }
 
+/** Provider hints are English data joined by " · "; translate each part. */
+function translateHint(hint) {
+  return hint ? hint.split(' · ').map(translateKnown).join(' · ') : '';
+}
+
 function presentMeta(state) {
-  if (state.providers.length === 0) return state.coverage.hint || '';
-  if (!state.enabled) return 'Switch a provider on to draw its coverage.';
+  if (state.providers.length === 0) return translateHint(state.coverage.hint);
+  if (!state.enabled) return t('Switch a provider on to draw its coverage.');
   // Key-gated with another source ready: say how to use it.
   if (state.keyRequired && state.keyAlternatives?.length)
     return keyGuidance(state);
   if (state.sequence.selectedId)
     return state.sequence.loading
-      ? 'Loading this sequence…'
-      : `${state.sequence.images.toLocaleString()} images in this sequence · Esc clears`;
-  const hint = state.coverage.hint || '';
-  if (state.coverage.count > 0)
-    return [
-      `${state.coverage.count.toLocaleString()} ${state.coverage.label?.noun || 'sequences'} in view · ${state.coverage.label?.action || 'click a line for its photos'}`,
-      hint,
-    ]
-      .filter(Boolean)
-      .join(' · ');
+      ? t('Loading this sequence…')
+      : tn(
+          state.sequence.images,
+          '{n} image in this sequence · Esc clears',
+          '{n} images in this sequence · Esc clears',
+          { n: formatNumber(state.sequence.images) },
+        );
+  const hint = translateHint(state.coverage.hint);
+  if (state.coverage.count > 0) {
+    const countLine = coverageCountLine(state.coverage);
+    return [countLine, hint].filter(Boolean).join(' · ');
+  }
   return hint;
 }
 
+/**
+ * The coverage count line. Providers carry their wording as data
+ * (coverageLabel noun/action); each combination needs its own literal tn
+ * pair so every language gets real plural forms — the noun cannot inflect
+ * through a placeholder in Russian. New wording: add a pair here and to the
+ * catalogs (es.json/ru.json).
+ * @param {{count: number, label?: {noun?: string, action?: string}|null}} coverage
+ */
+function coverageCountLine(coverage) {
+  const count = coverage.count;
+  const values = { n: formatNumber(count) };
+  if (coverage.label?.action === 'click a line for its nearest photo')
+    return coverage.label.noun === 'streets'
+      ? tn(
+          count,
+          '{n} street in view · click a line for its nearest photo',
+          '{n} streets in view · click a line for its nearest photo',
+          values,
+        )
+      : tn(
+          count,
+          '{n} sequence in view · click a line for its nearest photo',
+          '{n} sequences in view · click a line for its nearest photo',
+          values,
+        );
+  return tn(
+    count,
+    '{n} sequence in view · click a line for its photos',
+    '{n} sequences in view · click a line for its photos',
+    values,
+  );
+}
+
 /** @param {{now?: number}} [options] Clock for the SINCE readout. */
 export function presentStreetLevelPanel(state, { now = Date.now() } = {}) {
   const enabled = state.enabled === true;
@@ -218,7 +312,9 @@ export function presentStreetLevelPanel(state, { now = Date.now() } = {}) {
     providers: presentProviders(state),
     error: keyMissing
       ? null
-      : state.street.error || state.coverage.error || null,
+      : translateStreetLevelError(
+          state.street.error || state.coverage.error || '',
+        ) || null,
     filter: { pano: filter.pano, sinceDays: Number(filter.sinceDays) || 0 },
     filterControls: {
       pano: state.filterControls?.pano !== false,

src/ui/streetLevelPresentation.test.mjs

@@ -446,9 +446,11 @@ test('the meta line keeps the sequence count and adds the other providers’ hin
       },
     }),
   );
+  // The count follows the app locale (formatNumber under the default 'en'),
+  // not the system locale of the Node process running the tests.
   assert.equal(
     view.meta,
-    `${(2514).toLocaleString()} sequences in view · click a line for its photos · click a street to open Street View`,
+    '2,514 sequences in view · click a line for its photos · click a street to open Street View',
   );
 });
 

src/ui/styleParameters.js

@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+import { formatNumber, t } from '../i18n/index.js';
+
+/** A slider value in the UI language: 0.85 in English, 0,85 in Spanish. */
+const formatParam = (value, digits) =>
+  formatNumber(value, {
+    minimumFractionDigits: digits,
+    maximumFractionDigits: digits,
+    useGrouping: false,
+  });
+
 /**
  * Own generated parameter rows and their input listeners.
  * The caller supplies uniform metadata/value access and rendering/persistence
@@ -30,11 +40,11 @@ export function createStyleParameters({
         row.className = 'param-slider-row';
         const label = documentRef.createElement('span');
         label.className = 'param-label';
-        label.textContent = metadata.label;
+        label.textContent = t(metadata.label);
         const slider = documentRef.createElement('input');
         slider.type = 'range';
         slider.className = 'param-slider';
-        slider.setAttribute('aria-label', metadata.label);
+        slider.setAttribute('aria-label', t(metadata.label));
         slider.min = metadata.min;
         slider.max = metadata.max;
         slider.step = metadata.max <= 1 ? '0.01' : '0.1';
@@ -42,11 +52,14 @@ export function createStyleParameters({
         const digits = metadata.max <= 1 ? 2 : 1;
         const valueDisplay = documentRef.createElement('span');
         valueDisplay.className = 'param-value';
-        valueDisplay.textContent = parseFloat(slider.value).toFixed(digits);
+        valueDisplay.textContent = formatParam(
+          parseFloat(slider.value),
+          digits,
+        );
         const onInput = () => {
           const value = parseFloat(slider.value);
           writeValue(name, value);
-          valueDisplay.textContent = value.toFixed(digits);
+          valueDisplay.textContent = formatParam(value, digits);
           onChange();
         };
         slider.addEventListener('input', onInput);

src/ui/styles/bhote-koshi.css

@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
   background: var(--glass-bg);
   border: 1px solid var(--glass-border);
   border-radius: 6px;
-  box-shadow: 0 18px 52px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.48), inset 0 0 28px rgba(14, 78, 92, 0.12);
+  box-shadow:
+    0 18px 52px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.48),
+    inset 0 0 28px rgba(14, 78, 92, 0.12);
   backdrop-filter: blur(24px) saturate(1.4);
   font-family: var(--font-mono);
   letter-spacing: 0;
@@ -153,33 +155,69 @@
 }
 
 @keyframes bhote-embedded-anchor-enter {
-  from { opacity: 0; transform: scale(0.2); }
-  to { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
+  from {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: scale(0.2);
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: scale(1);
+  }
 }
 
 @keyframes bhote-embedded-leader-enter {
-  from { opacity: 0; stroke-dashoffset: 1; }
-  to { opacity: 1; stroke-dashoffset: 0; }
+  from {
+    opacity: 0;
+    stroke-dashoffset: 1;
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 1;
+    stroke-dashoffset: 0;
+  }
 }
 
 @keyframes bhote-embedded-body-enter {
-  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(8px) scale(0.98); }
-  to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0) scale(1); }
+  from {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: translateY(8px) scale(0.98);
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
+  }
 }
 
 @keyframes bhote-embedded-body-exit {
-  from { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0) scale(1); }
-  to { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(6px) scale(0.985); }
+  from {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: translateY(6px) scale(0.985);
+  }
 }
 
 @keyframes bhote-embedded-leader-exit {
-  from { opacity: 1; stroke-dashoffset: 0; }
-  to { opacity: 0; stroke-dashoffset: 1; }
+  from {
+    opacity: 1;
+    stroke-dashoffset: 0;
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 0;
+    stroke-dashoffset: 1;
+  }
 }
 
 @keyframes bhote-embedded-anchor-exit {
-  from { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
-  to { opacity: 0; transform: scale(0.2); }
+  from {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: scale(1);
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: scale(0.2);
+  }
 }
 
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
@@ -267,6 +305,27 @@
   text-decoration: none;
 }
 
+/* The title takes the full card width and up to two lines, so a translated
+   title keeps its place name; the link sits beside the status below it. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .bhote-embedded-callout footer strong {
+  grid-column: 1 / -1;
+  display: -webkit-box;
+  text-overflow: clip;
+  white-space: normal;
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
+}
+
+html:not([lang='en']) .bhote-embedded-callout footer small {
+  align-self: center;
+}
+
+html:not([lang='en']) .bhote-embedded-callout footer a {
+  grid-row: 2;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
 .bhote-embedded-callout footer a:hover,
 .bhote-embedded-callout footer a:focus-visible {
   text-decoration: underline;
@@ -354,6 +413,12 @@
   color: rgba(222, 240, 245, 0.88);
 }
 
+/* A longer translated heading wraps; the readout beside it stays one piece. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .bhote-event-section-head span:last-child {
+  flex: none;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
 .bhote-event-range {
   width: 100%;
   height: 4px;
@@ -372,6 +437,12 @@
   color: rgba(174, 208, 216, 0.62);
 }
 
+/* Keep a translated date ("16 OCT 2021") together so the year never wraps
+   alone. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .bhote-event-date {
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
 .bhote-event-story-nav {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: 34px minmax(0, 1fr) 34px;
@@ -388,7 +459,11 @@
   border-radius: 4px;
   color: var(--accent);
   background: rgba(7, 25, 35, 0.9);
-  font: 22px/1 'JetBrains Mono', 'SFMono-Regular', Consolas, monospace;
+  font:
+    22px/1 'JetBrains Mono',
+    'SFMono-Regular',
+    Consolas,
+    monospace;
   cursor: pointer;
 }
 
@@ -428,6 +503,31 @@
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
+html:not([lang='en']) .bhote-event-story-current {
+  padding: 5px 10px;
+}
+
+/* Up to two lines: a translated beat title keeps its subject. Two title lines
+   and one meta line still fit the 54px arrow buttons, so the controls stay put. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .bhote-event-story-current strong {
+  display: -webkit-box;
+  text-overflow: clip;
+  white-space: normal;
+  overflow-wrap: break-word;
+  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
+}
+
+/* Phase / time / sources run long in translation: allow a second line. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .bhote-event-story-current small {
+  display: -webkit-box;
+  margin-top: 3px;
+  text-overflow: clip;
+  white-space: normal;
+  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
+}
+
 .bhote-event-actions {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
@@ -458,6 +558,15 @@
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
+/* A longer translation wraps to a second line instead of being cut. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .bhote-event-actions button {
+  padding: 3px 5px;
+  line-height: 1.2;
+  text-overflow: clip;
+  white-space: normal;
+  overflow-wrap: break-word;
+}
+
 .bhote-event-actions button:disabled,
 .bhote-event-story-nav > button:disabled {
   opacity: 0.3;
@@ -469,7 +578,7 @@
   border-color: rgba(88, 196, 218, 0.36);
 }
 
-.bhote-event-actions button[data-action="cinematic"][aria-pressed="true"] {
+.bhote-event-actions button[data-action='cinematic'][aria-pressed='true'] {
   color: #071017;
   border-color: var(--accent);
   background: var(--accent);
@@ -593,7 +702,6 @@
     max-height: 48vh;
     overflow-y: auto;
   }
-
 }
 
 * {
@@ -602,7 +710,8 @@
   box-sizing: border-box;
 }
 
-html, body {
+html,
+body {
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
   overflow: hidden;

src/ui/styles/cctv.css

@@ -70,6 +70,18 @@
   margin-bottom: 0;
 }
 
+/* Spanish labels overflow the nowrap .scene-btn row of the fixed-width
+   panel; wrap the row under es only, English stays as is. */
+html[lang='es'] .cctv-controls {
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+/* A label longer than its button wraps inside it, not past the panel edge. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .cctv-controls .scene-btn {
+  white-space: normal;
+  overflow-wrap: break-word;
+}
+
 .cctv-calibration-block {
   border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
   border-radius: 9px;
@@ -157,6 +169,9 @@
   padding: 6px 8px;
   font-family: var(--font-sans);
   font-size: 12px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
   outline: none;
 }
 
@@ -260,12 +275,12 @@
   animation: cctv-frame-shimmer 1.4s linear infinite;
 }
 
-/* "Acquiring" caption only when no previous frame is showing underneath */
-.cctv-frame-wrap.loading:not(.has-frame)::before {
-  content: 'ACQUIRING FRAME';
+/* "Acquiring" caption only when no previous frame is showing underneath.
+   The text lives in the markup (data-i18n) so it is translated. */
+.cctv-frame-caption {
+  display: none;
   position: absolute;
   inset: 0;
-  display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
   font-family: var(--font-mono);
@@ -275,6 +290,10 @@
   pointer-events: none;
 }
 
+.cctv-frame-wrap.loading:not(.has-frame) .cctv-frame-caption {
+  display: flex;
+}
+
 @keyframes cctv-frame-shimmer {
   to {
     transform: translateX(100%);
@@ -365,3 +384,32 @@
   color: #a8f7ff;
   text-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0, 212, 255, 0.18);
 }
+
+/* Tighter calibration chips keep the seven values to two rows, so
+   SAVE / RESET stay in view. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .cctv-cal-readout {
+  gap: 4px;
+}
+
+html:not([lang='en']) .cctv-cal-value {
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  letter-spacing: 0.3px;
+  padding: 4px;
+}
+
+html:not([lang='en']) #cctv-camera-select {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 10px;
+  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+}
+
+/* The camera name gets its own row; PREV / NEXT share the row below it. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .cctv-controls:has(#cctv-camera-select) {
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+html:not([lang='en']) #cctv-camera-select {
+  flex: 1 1 100%;
+  order: -1;
+}

src/ui/styles/cockpit.css

@@ -575,6 +575,11 @@ body.cockpit-mode:has(#left-panel-stack > .panel-collapsible:not(.collapsed))
   text-align: center;
   vertical-align: -0.08em;
 }
+/* Grouping and decimal separators (a space or comma in Spanish and Russian)
+   get a narrow cell; English keeps the full 0.56em cell. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .cockpit-roll-token.is-separator {
+  min-width: 0.3em;
+}
 .cockpit-roll-token.is-rolling {
   color: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 92%, var(--cockpit-accent));
   text-shadow: 0 0 10px
@@ -1506,6 +1511,14 @@ body.cockpit-mode #view-switcher button {
   display: grid;
   gap: 2px;
 }
+html:not([lang='en']) .cockpit-signal-header > div {
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+html:not([lang='en']) .cockpit-signal-kicker {
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
 .cockpit-signal-header strong {
   color: #fff;
   font-size: 8px;
@@ -1532,6 +1545,11 @@ body.cockpit-mode #view-switcher button {
   align-items: center;
   gap: 3px;
 }
+/* A longer translated state label widens the cycle button; the other
+   controls keep their size instead of being squeezed. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .cockpit-brief-actions > * {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
 .cockpit-brief-actions button {
   display: grid;
   width: 23px;
@@ -1559,6 +1577,12 @@ body.cockpit-mode #view-switcher button {
   font: 700 6px/1 var(--font-mono);
   letter-spacing: 0.05em;
 }
+html:not([lang='en']) #cockpit-brief-auto {
+  width: auto;
+  min-width: 50px;
+  padding: 0 4px;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
 #cockpit-brief-auto[aria-pressed='true'] {
   border-color: var(--cockpit-accent);
   background: color-mix(
@@ -1871,6 +1895,18 @@ body.cockpit-mode #view-switcher button {
   display: flex;
   gap: 3px;
 }
+/* Translated tab names are longer: the tabs keep their words whole and the
+   footer text beside them gives way. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .cockpit-signal-footer > span {
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+html:not([lang='en']) .cockpit-brief-tabs {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+}
+html:not([lang='en']) .cockpit-brief-tabs button {
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
 .cockpit-brief-tabs button {
   padding: 2px 4px;
   border: 0;

src/ui/styles/command-dock-sliding.css

@@ -647,6 +647,11 @@
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
+/* The ru/es push-to-talk hint is longer than the tray: wrap it instead of clipping. */
+html:not([lang='en']) #gev-voice-control .gev-voice-help-detail {
+  white-space: normal;
+}
+
 #gev-voice-control:not([data-status='error']):hover .gev-voice-help-tray,
 #gev-voice-control:not([data-status='error'])
   #gev-voice-button:focus-visible

src/ui/styles/command-dock-trays.css

@@ -392,6 +392,12 @@
     transform 220ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1);
 }
 
+/* The side wings sit at z-index 100 (controls.css, location.css), so their
+   open trays would cover the alert; lift the voice column while it shows. */
+#command-dock > #gev-voice-control[data-status='error']:not(.error-dismissed) {
+  z-index: 101;
+}
+
 #command-dock
   #gev-voice-control[data-status='error']:not(.error-dismissed)
   .gev-voice-error-tray {

src/ui/styles/controls.css

@@ -221,6 +221,18 @@
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
+/* A longer translated title in a collapsed rail launcher tightens its
+   tracking rather than pushing the disclosure button out of the card. */
+html:not([lang='en'])
+  #right-context-rail
+  .panel-collapsible.collapsed
+  .panel-title {
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
+}
+
 .panel-divider {
   flex: 1;
   height: 1px;
@@ -244,6 +256,11 @@
     color var(--transition-fast);
 }
 
+/* A long translated title must not squeeze the toggle into a sliver. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .panel-collapse-btn {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
 .panel-collapse-btn:hover {
   border-color: var(--glass-border-hover);
   color: var(--text-primary);
@@ -770,6 +787,14 @@
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
+/* One label column across the Display rows: --pp-label-chars is the longest
+   label of the active language (set in applicationShell.js); the labels are
+   monospace. 0.125em is the 1px letter-spacing at 8px. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .pp-slider-row > .pp-slider-mini-label {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  min-width: calc(var(--pp-label-chars, 0) * (1ch + 0.125em));
+}
+
 .detection-slider-row {
   min-width: 170px;
   padding: 5px 8px 6px;
@@ -966,6 +991,11 @@
 #draw-mode-row {
   min-width: 184px;
 }
+/* Equal thirds with room around the label, so a long translated shape name
+   never runs edge to edge in its segment. */
+html:not([lang='en']) #draw-mode-row .pp-mode-btn {
+  padding: 0 4px;
+}
 #draw-label-row {
   flex-wrap: wrap;
   row-gap: 6px;
@@ -990,6 +1020,11 @@
 .draw-color-select {
   flex: 0 0 74px;
 }
+/* Sized to its longest colour name so a translated one is never clipped. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .draw-color-select {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  min-width: 74px;
+}
 .draw-clear-btn {
   flex: 0 0 auto;
   padding: 0 8px;
@@ -1319,6 +1354,22 @@ body.ui-clean-view #scene-runtime.active {
   margin-bottom: 0;
 }
 
+/* One label column for every parameter, as wide as the longest translated
+   label, so all slider tracks start and end at the same x. */
+html:not([lang='en']) #param-sliders {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: max-content minmax(0, 1fr) max-content;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 10px;
+}
+
+html:not([lang='en']) .param-slider-row {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-column: 1 / -1;
+  grid-template-columns: subgrid;
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
 .param-label {
   font-family: var(--font-mono);
   font-size: 9px;

src/ui/styles/cyber.css

@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@
     .context-mode-button,
     .map-stack-chip,
     .key-setup-chip,
+    .locale-picker-button,
+    .locale-picker-popup,
     .first-run-card
   ) {
   border-color: var(--glass-border);
@@ -1834,9 +1836,11 @@
     display: none;
   }
 
+  /* Sits above the language picker row in the bottom-right corner
+     (locale-picker.css: 0.9rem inset + one ~2rem button + a gap). */
   #intel-hud[data-variant='cyber'] .hud-bottom-right {
     right: 28px;
-    bottom: 28px;
+    bottom: 3.5rem;
   }
 }
 
@@ -2733,6 +2737,9 @@
 
 :root[data-ui-theme='cyber'] body.cockpit-mode .cockpit-position-readout {
   right: 30px;
+  /* Clears the language picker row it shares the corner with, as in the
+     other themes (locale-picker.css). */
+  bottom: 3.5rem;
 }
 
 :root[data-ui-theme='cyber'] body.cockpit-mode .cockpit-help {

src/ui/styles/embed.css

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 body.ui-embed #clean-view-exit,
 body.ui-embed #intel-hud,
 body.ui-embed #key-setup-chip,
+body.ui-embed #corner-actions,
 body.ui-embed #key-setup,
 body.ui-embed #first-run-launcher,
 body.ui-embed #command-dock,

src/ui/styles/english-css-parity.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+// Layout rules written for long translations must not change the English
+// rendering: every rule checked here has no `html:not([lang='en'])` guard,
+// so it applies to English too.
+import { test } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { dirname, join } from 'node:path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+
+const here = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const css = (name) => readFileSync(join(here, name), 'utf8');
+
+/** Declarations of every rule whose (unguarded) selector list is `selector`. */
+function unguardedRules(source, selector) {
+  const norm = (s) => s.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
+  const want = norm(selector);
+  const out = [];
+  const re = /([^{}]+)\{([^{}]*)\}/g;
+  let m;
+  while ((m = re.exec(source))) {
+    // The captured "selector" may carry the tail of a preceding block
+    // (comments, an @media prelude); keep what follows the last `}` or `*/`.
+    const raw = m[1].split(/\*\/|\}/).pop();
+    const sel = norm(raw);
+    if (sel === want && !sel.includes("html:not([lang='en'])")) out.push(m[2]);
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+function declaration(block, prop) {
+  const m = block.match(new RegExp(`(?:^|;)\\s*${prop}\\s*:\\s*([^;]+)`));
+  return m ? m[1].replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim() : undefined;
+}
+
+test('layer status chip keeps its English width (82px)', () => {
+  const rules = unguardedRules(
+    css('radio.css'),
+    `.data-toggle-btn.feed-loading, .data-toggle-btn.feed-degraded,
+     .data-toggle-btn.feed-stale, .data-toggle-btn.feed-partial,
+     .data-toggle-btn.feed-fallback, .data-toggle-btn.feed-unavailable`,
+  );
+  assert.equal(rules.length, 1);
+  assert.equal(declaration(rules[0], 'min-width'), '82px');
+});
+
+test('Directions steps keep one line with an ellipsis in English', () => {
+  const [rule] = unguardedRules(css('radio.css'), '.data-row-list-text');
+  assert.ok(rule);
+  assert.equal(declaration(rule, 'white-space'), 'nowrap');
+  assert.equal(declaration(rule, 'text-overflow'), 'ellipsis');
+});
+
+test('count-line layout is not reachable from an unguarded selector', () => {
+  const source = css('radio.css');
+  assert.equal(
+    unguardedRules(source, '.data-toggle-row--count-line .data-count').length,
+    0,
+  );
+});
+
+test('weather status line keeps its fixed English height', () => {
+  const [rule] = unguardedRules(
+    css('weather.css'),
+    ".weather-card [data-line-id='status']",
+  );
+  assert.ok(rule);
+  assert.equal(declaration(rule, 'height'), '1.45em');
+});
+
+test('cockpit number separators keep the English cell width', () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    unguardedRules(css('cockpit.css'), '.cockpit-roll-token.is-separator')
+      .length,
+    0,
+  );
+});
+
+test('Bhote Koshi callout keeps its English footer layout', () => {
+  const source = css('bhote-koshi.css');
+  const [strong] = unguardedRules(
+    source,
+    '.bhote-embedded-callout footer strong',
+  );
+  assert.equal(declaration(strong, 'white-space'), 'nowrap');
+  const [link] = unguardedRules(source, '.bhote-embedded-callout footer a');
+  assert.equal(declaration(link, 'grid-row'), '1 / span 2');
+});
+
+test('SCENES actions stay on one line in English', () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    unguardedRules(css('scenes.css'), '#scene-panel .scene-controls .scene-btn')
+      .length,
+    0,
+  );
+  const [select] = unguardedRules(css('scenes.css'), '#scene-select');
+  assert.equal(declaration(select, 'white-space'), undefined);
+});
+
+test('Display and parameter rows keep their English layout', () => {
+  const source = css('controls.css');
+  assert.equal(
+    unguardedRules(source, '.pp-slider-row > .pp-slider-mini-label').length,
+    0,
+  );
+  assert.equal(unguardedRules(source, '#param-sliders').length, 0);
+  const [row] = unguardedRules(source, '.param-slider-row');
+  assert.equal(declaration(row, 'display'), 'flex');
+  const [color] = unguardedRules(source, '.draw-color-select');
+  assert.equal(declaration(color, 'flex'), '0 0 74px');
+});
+
+test('weather setting rows keep the 56px English label column', () => {
+  const source = css('weather.css');
+  assert.equal(unguardedRules(source, '.rail-card-settings').length, 0);
+  const [row] = unguardedRules(source, '.rail-card-setting');
+  assert.equal(
+    declaration(row, 'grid-template-columns'),
+    '56px minmax(0, 1fr)',
+  );
+});
+
+test('cockpit brief controls keep their English sizes', () => {
+  const source = css('cockpit.css');
+  const [auto] = unguardedRules(source, '#cockpit-brief-auto');
+  assert.equal(declaration(auto, 'width'), '50px');
+  assert.equal(unguardedRules(source, '.cockpit-brief-actions > *').length, 0);
+});
+
+test('the count-line class is set only outside English', async () => {
+  const { setLocale } = await import('../../i18n/index.js');
+  const { LayerPanel } = await import('../layerPanel.js');
+  const classes = () => {
+    const toggled = new Map();
+    const node = () => ({
+      textContent: '',
+      classList: { toggle: (name, on) => toggled.set(name, on) },
+      appendChild() {},
+    });
+    LayerPanel.prototype._syncCount.call(LayerPanel.prototype, node(), node(), {
+      countLabel: '693 nearby · 93 on screen',
+    });
+    return toggled.get('data-toggle-row--count-line');
+  };
+  globalThis.document ??= { createElement: () => ({}) };
+  try {
+    setLocale('en');
+    assert.equal(classes(), false);
+    setLocale('es');
+    assert.equal(classes(), true);
+  } finally {
+    setLocale('en');
+  }
+});
+
+test('Recent Imagery readout keeps its English layout', () => {
+  const source = css('recent-imagery.css');
+  const one = (selector) => {
+    const rules = unguardedRules(source, selector);
+    assert.equal(rules.length, 1, selector);
+    return rules[0];
+  };
+  // The SHOW chip shares its row with the reserved B half.
+  assert.equal(
+    unguardedRules(
+      source,
+      ".recent-imagery-readout:not([data-mode='ab']) .ri-card-chips .ri-chip[data-slot='a']",
+    ).length,
+    0,
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    unguardedRules(
+      source,
+      ".recent-imagery-readout:not([data-mode='ab']) .ri-card-chips .ri-chip[data-slot='b']",
+    ).length,
+    0,
+  );
+  // Slot rows: their own fixed 44px tag column, no subgrid.
+  const selection = one('.recent-imagery-readout .ri-selection');
+  assert.equal(declaration(selection, 'grid-template-columns'), undefined);
+  assert.equal(declaration(selection, 'column-gap'), undefined);
+  assert.equal(
+    declaration(one('.recent-imagery-readout .ri-mode'), 'grid-column'),
+    undefined,
+  );
+  const slot = one('.recent-imagery-readout .ri-slot');
+  assert.equal(
+    declaration(slot, 'grid-template-columns'),
+    '44px minmax(0, 1fr) 22px',
+  );
+  assert.equal(declaration(slot, 'grid-column'), undefined);
+  assert.equal(declaration(slot, 'height'), '20px');
+  assert.equal(
+    declaration(one('.recent-imagery-readout .ri-slot-tag'), 'padding'),
+    undefined,
+  );
+  // Opacity / SWAP / export row: fixed English columns.
+  assert.equal(
+    declaration(
+      one('.recent-imagery-readout .ri-controls'),
+      'grid-template-columns',
+    ),
+    '76px minmax(0, 1fr) 40px 128px',
+  );
+  const label = one('.recent-imagery-readout .ri-opacity-label');
+  assert.equal(declaration(label, 'flex-wrap'), undefined);
+  assert.equal(declaration(label, 'gap'), '4px');
+  assert.equal(declaration(label, 'line-height'), undefined);
+  const swap = one('.recent-imagery-readout .ri-swap');
+  assert.equal(declaration(swap, 'width'), '40px');
+  assert.equal(declaration(swap, 'min-width'), undefined);
+});
+
+test('CCTV control buttons stay on one line in English', () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    unguardedRules(css('cctv.css'), '.cctv-controls .scene-btn').length,
+    0,
+  );
+});

src/ui/styles/layers.css

@@ -1371,10 +1371,12 @@
   padding: 2px 4px;
 }
 
-/* ALPR keeps its nearby count in the legend while a wider status chip is shown. */
+/* ALPR keeps its nearby count in the legend while a wider status chip
+   (including ENABLING / DISABLING) is shown. */
 .data-toggle-row[data-layer-id='alpr-cameras']
   .data-toggle-right:has(
     .data-toggle-btn:is(
+      .transitioning,
       .feed-loading,
       .feed-degraded,
       .feed-stale,

src/ui/styles/locale-picker.css

@@ -0,0 +1,299 @@
+/* ============================================================
+   Bottom-right corner row: the POWER UP chip (provider-settings.css)
+   and, in the very corner, the interface language picker
+   (src/ui/localePicker.js). Logical properties throughout, so a
+   right-to-left page mirrors the row and the list.
+   ============================================================ */
+
+#corner-actions {
+  position: fixed;
+  inset-inline-end: 0.9rem;
+  inset-block-end: 0.9rem;
+  /* Above the dock (145), the cockpit HUD and panel stacks (146–147);
+     below the first-run launcher (175) and Provider Settings (190). */
+  z-index: 150;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: stretch;
+  gap: 0.4rem;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+#corner-actions > * {
+  pointer-events: auto;
+}
+
+.locale-picker {
+  position: relative;
+  display: flex;
+}
+
+/* Same HUD frame as #key-setup-chip, so the two read as one group. */
+.locale-picker-button {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.35rem;
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0.45rem 0.6rem;
+  color: rgba(225, 244, 248, 0.92);
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 0.6rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.09rem;
+  line-height: 1;
+  background: linear-gradient(
+    145deg,
+    rgba(10, 27, 37, 0.92),
+    rgba(7, 13, 22, 0.9)
+  );
+  border: 1px solid rgba(54, 220, 255, 0.38);
+  border-radius: 0.42rem;
+  box-shadow:
+    0 0.4rem 1.6rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5),
+    0 0 1.2rem rgba(0, 212, 255, 0.07);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(1.2);
+  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(1.2);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition:
+    border-color var(--transition-fast),
+    background var(--transition-fast),
+    transform var(--transition-fast);
+}
+
+.locale-picker-button:hover,
+.locale-picker-button:focus-visible,
+.locale-picker.is-open .locale-picker-button {
+  background: linear-gradient(
+    145deg,
+    rgba(14, 38, 51, 0.95),
+    rgba(9, 18, 28, 0.93)
+  );
+  border-color: rgba(54, 220, 255, 0.7);
+  outline: none;
+}
+
+.locale-picker-button:hover,
+.locale-picker-button:focus-visible {
+  transform: translateY(-1px);
+}
+
+.locale-picker-globe {
+  flex: none;
+  width: 0.95rem;
+  height: 0.95rem;
+  color: #55dff5;
+}
+
+.locale-picker-caret {
+  flex: none;
+  width: 0.62rem;
+  height: 0.62rem;
+  margin-inline-start: -0.1rem;
+  opacity: 0.75;
+  transition: transform var(--transition-fast);
+}
+
+.locale-picker.is-open .locale-picker-caret {
+  transform: rotate(180deg);
+}
+
+/* Opens upward, aligned to the corner edge. */
+.locale-picker-popup {
+  position: absolute;
+  inset-block-end: calc(100% + 0.4rem);
+  inset-inline-end: 0;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  width: max-content;
+  min-width: 14rem;
+  max-width: calc(100vw - 1.8rem);
+  max-height: min(26rem, calc(100vh - 4.5rem));
+  max-height: min(26rem, calc(100dvh - 4.5rem));
+  padding: 0.45rem;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  background:
+    linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(10, 27, 37, 0.97), rgba(7, 13, 22, 0.95)),
+    rgba(7, 17, 25, 0.96);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(54, 220, 255, 0.42);
+  border-radius: 0.55rem;
+  box-shadow:
+    0 1rem 3rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65),
+    0 0 2rem rgba(0, 212, 255, 0.08),
+    inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.025);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(24px) saturate(1.25);
+  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(24px) saturate(1.25);
+}
+
+.locale-picker-popup[hidden] {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+.locale-picker-heading {
+  padding: 0.2rem 0.4rem 0.45rem;
+  color: rgba(85, 223, 245, 0.85);
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 0.55rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.14rem;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+
+.locale-picker-search {
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  width: 100%;
+  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
+  padding: 0.45rem 0.55rem;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(54, 220, 255, 0.28);
+  border-radius: 0.35rem;
+  outline: none;
+}
+
+.locale-picker-search:focus {
+  border-color: rgba(54, 220, 255, 0.7);
+}
+
+.locale-picker-list {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  list-style: none;
+  outline: none;
+  overscroll-behavior: contain;
+}
+
+.locale-picker-option {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
+  padding: 0.45rem 0.5rem;
+  border: 1px solid transparent;
+  border-radius: 0.35rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.locale-picker-option.is-active {
+  background: rgba(54, 220, 255, 0.09);
+  border-color: rgba(54, 220, 255, 0.28);
+}
+
+/* Keyboard focus lives on the list (aria-activedescendant): show it. */
+.locale-picker-list:focus-visible .locale-picker-option.is-active,
+.locale-picker-search:focus
+  ~ .locale-picker-list
+  .locale-picker-option.is-active {
+  border-color: rgba(54, 220, 255, 0.75);
+}
+
+.locale-picker-text {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.15rem;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.locale-picker-native {
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  font-family: var(--font-sans);
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  line-height: 1.2;
+}
+
+.locale-picker-option[aria-selected='true'] .locale-picker-native {
+  color: #55dff5;
+}
+
+.locale-picker-meta {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 0.35rem;
+  color: rgba(199, 225, 231, 0.6);
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 0.55rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.05rem;
+}
+
+.locale-picker-check {
+  flex: none;
+  width: 0.95rem;
+  height: 0.95rem;
+  margin-inline-start: auto;
+  color: #55dff5;
+}
+
+.locale-picker-empty {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0.5rem;
+  color: rgba(199, 225, 231, 0.62);
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 0.6rem;
+}
+
+.locale-picker-empty[hidden] {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+/* The surfaces that hide the rest of the chrome hide the corner too. The
+   cockpit keeps the language picker (provider-settings.css hides the chip). */
+body.ui-clean-view #corner-actions,
+body.recording-mode #corner-actions,
+body.scene-playback-mode #corner-actions {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+/* The cockpit's position readout shares this corner: it steps up to clear
+   the picker row (0.9rem inset + one ~2rem button + a gap). */
+body.cockpit-mode .cockpit-position-readout {
+  bottom: max(clamp(22px, 4vh, 42px), 3.5rem);
+}
+
+/* Below this width the full chip label runs into the centred dock: the chip
+   keeps its bolt, and its count stays in its title and aria-label. */
+@media (max-width: 1180px) {
+  #corner-actions #key-setup-chip [data-key-setup-chip-label] {
+    display: none;
+  }
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
+  /* Phone: the corner beside the dock, clear of the attribution above it.
+     There is room for one button across, so the chip stacks on the globe. */
+  #corner-actions {
+    inset-inline-end: 10px;
+    inset-block-end: max(16px, env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
+    flex-direction: column;
+  }
+
+  #corner-actions #key-setup-chip {
+    justify-content: center;
+    padding-inline: 0.5rem;
+  }
+
+  /* Phone: the globe alone; the label stays in aria-label. */
+  .locale-picker-code,
+  .locale-picker-caret {
+    display: none;
+  }
+
+  .locale-picker-button {
+    padding-inline: 0.5rem;
+  }
+
+  /* The list becomes a bottom sheet across the screen. */
+  .locale-picker-popup {
+    position: fixed;
+    inset-inline: 16px;
+    inset-block-end: 16px;
+    width: auto;
+    min-width: 0;
+    max-width: none;
+    max-height: calc(100vh - 32px);
+    max-height: calc(100dvh - 32px);
+    padding: 0.6rem;
+  }
+
+  .locale-picker-option {
+    padding-block: 0.7rem;
+  }
+}

src/ui/styles/provider-settings.css

@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@
    mono kickers. The chip retires once every key is configured.
    ============================================================ */
 
+/* The chip sits in the bottom-right corner row (#corner-actions,
+   locale-picker.css), which owns the position. */
 #key-setup-chip {
-  position: fixed;
-  right: 0.9rem;
-  bottom: 0.9rem;
-  z-index: 60;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: 0.4rem;
@@ -389,13 +387,6 @@ body.scene-playback-mode #key-setup {
   display: none;
 }
 
-@media (max-width: 620px) {
-  /* Clear the dock. Desktop-first app; this is a courtesy, not a layout. */
-  #key-setup-chip {
-    bottom: 5.8rem;
-  }
-}
-
 /* Provider Settings additions: externally-managed badge + per-row remove. */
 .key-setup-external {
   padding: 0.05rem 0.3rem;

src/ui/styles/radio.css

@@ -260,6 +260,13 @@
   letter-spacing: 0.06em;
   cursor: pointer;
 }
+/* A longer translated action stays on one line, cut with an ellipsis. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .radio-transport button {
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
 .radio-transport button:hover:not(:disabled),
 .radio-transport button:focus-visible:not(:disabled) {
   border-color: #65f7ff;
@@ -644,6 +651,89 @@
   text-align: right;
 }
 
+/* Longer translations below; English keeps the layout above. */
+
+/* The name takes the room the status column leaves; a long word wraps inside
+   it instead of pushing the toggle out of line. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .data-toggle-left {
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+/* A fixed icon box, so every name (and the meta line under it, 26px in)
+   starts at the same x whatever the glyph's width. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .data-toggle-left .data-icon {
+  flex: none;
+  width: 18px;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+/* Translated layer names are longer: break between words, and hyphenate a
+   word that still does not fit instead of splitting it anywhere. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .data-name {
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow-wrap: break-word;
+  hyphens: auto;
+  /* No two-letter pieces such as "es-paciales": a word hyphenates only when
+     at least four letters stay on each side. */
+  hyphenate-limit-chars: 8 4 4;
+}
+
+html:not([lang='en']) .data-count {
+  min-width: auto;
+  text-wrap: balance;
+}
+
+/* Row text pieces that must not break inside: a hyphenated code (ADS-B) and
+   the space before a " · " separator (see setRowText in layerPanel.js). */
+html:not([lang='en']) .data-keep {
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+/* A count phrase ("24 nearby · 2 on screen") takes its own line under the
+   name instead of squeezing it beside the toggle. layerPanel.js sets the
+   class only outside English. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .data-toggle-row--count-line .data-toggle-top {
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  row-gap: 2px;
+}
+
+html:not([lang='en']) .data-toggle-row--count-line .data-toggle-right {
+  display: contents;
+}
+
+/* A zero basis, so a long name wraps beside the toggle instead of pushing the
+   toggle onto the count's line. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .data-toggle-row--count-line .data-toggle-left {
+  flex-basis: 0;
+}
+
+html:not([lang='en']) .data-toggle-row--count-line .data-count {
+  order: 1;
+  flex: 1 0 100%;
+  padding-left: 26px;
+  font-size: 10px;
+  text-align: left;
+}
+
+/* The "—" placeholder gives way to a wide status chip, so the name keeps the
+   room it needs. */
+html:not([lang='en'])
+  .data-toggle-right:has(
+    .data-toggle-btn:is(
+      .transitioning,
+      .feed-loading,
+      .feed-degraded,
+      .feed-stale,
+      .feed-partial,
+      .feed-fallback,
+      .feed-unavailable
+    )
+  )
+  .data-count-empty {
+  display: none;
+}
+
 .data-toggle-btn {
   padding: 3px 10px;
   font-family: var(--font-mono);
@@ -666,6 +756,11 @@
   text-align: center;
 }
 
+html:not([lang='en']) .data-toggle-btn {
+  flex: none;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
 /* An inset ring stays visible inside the scrolling layer list. */
 .data-toggle-btn:focus-visible {
   outline: 2px solid var(--text-primary);
@@ -682,6 +777,20 @@
   letter-spacing: 0.8px;
 }
 
+/* Status chips up to eight characters share one width; a longer word grows
+   its own chip rather than widening every chip and squeezing every name. */
+html:not([lang='en'])
+  .data-toggle-btn:is(
+    .feed-loading,
+    .feed-degraded,
+    .feed-stale,
+    .feed-partial,
+    .feed-fallback,
+    .feed-unavailable
+  ) {
+  min-width: 72px;
+}
+
 .data-toggle-btn:hover {
   border-color: var(--glass-border-hover);
   background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
@@ -893,6 +1002,20 @@
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
+/* A translated instruction wraps under itself rather than losing its tail:
+   "Gira a la derecha hacia …" says nothing. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .data-row-list-lead {
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+html:not([lang='en']) .data-row-list-text {
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: visible;
+  text-overflow: clip;
+  white-space: normal;
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+}
+
 /* A list line that states a limit rather than offering an action. */
 .data-row-list-item.note {
   cursor: default;

src/ui/styles/recent-imagery.css

@@ -293,6 +293,21 @@
   height: 18px;
   font-weight: 700;
 }
+/* Outside A / B there is one chip (SHOW): in a translation it takes the
+   whole row, so a long label is not cut to a stub. English keeps the
+   reserved B half. */
+html:not([lang='en'])
+  .recent-imagery-readout:not([data-mode='ab'])
+  .ri-card-chips
+  .ri-chip[data-slot='a'] {
+  grid-column: 1 / -1;
+}
+html:not([lang='en'])
+  .recent-imagery-readout:not([data-mode='ab'])
+  .ri-card-chips
+  .ri-chip[data-slot='b'] {
+  display: none;
+}
 
 /* 4. The selection bar: mode, then two rows that are always there. */
 .recent-imagery-readout .ri-selection {
@@ -347,6 +362,28 @@
   color: var(--text-secondary);
   font-style: italic;
 }
+/* The slot rows share the bar's columns (subgrid), so the tag column fits
+   the longest tag and both rows align; a long slot line (date · source ·
+   resolution · state) takes a second line instead of losing the state. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .recent-imagery-readout .ri-selection {
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(44px, max-content) minmax(0, 1fr) 22px;
+  column-gap: 6px;
+}
+html:not([lang='en']) .recent-imagery-readout .ri-mode {
+  grid-column: 1 / -1;
+}
+html:not([lang='en']) .recent-imagery-readout .ri-slot {
+  grid-column: 1 / -1;
+  grid-template-columns: subgrid;
+  height: auto;
+  min-height: 20px;
+}
+html:not([lang='en']) .recent-imagery-readout .ri-slot-tag {
+  padding: 0 3px;
+}
+html:not([lang='en']) .recent-imagery-readout .ri-slot-value {
+  white-space: normal;
+}
 .recent-imagery-readout .ri-unpin {
   width: 22px;
   padding: 0;
@@ -371,6 +408,19 @@
   letter-spacing: 1px;
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
+/* In a translation a label longer than its 76px column widens it to the
+   label's longest word, and the value wraps under the label. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .recent-imagery-readout .ri-controls {
+  grid-template-columns:
+    minmax(76px, min-content) minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(40px, max-content)
+    128px;
+}
+html:not([lang='en']) .recent-imagery-readout .ri-opacity-label {
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  align-content: center;
+  row-gap: 0;
+  line-height: 10px;
+}
 .recent-imagery-readout .ri-opacity-value {
   font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
   color: var(--text-secondary);
@@ -388,6 +438,10 @@
   width: 40px;
   padding: 0 2px;
 }
+html:not([lang='en']) .recent-imagery-readout .ri-swap {
+  width: auto;
+  min-width: 40px;
+}
 .recent-imagery-readout .ri-exports .rail-card-actions {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));

src/ui/styles/scenes.css

@@ -163,6 +163,26 @@
   outline: none;
 }
 
+/* A translated scene name needs the width: the select takes its own row,
+   NEW / DEL share the next one. */
+html:not([lang='en']) #scene-select {
+  flex: 1 1 100%;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  font-family: var(--font-mono);
+  font-size: 10px;
+  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+}
+
+/* A translated action longer than its button wraps inside the button instead
+   of running past it. English keeps its one-line buttons ("EXPORT PRESETS"
+   included). */
+html:not([lang='en']) #scene-panel .scene-controls .scene-btn {
+  white-space: normal;
+  overflow-wrap: break-word;
+}
+
 .scene-btn {
   background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
   border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);

src/ui/styles/status.css

@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
+/* Translated retry details ("cámaras ALPR · reintento en 53 s") run longer
+   than the English one; English keeps its 220px. */
+html:not([lang='en']) #global-loading-detail {
+  max-width: min(300px, 46vw);
+}
 #global-loading-status:is(
   [data-state='complete'],
   [data-state='cancelled'],
@@ -384,17 +389,10 @@
 
 /* ── Toast Notification ──────────────────────── */
 #toast {
-  --toast-safe-top: 74px;
   position: fixed;
   bottom: 100px;
-  left: 0;
-  right: 0;
-  margin-inline: auto;
-  width: max-content;
-  max-width: calc(100vw - 32px);
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
-  transform: translateY(20px);
+  left: 50%;
+  transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(20px);
   z-index: 200;
   padding: 10px 24px;
   background: var(--glass-bg);
@@ -420,41 +418,5 @@
 #toast.visible {
   opacity: 1;
   visibility: visible;
-  transform: translateY(0);
-}
-
-/* Keep transient feedback clear of the raised voice chooser and bottom dock. */
-body:has(#gev-voice-control:hover) #toast,
-body:has(#gev-voice-control:focus-within) #toast,
-body:has(#command-dock.dock-has-pinned-tray) #toast {
-  top: calc(env(safe-area-inset-top, 0px) + var(--toast-safe-top));
-  bottom: auto;
-  transform: translateY(-20px);
-}
-
-body:has(#gev-voice-control:hover) #toast.visible,
-body:has(#gev-voice-control:focus-within) #toast.visible,
-body:has(#command-dock.dock-has-pinned-tray) #toast.visible {
-  transform: translateY(0);
-}
-
-@media (max-width: 900px), (max-height: 640px) {
-  #toast {
-    top: calc(env(safe-area-inset-top, 0px) + var(--toast-safe-top));
-    bottom: auto;
-    letter-spacing: 1px;
-    transform: translateY(-20px);
-  }
-
-  #toast.visible {
-    transform: translateY(0);
-  }
-}
-
-/* On a narrow portrait viewport the collapsed layer and scene headers occupy
-   the first two rows. Keep feedback below them, clear of the voice controls. */
-@media (max-width: 600px) and (orientation: portrait) {
-  #toast {
-    --toast-safe-top: 214px;
-  }
+  transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0);
 }

src/ui/styles/street-level.css

@@ -216,6 +216,19 @@ button.sl-status:focus-visible {
   display: none;
 }
 
+/* When the hint and the button do not both fit, the button takes its own line. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .sl-meta-row {
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+html:not([lang='en']) .sl-meta-row .sl-meta {
+  flex: 1 1 14em;
+}
+
+html:not([lang='en']) .sl-meta-row .sl-nearest-btn {
+  flex: 1 0 auto;
+}
+
 /* ── Errors ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 .sl-error {
   font-family: var(--font-sans);

src/ui/styles/voice-card.css

@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@
   font-family: var(--font-sans);
   font-size: 0.78rem;
   font-weight: 600;
+  overflow-wrap: break-word;
 }
 
 .gev-voice-card-chips {
@@ -271,6 +272,8 @@
   font-size: 0.66rem;
   line-height: 1.4;
   color: rgba(223, 245, 250, 0.82);
+  /* A whole error line or a long headline wraps inside the card. */
+  overflow-wrap: break-word;
 }
 
 .gev-voice-card-referents {

src/ui/styles/voice-cost.css

@@ -83,7 +83,65 @@
   display: none;
 }
 
-#command-dock #gev-voice-control[data-provider] {
+/* The heading row is only as wide as the voice column: the cost cluster
+   keeps its size and a long state (ПОДКЛЮЧЕНИЕ, CONECTANDO) ends in an
+   ellipsis. Dropping the kicker returns its gap to the state label; the
+   negative margin reaches over the gutter beside the mic ring, which has
+   curved away at heading height. */
+html:not([lang='en']) #command-dock .gev-voice-heading {
+  gap: 0.2rem;
+  margin-left: -0.6rem;
+}
+
+html:not([lang='en']) #command-dock .gev-voice-heading > .gev-voice-kicker {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+html:not([lang='en']) #command-dock .gev-voice-heading > #gev-voice-status {
+  flex: 0 1 auto;
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  letter-spacing: 0;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+html:not([lang='en']) #command-dock .gev-voice-cost {
+  gap: 0.16rem;
+  padding-left: 0.1rem;
+}
+
+html:not([lang='en']) #command-dock .gev-voice-tier-btn {
+  min-width: 0;
+  padding: 0 0.2rem;
+}
+
+html:not([lang='en']) #command-dock .gev-voice-cost-value {
+  letter-spacing: 0;
+}
+
+/* Live hints and the tier switch ("СТАНДАРТ — со следующей сессии") run
+   longer: a second line from the spare space under the readout, with no
+   tracking so the tier line does not need a third. */
+html:not([lang='en'])
+  #command-dock
+  #gev-voice-control:is(
+    [data-status='connecting'],
+    [data-status='listening'],
+    [data-status='executing']
+  )
+  #gev-voice-detail {
+  display: -webkit-box;
+  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
+  line-clamp: 2;
+  line-height: 1.15;
+  letter-spacing: 0;
+  white-space: normal;
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+}
+
+#gev-voice-control[data-provider-choice='true'] {
   --gev-provider-lift: 0px;
 }
 
@@ -125,12 +183,17 @@
   opacity: 1;
   pointer-events: auto;
 }
-#command-dock #gev-voice-control[data-provider] .gev-voice-help-tray,
-#command-dock #gev-voice-control[data-provider] .gev-voice-card,
-#command-dock #gev-voice-control[data-provider] .gev-voice-error-tray {
+#command-dock
+  #gev-voice-control[data-provider-choice='true']
+  .gev-voice-help-tray,
+#command-dock #gev-voice-control[data-provider-choice='true'] .gev-voice-card,
+#command-dock
+  #gev-voice-control[data-provider-choice='true']
+  .gev-voice-error-tray {
   bottom: calc(100% + 4.8rem + var(--gev-provider-lift));
 }
-#command-dock.dock-has-pinned-tray #gev-voice-control[data-provider] {
+#command-dock.dock-has-pinned-tray
+  #gev-voice-control[data-provider-choice='true'] {
   --gev-provider-lift: calc(1.7rem + var(--dock-pinned-stack-height));
 }
 /* Pinned trays separate the chooser from its hover owner. Keep it reachable
@@ -146,18 +209,20 @@
     opacity: 1;
     pointer-events: auto;
   }
-  #command-dock #gev-voice-control[data-provider] {
+  #command-dock #gev-voice-control[data-provider-choice='true'] {
     --gev-provider-lift: 3rem;
   }
-  #command-dock.dock-has-pinned-tray #gev-voice-control[data-provider] {
+  #command-dock.dock-has-pinned-tray
+    #gev-voice-control[data-provider-choice='true'] {
     --gev-provider-lift: calc(3.5rem + var(--dock-pinned-stack-height));
   }
 }
 @media (max-width: 720px) {
-  #command-dock #gev-voice-control[data-provider] {
+  #command-dock #gev-voice-control[data-provider-choice='true'] {
     --gev-provider-lift: calc(2vh + 2.5rem);
   }
-  #command-dock.dock-has-pinned-tray #gev-voice-control[data-provider] {
+  #command-dock.dock-has-pinned-tray
+    #gev-voice-control[data-provider-choice='true'] {
     --gev-provider-lift: calc(2vh + 3rem + var(--dock-pinned-stack-height));
   }
 }

src/ui/styles/weather.css

@@ -152,6 +152,13 @@
   overflow-y: auto;
   color: var(--accent);
 }
+/* One line stays reserved so the card does not jump when a status appears;
+   a translated status runs longer and wraps instead of being cut. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .weather-card [data-line-id='status'] {
+  height: auto;
+  min-height: 1.45em;
+  overflow-y: visible;
+}
 .rail-card-ramp {
   position: relative;
   height: 4px;
@@ -261,6 +268,9 @@ body.recording-mode .gev-wind-inspection-marker {
   font: 9px/1.45 var(--font-mono);
   color: var(--text-dim);
 }
+html:not([lang='en']) .rail-card-zero::after {
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
 
 .weather-observed-group {
   border: 1px solid var(--weather-card-border);
@@ -318,6 +328,18 @@ body.recording-mode .gev-wind-inspection-marker {
   gap: 6px;
   margin-top: 6px;
 }
+/* One label column per card, as wide as its longest label: chips line up
+   across rows, and a long translated label never runs under its chips. */
+html:not([lang='en']) .rail-card-settings {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(56px, max-content) minmax(0, 1fr);
+  column-gap: 6px;
+}
+html:not([lang='en']) .rail-card-setting {
+  grid-column: 1 / -1;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(56px, max-content) minmax(0, 1fr);
+  grid-template-columns: subgrid;
+}
 .rail-card-setting-label {
   color: var(--text-dim);
   font: 9px var(--font-mono);

src/ui/templates/cockpit.html

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
   <!-- Aircraft first-person view. It can be entered from the visible view switcher. -->
-  <section id="cockpit-hud" aria-label="Aircraft cockpit view" hidden>
+  <section id="cockpit-hud" aria-label="Aircraft cockpit view" hidden data-i18n-aria-label>
     <!-- One optical coordinate system: every targeting mark shares this center.
          Decorative only; telemetry and interactive panels remain separate. -->
     <svg class="cockpit-frame-lines" viewBox="0 0 1200 720" preserveAspectRatio="none" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false">
@@ -61,19 +61,19 @@
         <span>+20</span><span>+10</span><span class="active">00</span><span>−10</span><span>−20</span>
       </div>
       <div class="cockpit-horizon-guide">
-        <span></span><small>LEVEL</small><span></span>
+        <span></span><small data-i18n>LEVEL</small><span></span>
       </div>
-      <div id="cockpit-route-direction" class="cockpit-route-direction" hidden aria-label="Estimated destination direction">
+      <div id="cockpit-route-direction" class="cockpit-route-direction" hidden aria-label="Estimated destination direction" data-i18n-aria-label>
         <svg class="cockpit-route-chevron" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false">
           <path d="M12 2 4.58 19.93c-.34.83.51 1.63 1.31 1.27L12 18.47l6.11 2.73c.8.36 1.65-.44 1.31-1.27L12 2Z" />
         </svg>
-        <small id="cockpit-route-direction-label">DEST ---°</small>
+        <small id="cockpit-route-direction-label" data-i18n>DEST ---°</small>
       </div>
-      <div class="cockpit-visor-status cockpit-visor-status-left">OPTICAL PLANE · 01</div>
-      <div class="cockpit-visor-status cockpit-visor-status-right">VISOR LOCK · ACTIVE</div>
+      <div class="cockpit-visor-status cockpit-visor-status-left" data-i18n>OPTICAL PLANE · 01</div>
+      <div class="cockpit-visor-status cockpit-visor-status-right" data-i18n>VISOR LOCK · ACTIVE</div>
     </div>
     <div id="cockpit-speed-rim" class="cockpit-altitude-rim cockpit-speed-rim">
-      <span class="cockpit-altitude-rim-label">GROUND SPEED · KTS</span>
+      <span class="cockpit-altitude-rim-label" data-i18n>GROUND SPEED · KTS</span>
       <div class="cockpit-altitude-rim-rail"></div>
       <div class="cockpit-altitude-rim-scale">
         <span data-speed-rim-tick><b></b><i></i></span>
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
       </div>
     </div>
     <div id="cockpit-altitude-rim" class="cockpit-altitude-rim">
-      <span class="cockpit-altitude-rim-label">ALTITUDE · FT</span>
+      <span class="cockpit-altitude-rim-label" data-i18n>ALTITUDE · FT</span>
       <div class="cockpit-altitude-rim-rail"></div>
       <div class="cockpit-altitude-rim-scale">
         <span data-altitude-rim-tick><b></b><i></i></span>
@@ -112,38 +112,38 @@
     </div>
     <div class="cockpit-topline">
       <div>
-        <span class="cockpit-kicker">FIRST PERSON</span>
-        <strong id="cockpit-callsign">AIRCRAFT</strong>
-        <span id="cockpit-aircraft-meta" class="cockpit-aircraft-meta">LIVE TRACK · COURSE ALIGNED</span>
+        <span class="cockpit-kicker" data-i18n>FIRST PERSON</span>
+        <strong id="cockpit-callsign" data-i18n>AIRCRAFT</strong>
+        <span id="cockpit-aircraft-meta" class="cockpit-aircraft-meta" data-i18n>LIVE TRACK · COURSE ALIGNED</span>
       </div>
-      <div class="cockpit-vision-controls" role="group" aria-label="Cockpit vision style">
-        <button id="cockpit-vision-previous" class="cockpit-vision-nav" type="button" aria-label="Previous cockpit vision style" title="Previous vision style">
+      <div class="cockpit-vision-controls" role="group" aria-label="Cockpit vision style" data-i18n-aria-label>
+        <button id="cockpit-vision-previous" class="cockpit-vision-nav" type="button" aria-label="Previous cockpit vision style" title="Previous vision style" data-i18n-aria-label data-i18n-title>
           <span class="material-symbols-outlined" aria-hidden="true">chevron_left</span>
-          <small>PREV</small>
+          <small data-i18n>PREV</small>
         </button>
-        <button id="cockpit-vision-current" class="cockpit-vision-current" type="button" data-cockpit-vision="optical" aria-label="Current cockpit vision style: NORMAL. Activate for next style." title="Current style: NORMAL — click for next">
-          <small>CURRENT</small>
-          <strong id="cockpit-vision-current-label" aria-live="polite">NORMAL</strong>
+        <button id="cockpit-vision-current" class="cockpit-vision-current" type="button" data-cockpit-vision="optical" aria-label="Current cockpit vision style: NORMAL. Activate for next style." title="Current style: NORMAL — click for next" data-i18n-aria-label data-i18n-title>
+          <small data-i18n>CURRENT</small>
+          <strong id="cockpit-vision-current-label" aria-live="polite" data-i18n>NORMAL</strong>
         </button>
-        <button id="cockpit-vision-next" class="cockpit-vision-nav" type="button" aria-label="Next cockpit vision style" title="Next vision style">
-          <small>NEXT</small>
+        <button id="cockpit-vision-next" class="cockpit-vision-nav" type="button" aria-label="Next cockpit vision style" title="Next vision style" data-i18n-aria-label data-i18n-title>
+          <small data-i18n>NEXT</small>
           <span class="material-symbols-outlined" aria-hidden="true">chevron_right</span>
         </button>
       </div>
     </div>
     <div class="cockpit-reticle material-symbols-outlined" aria-hidden="true">my_location</div>
-    <div class="cockpit-compass" aria-label="Current aircraft heading">
+    <div class="cockpit-compass" aria-label="Current aircraft heading" data-i18n-aria-label>
       <div class="cockpit-instrument-row">
         <div class="cockpit-readout cockpit-speed">
-          <span class="cockpit-readout-label">GROUND SPEED</span>
+          <span class="cockpit-readout-label" data-i18n>GROUND SPEED</span>
           <strong id="cockpit-speed-value">---</strong>
-          <span class="cockpit-readout-unit">KTS</span>
+          <span class="cockpit-readout-unit" data-i18n>KTS</span>
         </div>
         <div class="cockpit-heading-value"><span id="cockpit-heading-value">---</span><small>°</small></div>
         <div class="cockpit-readout cockpit-altitude">
-          <span class="cockpit-readout-label">ALTITUDE</span>
+          <span class="cockpit-readout-label" data-i18n>ALTITUDE</span>
           <strong id="cockpit-altitude-value">-----</strong>
-          <span class="cockpit-readout-unit">FT</span>
+          <span class="cockpit-readout-unit" data-i18n>FT</span>
         </div>
       </div>
       <span class="cockpit-heading-caret material-symbols-outlined" aria-hidden="true">arrow_drop_down</span>
@@ -153,85 +153,85 @@
       <span id="cockpit-clock">--:--:--Z</span>
       <span id="cockpit-position">--° · --°</span>
     </div>
-    <aside id="cockpit-context" class="cockpit-context-window" aria-label="Contact cockpit summary" hidden>
+    <aside id="cockpit-context" class="cockpit-context-window" aria-label="Contact cockpit summary" hidden data-i18n-aria-label>
       <header class="cockpit-context-header">
         <div>
-          <span class="cockpit-context-kicker">CONTACT</span>
-          <strong id="cockpit-context-subject">CONTACTS · 250 KM</strong>
+          <span data-i18n class="cockpit-context-kicker">CONTACT</span>
+          <strong id="cockpit-context-subject" data-i18n>CONTACTS · 250 KM</strong>
         </div>
-        <nav class="cockpit-context-actions" aria-label="Contact navigation">
-          <button id="cockpit-context-previous" type="button" aria-label="Previous — prior visited contact in the 250 km window" title="Previous — prior visited contact in the 250 km window">
+        <nav class="cockpit-context-actions" aria-label="Contact navigation" data-i18n-aria-label>
+          <button id="cockpit-context-previous" type="button" aria-label="Previous — prior visited contact in the 250 km window" title="Previous — prior visited contact in the 250 km window" data-i18n-aria-label data-i18n-title>
             <span class="material-symbols-outlined" aria-hidden="true">skip_previous</span>
           </button>
-          <button id="cockpit-context-next" type="button" aria-label="Next — nearest unvisited contact in the 250 km window" title="Next — nearest unvisited contact in the 250 km window">
+          <button id="cockpit-context-next" type="button" aria-label="Next — nearest unvisited contact in the 250 km window" title="Next — nearest unvisited contact in the 250 km window" data-i18n-aria-label data-i18n-title>
             <span class="material-symbols-outlined" aria-hidden="true">skip_next</span>
           </button>
-          <button id="cockpit-context-toggle" type="button" aria-label="Collapse Contact panel" aria-expanded="true" title="Collapse contact panel">
+          <button id="cockpit-context-toggle" type="button" aria-label="Collapse Contact panel" aria-expanded="true" title="Collapse contact panel" data-i18n-aria-label data-i18n-title>
             <span class="material-symbols-outlined" aria-hidden="true">chevron_left</span>
           </button>
         </nav>
-        <span class="cockpit-context-qualifier">CONTEXT ONLY</span>
+        <span class="cockpit-context-qualifier" data-i18n>CONTEXT ONLY</span>
       </header>
-      <div class="cockpit-context-cohorts" role="list" aria-label="Nearby cohort counts">
-        <div role="listitem" data-context-cohort="flights"><span>FLT</span><strong>—</strong><small>OpenSky</small></div>
-        <div role="listitem" data-context-cohort="military"><span>MIL</span><strong>—</strong><small>adsb.lol</small></div>
-        <div role="listitem" data-context-cohort="ais-live-vessels"><span>AIS</span><strong>—</strong><small>AISStream</small></div>
-        <div role="listitem" data-context-cohort="military-installations"><span>SITE</span><strong>—</strong><small>OpenStreetMap</small></div>
+      <div class="cockpit-context-cohorts" role="list" aria-label="Nearby cohort counts" data-i18n-aria-label>
+        <div role="listitem" data-context-cohort="flights"><span data-i18n>FLT</span><strong>—</strong><small translate="no">OpenSky</small></div>
+        <div role="listitem" data-context-cohort="military"><span data-i18n>MIL</span><strong>—</strong><small translate="no">adsb.lol</small></div>
+        <div role="listitem" data-context-cohort="ais-live-vessels"><span translate="no">AIS</span><strong>—</strong><small translate="no">AISStream</small></div>
+        <div role="listitem" data-context-cohort="military-installations"><span data-i18n>SITE</span><strong>—</strong><small translate="no">OpenStreetMap</small></div>
       </div>
       <div class="cockpit-context-nearest">
         <span id="cockpit-context-direction" class="material-symbols-outlined" aria-hidden="true">navigation</span>
         <div>
-          <small>NEAREST OBSERVED / MAPPED</small>
-          <strong id="cockpit-context-nearest-label">NO AVAILABLE EXAMPLE</strong>
+          <small data-i18n>NEAREST OBSERVED / MAPPED</small>
+          <strong id="cockpit-context-nearest-label" data-i18n>NO AVAILABLE EXAMPLE</strong>
         </div>
         <span id="cockpit-context-bearing">—</span>
         <span id="cockpit-context-distance">—</span>
       </div>
       <footer class="cockpit-context-footer">
-        <span id="cockpit-context-uncertainty">AVAILABLE INPUTS ONLY · NOT AN ALL-CLEAR</span>
+        <span id="cockpit-context-uncertainty" data-i18n>AVAILABLE INPUTS ONLY · NOT AN ALL-CLEAR</span>
         <button
           id="cockpit-weather-toggle"
           class="cockpit-context-weather"
           type="button"
           aria-label="Enable cockpit weather effects"
           aria-pressed="false"
-          title="Enable cockpit weather effects"
+          title="Enable cockpit weather effects" data-i18n-aria-label data-i18n-title
         >
-          <span>WX</span>
-          <strong id="cockpit-weather-state">OFF</strong>
+          <span data-i18n>WX</span>
+          <strong data-i18n id="cockpit-weather-state">OFF</strong>
         </button>
         <time id="cockpit-context-updated">--:--:--Z</time>
       </footer>
     </aside>
-    <aside id="cockpit-signal-stream" class="cockpit-signal-window" aria-label="Cockpit briefing carousel" hidden>
-      <section id="cockpit-route" class="cockpit-route-card" aria-label="Estimated flight plan" hidden>
+    <aside id="cockpit-signal-stream" class="cockpit-signal-window" aria-label="Cockpit briefing carousel" hidden data-i18n-aria-label>
+      <section id="cockpit-route" class="cockpit-route-card" aria-label="Estimated flight plan" hidden data-i18n-aria-label>
         <div class="cockpit-route-heading">
-          <span class="cockpit-route-kicker">ESTIMATED FLIGHT PLAN</span>
-          <small id="cockpit-route-status">ROUTE DATA UNAVAILABLE</small>
+          <span class="cockpit-route-kicker" data-i18n>ESTIMATED FLIGHT PLAN</span>
+          <small id="cockpit-route-status" data-i18n>ROUTE DATA UNAVAILABLE</small>
         </div>
         <div class="cockpit-route-endpoints">
           <div class="cockpit-route-airport">
-            <span>FROM</span>
-            <strong id="cockpit-route-from">UNKNOWN</strong>
+            <span data-i18n>FROM</span>
+            <strong id="cockpit-route-from" data-i18n>UNKNOWN</strong>
           </div>
           <span class="cockpit-route-arrow material-symbols-outlined" aria-hidden="true">east</span>
           <div class="cockpit-route-airport">
-            <span>TO</span>
-            <strong id="cockpit-route-to">UNKNOWN</strong>
+            <span data-i18n>TO</span>
+            <strong id="cockpit-route-to" data-i18n>UNKNOWN</strong>
           </div>
         </div>
       </section>
       <header class="cockpit-signal-header">
         <div class="cockpit-brief-heading">
-          <span id="cockpit-brief-kicker" class="cockpit-signal-kicker"><i aria-hidden="true"></i> LIVE SIGNALS</span>
-          <strong id="cockpit-brief-subtitle">OBSERVED / MAPPED PINGS</strong>
+          <span id="cockpit-brief-kicker" class="cockpit-signal-kicker" data-i18n-runtime><i aria-hidden="true"></i> LIVE SIGNALS</span>
+          <strong id="cockpit-brief-subtitle" data-i18n>OBSERVED / MAPPED PINGS</strong>
         </div>
-        <nav class="cockpit-brief-actions" aria-label="Cockpit briefing controls">
-          <button id="cockpit-brief-previous" type="button" aria-label="Previous briefing page" title="Previous briefing page">
+        <nav class="cockpit-brief-actions" aria-label="Cockpit briefing controls" data-i18n-aria-label>
+          <button id="cockpit-brief-previous" type="button" aria-label="Previous briefing page" title="Previous briefing page" data-i18n-aria-label data-i18n-title>
             <span class="material-symbols-outlined" aria-hidden="true">chevron_left</span>
           </button>
           <span id="cockpit-brief-position" aria-live="polite">1 / 3</span>
-          <button id="cockpit-brief-next" type="button" aria-label="Next briefing page" title="Next briefing page">
+          <button id="cockpit-brief-next" type="button" aria-label="Next briefing page" title="Next briefing page" data-i18n-aria-label data-i18n-title>
             <span class="material-symbols-outlined" aria-hidden="true">chevron_right</span>
           </button>
           <button
@@ -239,52 +239,52 @@
             type="button"
             aria-label="CYCLE OFF"
             aria-pressed="false"
-            title="Cycle briefing pages automatically every 9 seconds (Signals → News → Local). Pauses while you hover or focus the panel. Live signal data refreshes continuously either way."
+            title="Cycle briefing pages automatically every 9 seconds (Signals → News → Local). Pauses while you hover or focus the panel. Live signal data refreshes continuously either way." data-i18n-title data-i18n-aria-label data-i18n
           >CYCLE OFF</button>
-          <button id="cockpit-signal-toggle" type="button" aria-label="Collapse cockpit briefing panel" aria-expanded="true" title="Collapse briefing panel">
+          <button id="cockpit-signal-toggle" type="button" aria-label="Collapse cockpit briefing panel" aria-expanded="true" title="Collapse briefing panel" data-i18n-aria-label data-i18n-title>
             <span class="material-symbols-outlined" aria-hidden="true">right_panel_close</span>
           </button>
         </nav>
       </header>
       <div class="cockpit-brief-stage">
-        <section data-cockpit-brief-page="signals" aria-label="Live signals">
+        <section data-cockpit-brief-page="signals" aria-label="Live signals" data-i18n-aria-label>
           <ol id="cockpit-signal-list" class="cockpit-signal-list" aria-live="polite"></ol>
         </section>
-        <section data-cockpit-brief-page="news" aria-label="Latest regional news" hidden>
-          <div id="cockpit-news-status" class="cockpit-brief-status">ACQUIRING REGIONAL NEWS</div>
+        <section data-cockpit-brief-page="news" aria-label="Latest regional news" hidden data-i18n-aria-label>
+          <div id="cockpit-news-status" class="cockpit-brief-status" data-i18n>ACQUIRING REGIONAL NEWS</div>
           <ol id="cockpit-news-list" class="cockpit-news-list" aria-live="polite"></ol>
         </section>
-        <section data-cockpit-brief-page="local" aria-label="Location-based information" hidden>
+        <section data-cockpit-brief-page="local" aria-label="Location-based information" hidden data-i18n-aria-label>
           <div class="cockpit-local-place">
-            <strong id="cockpit-local-place">RESOLVING REGION</strong>
+            <strong id="cockpit-local-place" data-i18n>RESOLVING REGION</strong>
             <small id="cockpit-local-coordinates">--</small>
           </div>
           <div class="cockpit-local-grid">
-            <div><span>TEMP</span><strong id="cockpit-local-temperature">—</strong><small>OPEN-METEO</small></div>
-            <div><span>WIND</span><strong id="cockpit-local-wind">—</strong><small id="cockpit-local-wind-direction">—</small></div>
-            <div><span>SKY</span><strong id="cockpit-local-condition">UNKNOWN</strong><small id="cockpit-local-cloud">—</small></div>
-            <div><span>PRECIP</span><strong id="cockpit-local-precipitation">—</strong><small>MM</small></div>
+            <div><span data-i18n>TEMP</span><strong id="cockpit-local-temperature">—</strong><small translate="no">OPEN-METEO</small></div>
+            <div><span data-i18n>WIND</span><strong id="cockpit-local-wind">—</strong><small id="cockpit-local-wind-direction">—</small></div>
+            <div><span data-i18n>SKY</span><strong id="cockpit-local-condition" data-i18n>UNKNOWN</strong><small id="cockpit-local-cloud">—</small></div>
+            <div><span data-i18n>PRECIP</span><strong id="cockpit-local-precipitation">—</strong><small data-i18n>MM</small></div>
           </div>
-          <a class="cockpit-weather-credit" href="https://open-meteo.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Weather data by Open-Meteo.com</a>
+          <a class="cockpit-weather-credit" href="https://open-meteo.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-i18n>Weather data by Open-Meteo.com</a>
         </section>
       </div>
       <footer class="cockpit-signal-footer">
-        <span id="cockpit-brief-source">SOURCE-BACKED EVENTS · NO SYNTHETIC NEWS</span>
-        <nav class="cockpit-brief-tabs" aria-label="Cockpit briefing pages">
-          <button type="button" data-cockpit-brief-index="0" aria-label="Show Live Signals" aria-current="true">SIG</button>
-          <button type="button" data-cockpit-brief-index="1" aria-label="Show Regional News">NEWS</button>
-          <button type="button" data-cockpit-brief-index="2" aria-label="Show Local Info">LOCAL</button>
+        <span id="cockpit-brief-source" data-i18n>SOURCE-BACKED EVENTS · NO SYNTHETIC NEWS</span>
+        <nav class="cockpit-brief-tabs" aria-label="Cockpit briefing pages" data-i18n-aria-label>
+          <button type="button" data-cockpit-brief-index="0" aria-label="Show Live Signals" aria-current="true" data-i18n-aria-label data-i18n>SIG</button>
+          <button type="button" data-cockpit-brief-index="1" aria-label="Show Regional News" data-i18n-aria-label data-i18n>NEWS</button>
+          <button type="button" data-cockpit-brief-index="2" aria-label="Show Local Info" data-i18n-aria-label data-i18n>LOCAL</button>
         </nav>
       </footer>
     </aside>
-    <aside id="cockpit-utility-controls" class="cockpit-utility-controls" aria-label="Cockpit display and Radio controls">
+    <aside id="cockpit-utility-controls" class="cockpit-utility-controls" aria-label="Cockpit display and Radio controls" data-i18n-aria-label>
       <div class="cockpit-utility-control">
         <div class="cockpit-utility-launcher" data-cockpit-launcher="display">
-          <span>DISPLAY</span>
+          <span data-i18n>DISPLAY</span>
           <span class="cockpit-utility-divider" aria-hidden="true"></span>
-          <button id="cockpit-display-toggle-btn" class="cockpit-utility-glyph" type="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="cockpit-display-panel" aria-label="Expand Cockpit display options" title="Expand Cockpit display options">◀</button>
+          <button id="cockpit-display-toggle-btn" class="cockpit-utility-glyph" type="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="cockpit-display-panel" aria-label="Expand Cockpit display options" title="Expand Cockpit display options" data-i18n-aria-label data-i18n-title>◀</button>
         </div>
-        <div id="cockpit-display-panel" class="cockpit-utility-popover" role="group" aria-label="Cockpit display options" hidden>
+        <div id="cockpit-display-panel" class="cockpit-utility-popover" role="group" aria-label="Cockpit display options" hidden data-i18n-aria-label>
           <div class="cockpit-display-slot" data-cockpit-display-slot="hud"></div>
           <div class="cockpit-display-slot" data-cockpit-display-slot="detection"></div>
           <div class="cockpit-display-slot" data-cockpit-display-slot="parameters"></div>
@@ -293,36 +293,36 @@
       </div>
       <div class="cockpit-utility-control">
         <div class="cockpit-utility-launcher" data-cockpit-launcher="radio">
-          <span>RADIO</span>
+          <span data-i18n>RADIO</span>
           <span class="cockpit-utility-divider" aria-hidden="true"></span>
-          <button id="cockpit-radio-toggle-btn" class="cockpit-utility-glyph" type="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="cockpit-radio-panel" aria-label="Expand Cockpit Radio controls" title="Expand Cockpit Radio controls">◀</button>
+          <button id="cockpit-radio-toggle-btn" class="cockpit-utility-glyph" type="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="cockpit-radio-panel" aria-label="Expand Cockpit Radio controls" title="Expand Cockpit Radio controls" data-i18n-aria-label data-i18n-title>◀</button>
         </div>
-        <div id="cockpit-radio-panel" class="cockpit-utility-popover cockpit-radio-compact" role="group" aria-label="Cockpit compact Radio controls" hidden>
-          <strong id="cockpit-radio-station" class="cockpit-radio-station">READY</strong>
-          <button id="cockpit-radio-enable-btn" class="panel-layer-toggle" type="button" aria-pressed="false">ENABLE</button>
+        <div id="cockpit-radio-panel" class="cockpit-utility-popover cockpit-radio-compact" role="group" aria-label="Cockpit compact Radio controls" hidden data-i18n-aria-label>
+          <strong id="cockpit-radio-station" class="cockpit-radio-station" data-i18n>READY</strong>
+          <button id="cockpit-radio-enable-btn" class="panel-layer-toggle" type="button" aria-pressed="false" data-i18n>ENABLE</button>
           <div class="cockpit-radio-transport">
-            <button id="cockpit-radio-prev-btn" type="button" aria-label="Previous filtered radio station" disabled>◀◀</button>
-            <button id="cockpit-radio-play-btn" type="button" aria-label="Play selected radio station" disabled>▶</button>
-            <button id="cockpit-radio-next-btn" type="button" aria-label="Next filtered radio station" disabled>▶▶</button>
+            <button id="cockpit-radio-prev-btn" type="button" aria-label="Previous filtered radio station" disabled data-i18n-aria-label>◀◀</button>
+            <button id="cockpit-radio-play-btn" type="button" aria-label="Play selected radio station" disabled data-i18n-aria-label>▶</button>
+            <button id="cockpit-radio-next-btn" type="button" aria-label="Next filtered radio station" disabled data-i18n-aria-label>▶▶</button>
           </div>
           <label class="cockpit-radio-volume" for="cockpit-radio-volume">
-            <span>VOLUME</span>
-            <input id="cockpit-radio-volume" class="gev-quantitative-slider" type="range" min="0" max="100" value="80" aria-label="Cockpit Radio volume" disabled />
+            <span data-i18n>VOLUME</span>
+            <input id="cockpit-radio-volume" class="gev-quantitative-slider" type="range" min="0" max="100" value="80" aria-label="Cockpit Radio volume" disabled data-i18n-aria-label />
             <output id="cockpit-radio-volume-value" class="gev-slider-value" for="cockpit-radio-volume">80%</output>
           </label>
         </div>
       </div>
     </aside>
-    <div class="cockpit-help">ESC EXIT <span>·</span> C TOGGLE</div>
+    <div class="cockpit-help"><bdi data-i18n>ESC EXIT</bdi> <span>·</span> <bdi data-i18n>C TOGGLE</bdi></div>
   </section>
 
-  <nav id="view-switcher" aria-label="View switcher">
-    <button id="cockpit-reset-globe" type="button" aria-label="Reset cockpit to full globe view" title="Exit cockpit and return to full globe view" hidden>
+  <nav id="view-switcher" aria-label="View switcher" data-i18n-aria-label>
+    <button id="cockpit-reset-globe" type="button" aria-label="Reset cockpit to full globe view" title="Exit cockpit and return to full globe view" hidden data-i18n-aria-label data-i18n-title>
       <span class="material-symbols-outlined" aria-hidden="true">public</span>
-      <span>RESET</span>
+      <span data-i18n>RESET</span>
     </button>
-    <button id="map-view-switch" type="button" aria-label="Exit cockpit view" aria-keyshortcuts="Escape C" title="Exit cockpit view" hidden>
+    <button id="map-view-switch" type="button" aria-label="Exit cockpit view" aria-keyshortcuts="Escape C" title="Exit cockpit view" hidden data-i18n-aria-label data-i18n-title>
       <span class="material-symbols-outlined" aria-hidden="true">close_fullscreen</span>
-      <span>EXIT COCKPIT</span>
+      <span data-i18n>EXIT COCKPIT</span>
     </button>
   </nav>

src/ui/templates/command-dock.html

@@ -1,65 +1,65 @@
   <!-- Unified bottom command dock: locations, voice (injected at runtime), visual presets -->
-  <div id="command-dock" aria-label="Navigation, voice, and visual preset controls">
+  <div id="command-dock" aria-label="Navigation, voice, and visual preset controls" data-i18n-aria-label>
   <!-- Control panel -->
   <div id="control-panel" class="panel-collapsible collapsed">
     <div class="panel-glow"></div>
     <div class="panel-inner">
       <button id="control-panel-toggle" class="panel-header dock-tray-toggle" type="button"
         data-dock-toggle-target="control-panel" aria-expanded="false"
-        aria-controls="control-panel-popover" aria-label="Expand Visual Presets">
-        <span class="panel-title"><span class="dock-label-icon dock-label-icon-presets" aria-hidden="true"></span>VISUAL PRESETS</span>
+        aria-controls="control-panel-popover" aria-label="Expand Visual Presets" data-i18n-aria-label>
+        <span class="panel-title" data-i18n-runtime><span class="dock-label-icon dock-label-icon-presets" aria-hidden="true"></span>VISUAL PRESETS</span>
         <span class="panel-divider"></span>
       </button>
       <div id="control-panel-popover" class="dock-popover-content">
-      <button class="dock-pin-btn" data-pin-target="control-panel" type="button" aria-label="Pin visual presets" aria-pressed="false" title="Keep visual presets open"><img src="/pin.svg" alt="" /></button>
+      <button class="dock-pin-btn" data-pin-target="control-panel" type="button" aria-label="Pin visual presets" aria-pressed="false" title="Keep visual presets open" data-i18n-aria-label data-i18n-title><img src="/pin.svg" alt="" /></button>
       <div id="style-buttons" class="button-grid">
-        <button class="style-btn active" data-style="normal" title="Show the globe without a visual filter.">
+        <button class="style-btn active" data-style="normal" title="Show the globe without a visual filter." data-i18n-title>
           <span class="btn-icon">◯</span>
-          <span class="btn-label">Normal</span>
+          <span class="btn-label" data-i18n>Normal</span>
           <span class="btn-key">1</span>
         </button>
-        <button class="style-btn" data-style="retro" title="Emulate a green phosphor CRT with scanlines and screen curvature.">
+        <button class="style-btn" data-style="retro" title="Emulate a green phosphor CRT with scanlines and screen curvature." data-i18n-title>
           <span class="btn-icon">▦</span>
-          <span class="btn-label">CRT</span>
+          <span class="btn-label" data-i18n>CRT</span>
           <span class="btn-key">2</span>
         </button>
-        <button class="style-btn" data-style="surveillance" title="Simulate night-vision goggles with green intensification and a tube vignette.">
+        <button class="style-btn" data-style="surveillance" title="Simulate night-vision goggles with green intensification and a tube vignette." data-i18n-title>
           <span class="btn-icon">🌙</span>
-          <span class="btn-label">NVG</span>
+          <span class="btn-label" data-i18n>NVG</span>
           <span class="btn-key">3</span>
         </button>
-        <button class="style-btn" data-style="thermal" title="Simulate FLIR-style thermal contrast. Turn up Ironbow for color.">
+        <button class="style-btn" data-style="thermal" title="Simulate FLIR-style thermal contrast. Turn up Ironbow for color." data-i18n-title>
           <span class="btn-icon">🌡️</span>
-          <span class="btn-label">FLIR</span>
+          <span class="btn-label" data-i18n>FLIR</span>
           <span class="btn-key">4</span>
         </button>
-        <button class="style-btn" data-style="anime" title="Apply bright cel-shaded color and illustrated outlines.">
+        <button class="style-btn" data-style="anime" title="Apply bright cel-shaded color and illustrated outlines." data-i18n-title>
           <span class="btn-icon">✦</span>
-          <span class="btn-label">Anime</span>
+          <span class="btn-label" data-i18n>Anime</span>
           <span class="btn-key">5</span>
         </button>
-        <button class="style-btn" data-style="noir" title="Apply high-contrast monochrome film-noir grading.">
+        <button class="style-btn" data-style="noir" title="Apply high-contrast monochrome film-noir grading." data-i18n-title>
           <span class="btn-icon">◐</span>
-          <span class="btn-label">Noir</span>
+          <span class="btn-label" data-i18n>Noir</span>
           <span class="btn-key">6</span>
         </button>
-        <button class="style-btn" data-style="snow" title="Add a cold, snowy whiteout treatment to the scene.">
+        <button class="style-btn" data-style="snow" title="Add a cold, snowy whiteout treatment to the scene." data-i18n-title>
           <span class="btn-icon">❄</span>
-          <span class="btn-label">Snow</span>
+          <span class="btn-label" data-i18n>Snow</span>
           <span class="btn-key">7</span>
         </button>
       </div>
       <section class="map-source-section" aria-labelledby="map-source-label">
         <div class="map-source-heading">
-          <span id="map-source-label">MAP SOURCE</span>
+          <span data-i18n id="map-source-label">MAP SOURCE</span>
           <span id="map-stack-status" class="pp-stack-status" aria-live="polite">3D</span>
         </div>
-        <div id="map-stack-chips" class="map-stack-chip-row" role="group" aria-label="Map source"></div>
+        <div id="map-stack-chips" class="map-stack-chip-row" role="group" aria-label="Map source" data-i18n-aria-label></div>
       </section>
       </div>
       <div id="style-mini-status" class="panel-mini-status" aria-live="polite">
-        <span class="panel-mini-label">Style</span>
-        <span id="style-mini-value" class="panel-mini-value">NORMAL</span>
+        <span class="panel-mini-label" data-i18n>Style</span>
+        <span id="style-mini-value" class="panel-mini-value" data-i18n>NORMAL</span>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -69,26 +69,26 @@
     <div class="panel-glow"></div>
     <div class="location-inner">
       <div class="location-toolbar">
-        <button id="location-bar-toggle" class="dock-tray-toggle" type="button" data-dock-toggle-target="location-bar" aria-controls="location-bar-popover" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Expand LOCATION" title="Expand LOCATION">
-          <span class="location-toolbar-label"><span class="dock-label-icon dock-label-icon-location" aria-hidden="true"></span>LOCATION</span>
+        <button id="location-bar-toggle" class="dock-tray-toggle" type="button" data-dock-toggle-target="location-bar" aria-controls="location-bar-popover" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Expand LOCATION" title="Expand LOCATION" data-i18n-aria-label data-i18n-title>
+          <span class="location-toolbar-label" data-i18n-runtime><span class="dock-label-icon dock-label-icon-location" aria-hidden="true"></span>LOCATION</span>
         </button>
-        <button class="panel-collapse-btn" data-collapse-target="location-bar" title="Collapse panel">+</button>
+        <button class="panel-collapse-btn" data-collapse-target="location-bar" title="Collapse panel" data-i18n-title>+</button>
       </div>
       <div id="location-mini-status" class="location-mini-status" aria-live="polite">
-        <div id="location-mini-city" class="location-mini-city">📍 Location: --</div>
-        <div id="location-mini-poi" class="location-mini-poi">Landmark: --</div>
+        <div id="location-mini-city" class="location-mini-city" data-i18n>📍 Location: --</div>
+        <div id="location-mini-poi" class="location-mini-poi" data-i18n>Landmark: --</div>
       </div>
       <div id="location-bar-popover" class="dock-popover-content">
-        <button class="dock-pin-btn" data-pin-target="location-bar" type="button" aria-label="Pin location tray" aria-pressed="false" title="Keep location tray open"><img src="/pin.svg" alt="" /></button>
+        <button class="dock-pin-btn" data-pin-target="location-bar" type="button" aria-label="Pin location tray" aria-pressed="false" title="Keep location tray open" data-i18n-aria-label data-i18n-title><img src="/pin.svg" alt="" /></button>
         <div id="poi-row" class="poi-row-container"></div>
         <div class="location-bar-divider" id="location-bar-divider"></div>
         <div class="location-city-row">
           <div id="location-pills" class="location-pills"></div>
           <div class="location-search-wrap">
-            <button id="search-toggle" class="search-toggle-btn" title="Search any location">
+            <button id="search-toggle" class="search-toggle-btn" title="Search any location" data-i18n-title>
               <span>&#x1F50E;</span>
             </button>
-            <input type="text" id="location-search" placeholder="Search any location..." autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false" aria-label="Search location by name or coordinates" />
+            <input type="text" id="location-search" placeholder="Search any location..." autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false" aria-label="Search location by name or coordinates" data-i18n-aria-label data-i18n-placeholder />
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>